Monocacy National Battlefield
4801 Urbana Pike
Frederick, MD 21704-7307

Phone: 301-662-3515

In a battle here on July 9, 1864, Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early defeated Union forces commanded by Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace. Wallace's troops delayed Early's advance on Washington, D.C., however, enabling Union forces to marshal a successful defense of the capital.