Monocacy National Battlefield

Just how loud were those big guns during the Civil War? Come find out and learn about the many uses of artillery during the Civil War!

Step into the past to learn about the "Lost Orders" of the 1862 Maryland Campaign and the role Best Farm played during the Civil War.

This presentation will describe the food soldiers cooked and ate through looking at original ration returns, diaries, letters and cooking equipment.

Join Monocacy National Battlefield staff as they look at a wide variety of uniforms from the American Civil War and paint your own miniature soldiers.

Join Living History Volunteers representing these regiments as they exhibit their equipment, both reproduction and original, as well as discuss the similarities and differences between the tactics and deployments

Join Monocacy National Battlefield staff as they look at a wide variety of uniforms from the American Civil War and paint your own miniature soldiers.

Join Living History Volunteers at Monocacy National Battlefield as they discuss the perilous position of Maryland in the Civil War.