Confederate General Jubal A. Early's
seven days of terror as he traveled through Montgomery County from victory at
the Battle of Monocacy to eventual defeat at Ft. Stevens. Early's troops camped at Summit Hall farm en route to
attack Washington. Early and his officers 'invited' themselves to dinner as his men stripped the farm of anything they could
carry or eat, and tearing up fences for firewood. Rain or shine, co-sponsored by Heritage Montgomery and H.
Fraser Clayton.
On-going living history programs features
wreath-layings at the grave of William D. Scott, Company D, 14th
Virginia Cavalry, St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church and the DeSellum Family
Cemetery, reenactors, and period music. Bring your own picnic and join the Rockville
Science Center to look at the everyday science of the Civil War and modern
technology.
wreath-layings at the grave of William D. Scott, Company D, 14th
Virginia Cavalry, St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church and the DeSellum Family
Cemetery, reenactors, and period music. Bring your own picnic and join the Rockville
Science Center to look at the everyday science of the Civil War and modern
technology.
2:00pm, Valerie Mathers talks
about period foodways.
