Desperate engagement
Subtitle: how a little-known Civil War battle saved Washington, D.C., and changed the course of American history
By: Marc Leepson.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9780312363642
Subjects: Monocacy, Battle of, Md., 1864.; Washington (D.C.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-294) and index.