Monocacy National Battlefield

Sept. 17, 2024

Important battle location of the civil war that the south won but it was effective in slowing them on their way to DC. I hiked two of the four locations including Gambrill Mill area where the main battle occurred near a burnt covered bridge and a railroad bridge along the river. The other hike was at Best Farm which had been the largest slavery plantation in Maryland. It was no longer large when the war broke out however, the owners still tried to file claims with the federal government for damages that occurred. It was dusk and raining slightly on my hike, so wildlife was present. I startled a doe and a large blue heron startled me.