An edition of Desperate engagement (2007)

Desperate engagement

how a little-known Civil War battle saved Washington, D.C., and changed American history

By Marc Leepson

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Publish Date

2008

Publisher

Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Griffin

Language

eng

Pages

303

Description:

Offers a detailed account of the Battle of Monocacy, a little-known military engagement fought on July 9, 1864, just fifty miles west of Washington, D.C., that played a key role in the ultimate outcome of the Civil War.

subjects: Washington (D.C.) Civil War, 1861-1865, Monocacy, Battle of, Md., 1864, History, Washington (d.c.), history, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865

Places: Washington (D.C.)

Times: Civil War, 1861-1865