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Plan of the Battle of Monocacy, Maryland, July 9th, 1864.

Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918.

CREATED/PUBLISHED
[S.l., 1864-1865]

SUMMARY
The map shows the location of troops on either side of the Monocacy River and north into the city of Frederick, Md. This engagement, part of "Early's Washington Raid" took place on July 9, 1864. Early's troops met Federal forces near the river. The Union troops were routed and retreated to Baltimore.

NOTES
Color coding indicates the location of Union and Confederate forces.

NOTE: Researchers will be served a color photocopy of this diary image.

This item is from the collections of the Virginia Historical Society; please contact the institution for more information.

In the Robert Knox Sneden Diary (Mss5:1 Sn237:1 v. 4, p. 1057).

Manuscripts

Scale not given.

SUBJECTS
Monocacy, Battle of, Md., 1864--Maps.
Frederick (Md.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps.
Monocacy River (Md.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps.
Montgomery County (Md.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps.
Monocacy, Battle of, Md.
United States--Maryland--Monocacy River.
United States--Maryland--Montgomery County.
United States--Maryland--Frederick.

MEDIUM
1 map : pen-and-ink and watercolor ; 14.5 x 10.5 cm.

REPRODUCTION NUMBER
Mss5:1 Sn237:1 v. 4 p. 1057

REPOSITORY
Virginia Historical Society, P.O. Box 7311, Richmond, VA 23221-0311 USA

DIGITAL ID
gvhs01 vhs00169 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.ndlpcoop/gvhs01.vhs00169

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