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New Jersey- 14th Infantry Monument at Monocacy Nat'l Battlefield near Frederick, Maryland
by Robert Aitken (click name for more of that artist's work)
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The Monocacy National Battlefield contains 5 monuments: Maryland, Confederate, New Jersey, Pennsylvania & Vermont
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0006000/06864_0010011809 (added ca. 3/18/2007)
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0006000/06864_0010011829 (added ca. 3/18/2007)
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Erected by the State of NJ to commemorate the heroic services of the 14th Regiment NJ Volunteers Infantry 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, at the Battle of Monocacy, MD July 8th 1864
The 14th Regiment New Jersey Volunteers was organized on the Monmouth Battle Ground and mustered in to the U.S. Service near Freehold, NJ Aug 28th 1862, and was mustered out June 18th 1866 near Washington, D.C.
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0006000/06864_0010011849 (added ca. 3/18/2007)
The Union Forces commanded by Gen Lew Wallace on this battlefield so stubbornly opposed the Confederate troops under Gen Jubal A Early as to assure the safety of the National Capital.
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0006000/06864_0010011859 (added ca. 3/18/2007)
Medium: Granite
Artist: Robert Aitken (click name for more of that artist's work)
Related subjects: Civil War
Location: Georgetown Rd (Just S of bridge over the RR tracks - N of river bridge) Washington, D.C. Suburbs Maryland, Frederick
Nearest Metro: N/A () (click station name for all sculptures nearby)
Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: Control number MD000360 (dcMem ID #6864 )
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National Park Svc website on Monocacy
Wikipedia article on Monocacy
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