Monacacy River and Battlefield

Frederick
In 1862 Lee brought his Army to encamp in the Best Farm fields just beyond the river in this shot. He issued an order which divided his Army to conduct several simultaneous missions. A copy of that order was found in the following days and eventually reached MacPhereson, who exclaimed that he had Bobby Lee now. The Federals mobilized, fought through the gaps of South Mountain, and attacked Lee... But that is another story for another day. In 1864 the Confederates staged a large scale raid and envelopment of the Capitol with the intent of relieving Lee who was defending in the Richmond area Lew Wallace brought troops from Baltimore by train to this very spot, deployed, and delayed Confederate forces long enough for the Federals to mount an effective defense of the Capitol. There are monument to the battle in the Best fields beyond. The Confederates won the battle but did not achieve their strategic objective. Wallace went on to write the most popular Christian novel ever published Ben Hurr--his greatest achievement
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