Andrew Banasik, a Loudoun County resident and superintendent at Monocacy National Battlefield, will leave his post to become Antietam National Battlefield’s superintendent May 19.
As the sun shined down on Gambrill Mill at the Monocacy National Battlefield on Friday, the park staff, visitors, park partners and representatives of public officials gathered to celebrate the
Catoctin Mountain Park and Monocacy National Battlefield have received federal funds for projects related to ecosystem resilience, restoration and environmental planning needs.
Private Samuel M. Weigel had already seen extensive combat by the time his veteran Union regiment reached the battlefield near Maryland's Monocacy River in July 1864.