Latitude and longitude of Battle of Monocacy
- Nearby St. James, Maryland, United States
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The Battle of Monocacy (also known as Monocacy Junction) was fought on July 9, 1864, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) from Frederick, Maryland, as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864 during the American Civil War. Confederate forces under Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early defeated Union forces under Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace. The battle was part of Early's raid through the Shenandoah Valley and into Maryland in an attempt to divert Union forces away from Gen. Robert E. Lee's army under siege at Petersburg, Virginia.
Latitude: 39° 22' 15.96" N
Longitude: -77° 23' 31.20" W
Nearest city to this article: Ballenger Creek
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