Daily Archives: July 12, 2024

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The 160th Anniversary of the Battle of Monocacy

In the summer of 1864, John W. Garrett, President of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad came to see General Lew Wallace.  Mr. Garrett expressed concern for the safety of Washington (as well as his railroad).  His personnel were reporting detachments of Confederate troops in the Shenandoah Valley and, according to […]