Making Early Late with Marc Leepson

Have you ever heard of a single battle where both sides were victorious (aside from Seven Pines and Fair Oaks, which were considered one battle but were obviously very different and distinct fights)? On this episode of The Wabash Inn Mess, author Marc Leepson tells us about the July 1864 Battle of Monocacy in which Confederate General Jubal Early won a military victory on the field, but the more overbearing result of the day was a successful delaying action brought to bear by Union General Lew Wallace which helped steal Early's opportunity to invade the nation's capitol.

Marc published "Desperate Engagement" in 2007, detailing General Early's move north and his campaign to sweep Federal invaders from the Shenandoah Valley and his move to demonstrate against Washington DC in an effort to force US forces to relieve some of the pressure on General Lee's Army of Northern Virginia in Petersburg and Richmond. Marc, a Vietnam veteran, has written ten other books covering stories of American History from various eras, as well as been a contributor to many periodicals. His most recent and most frequent work has been writing for The VVA Veteran, a publication of The Vietnam Veterans of America.

We hope that this special episode of The Mess finds a special place in your listening day!

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