B&O Railroad Bridge Sketch, ca. 1896
Summary
Monocacy National Battlefield. The wooden railroad bridge across the Monocacy River was replaced by an iron bridge in the mid-1850s. The Union army placed their 24-pound howitzer to "defend the two bridges and cover the retirement and crossing of skirmishers" on the high bluff to the right.
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Date
1850 - 1859
Source
National Parks Gallery
Copyright info
Public Domain Dedication