Battle of Monocacy
Confederate Commander
Forces Engaged: 14,000
Total Casualties: 700-900
Confederate Officers
Confederate Order of Battle
C.S. Army
C.S. Army
July 9, 1864
Frederick County, Maryland
Confederate Victory
Part of Early's Invasion of the North
National Park Service
Battlefield Trust
Monocacy - The Battle that Saved Washington
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"The Battle of Monocacy" 125th Anniversary
New York Times
July 13, 1864
Union Commander
Forces Engaged: 5,800
Killed: 8
Wounded: 62
Captured or Missing: 115
Total Casualties: 185
Union Officers
Brig. Gen. Erastus B. Tyler
Brig. Gen. James B. Ricketts
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