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"No Retreat From Destiny: The Battle That Rescued Washington"
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Civil War Docu-Drama "No Retreat From Destiny" - Directed by Kevin R. Hershberger and filmed in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. Telling the story behind the July 9th 1864 Battle of Monocacy which was fought near Frederick, Maryland, as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864 -- a "hail-mary" campaign which nearly turned the tide of the Civil War - in the Confederacy's favor.

The Battle of Monocacy is not as well-known as it should be, even among Civil War enthusiasts. The Union Commander in this engagement, General Lew Wallace, would be known to later generations primarily as the author of Ben Hur, with his important military achievement at Monocacy largely unappreciated. The Confederates' achievements were no less important. For the first time in the War, Confederate forces, under General Jubal Early, were within striking distance of Washington. A small force of reserves and battle tested veterans stood together to oppose the seemingly endless hordes of gray clad warriors, determined that the Rebels would never reach their beloved Capital. Eventually, the Confederates would make it to the very gates of Washington, where President Lincoln would be the first US President directly under fire at Ft. Stevens. Known as the "Battle That Saved Washington", the battle of Monocacy on July 9, 1864 between 18,000 Confederate and 5,800 Union troops marked the last campaign of the Confederacy to carry the war into the north. One of the objectives of this campaign was to capture Washington, D.C. Although this battle was a military victory for the Confederates, it was also a defeat. Time spent for battle cost the Confederates a day's delay in marching on the federal capital. The Federals' defense along the Monocacy River bought critical time to allow Washington to be reinforced. Early's raid would be thwarted and the war would be taken to the south for the rest of the war.

"...Meticulously balanced and steadfastly grounded in historical research..." -- The Virginian Pilot, October 2005

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"Ironclads"
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“Men of steel in ships of iron clash in the fiercest naval battle of the Civil War!” 1991 made-for-TV movie about the events behind the creation of CSS Virginia from the remains of USS Merrimack and the battle between Virginia and USS Monitor in the Battle of Hampton Roads, March 8, 1862 – March 9, 1862. It was produced for TNT and premiered on March 11th of that year.

It opens in 1861, at the onset of the American Civil War, the Union forces stationed in Gosport, Virginia, prepare to leave as Confederate forces are poised to take it. Before departing, the Union forces destroy the port facilities, docks, warehouses and a few ships that cannot sail. One of these ships is U.S.S. Merrimack, a 40-gun steam frigate. However, the Union forces fail to destroy the dry dock. The Confederates use the dry dock to repair the Merrimack and cover it with iron plates in order to turn it into an Ironclad. The Confederates intend to use the ironclad ship, re-named C.S.S. Virginia, to attack the Union wooden warships blockading the Confederacy. Washington D.C. gets wind of these Confederate plans and decides to send two spies, one man and a Southern belle, to Virginia to steal the exact specs of the new Confederate ironclad ship. This information is vital for the Union in order to allow it to build a more powerful ironclad ship than the Confederate one. While the Union spies work in Virginia to steal this information the Union shipyards start the construction of an ironclad ship, the U.S.S. Monitor. In the meantime, the completed Confederate ironclad ship wreaks havoc among the Union warships blockading Virginia. After 3 months, the Union ironclad ship is ready and without further ado it makes its way to Virginia. Its first mission is to protect the few remaining Union warships still blockading Virginia. The Confederate ironclad has a tall profile but is armed with 10 cannons while the Union ironclad has a much lower profile but is armed with only 2 cannons mounted in a rotating turret. Both ships face a tough upcoming fight among the treacherous sand bars of the shallow waters of coastal Virginia. In the morning of March 9th, 1962, the two opposing ironclads finally meet in battle
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