BGuthrie Photos: MD -- Monocacy Natl Battlefield -- Best Farm (incl NJ, UDC, and MD monuments)

MD -- Monocacy Natl Battlefield -- Best Farm (incl NJ, UDC, and MD monuments):

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. MONOBF_030628_01_STITCH.JPG: This is a view of the major part of the battlefield from Brooks Hill. Near here, McCausland's troops crossed the Monocacy River and attacked the flank of Wallace's forces.
2. MONOBF_030628_04.JPG: One of the four memorials in the park. The farm behind the memorials, however, is more important. This is the Best Farm. Other than being important in the Monocacy battle on 1864, it was also an important site in 1862. Lee, Jackson, and Longstreet's men camped here September 6-9 1862 on their way through Maryland. They had a restful time because the Union commander, George McClellan, was always so cautious. Here, Lee wrote up Order Number 191, which detailed how he'd split his forces so Jackson could take Harpers Ferry and the remainder could threaten various cities. One copy of the order was later found by Union troops who camped in the area afterward. The order was wrapped around some cigars. McClellan had Lee's troop disposition and advanced a little faster than normal. This led to the battle of Antietam. During the battle of Monocacy, Stephen Dodson Ramseur's troops attacked the 300-odd skirmishers here before Early decided to find a way to flank the Union defenses.
3. MONOBF_030628_20.JPG: This is a monument to the New Jersey 14th Regiment whose 300 skirmishers supported by artillery across the river held off the bulk of the Confederate attackers until everything was flanked. They ended up escaping across the Monocacy River using the railroad bridge as the covered bridge had been burned to prevent Confederate advancement.
4. MONOBF_030628_31.JPG: A view from the Best Farm looking at the US 355 bridge as it crosses the Monocacy River. During the war, there was a covered bridge here. It was burned on Wallace's orders at around noon on the day of the battle when he realized that Confederate troops were about to overwhelm his troops.
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