Soldiers at Monocacy

The Commanders at the Battle

• Lieutenant General Jubal Early, commanded Confederate forces at the Battle of Monocacy
• Major General Lew Wallace, commanded Union forces at the Battle of Monocacy

Other Officers in the Battle

• Major General John C. Breckinridge, second in command in General Jubal Early's army
• Major General John B. Gordon commanded a Confederate division at the Battle of Monocacy
• Major General Stephen D. Ramseur led Confederate forces down the Georgetown Pike where he encountered Union forces at the covered bridge over the Monocacy River
• Brigadier General James B. Ricketts commanded Union 3rd Divison, VI Corps at the Battle of Monocacy
• Major General Robert E. Rodes commanded the division which fought on the Confederate left flank at the Stone Bridge along the Baltimore Pike
• Brigadier General Erastus B. Tyler command two regiments on the Union right flank
• Medal of Honor Recipients: Lieutenant George E. Davis and Corporal Alexander Scott

Beyond the Battle: Other Civil War Soldiers' Stories from Monocacy Junction

• The Antietam Campaign
• 14th New Jersey - the Monocacy Regiment
• Lieutenant Ambrose B. Hart
• A Soldier's Story: Private George M. Douse and Sergeant Ervin Dunbar of the 10th Vermont

 

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  Special Order 191

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  Special Order 191
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  Best Farm Slave Village Archeology

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  Best Farm Slave Village Archeology at Monocacy National Battlefield
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  Artifacts

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  Artifacts