Determined to Stand and Fight: The Battle of Monocacy, July 9, 1864 (Ryan T. Quint - CWC) baseball Gettysburg National Military Park Ranger

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Determined to Stand and Fight: The Battle of Monocacy, July 9, 1864 (Ryan T. Quint - CWC) baseball Gettysburg National Military Park Rangerby Ryan T. Quint In early July 1864, a quickly patched together force of outnumbered Union soldiers under the command of Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace prepared for a last ditch defense along the banks of the Monocacy River. Behind them, barely fifty miles away, lay the capital of the United States, open to attack. Facing Wallaces men were Lt. Gen. Jubal Earlys Confederates. In just under a month, they had cleared the Shenandoah Valley of Union soldiers and