With the Battle of Monocacy raging in the open fields south of Frederick on July 9th, 1864, two Union scouts managed to enter their camp. Union patrols of cavalry garrisoned out of Harper’s Ferry also traveled through Wolfsville protecting the citizens against any Confederate raiding parties that might come into the area.ĭuring General Jubal Early’s Raid on Washington, resulting in the Battle of Monocacy, General Early had sent Confederate soldiers on forage as well as picket duty along South Mountain in what is known as a “chain of pickets.” On July 8th, 1864, while the Confederate Army crossed South Mountain, about fifty Confederate soldiers occupied Wolfsville, guarding Early’s left flank as he encamped in Middletown that night. Black Rock is connected to Wolfsville via the old Black Rock Road that ran from east to west over South Mountain. A place that was heavily guarded in November of 1861 during the Maryland special elections.ĭuring the Pennsylvania Campaign in 1863, Union soldiers used Black Rock, which overlooked the Cumberland Valley, for observation of Lee’s Army after it retreated from Gettysburg. Situated at the crossroads at Wolfsville is the Wolfe's Tavern. These roads could take you directly to modern day Thurmont, Hagerstown, Frederick, or Emmitsburg. Further up the road, about three miles to where South Mountain descends toward Smithsburg was another major crossroads. Wolfsville is situated between the Catoctin and South Mountains and was a major crossroads at that time.
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