45th Annual National Packard Club National Meet
2010 National Meet Sunday Early Bird Tour.
This will be a qualifying tour for judging eligibility. We will tour from the Eisenhower Convention Hotel to the city of Frederick MD. The route will be over back roads and cross three covered bridges in Frederick County.
There will be an expert to tell you about the bridges. The tours eventual destination will be the Monocacy Battlefield. This battle saw the awarding of more Medals Of Honor than any other in the war. This is a little known but pivotal battlefield in the Civil War. Jubal Early's confederate army was delayed an entire day here trying to force a crossing of the Monocacy River.
This enabled the Union Forces in Washington D.C. to arm the bakers and cooks and man the forts of Reno and Stevens located inside the District line. The battle that took place at Fort Stevens, just below what is now Walter Reed Army Hospital, in the city, stopped Early and forced his retreat, saving the capital city from capture.
After your visit at the battle field, you will be free to visit The Civil War Medical Museum in Frederick or if you wish, visit the many, many, antique shops, and fine restaurants located in town. Dinner and travel back to Gettysburg will be on your own.
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