Young Honors Hoosier Lew Wallace's Actions that Saved Washington 160 Years Ago
July 09, 2024
July 09, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release:
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Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) spoke on the Senate floor about how Hoosier General Lew Wallace helped save D.C. on this date 160 years ago during the Battle of Monocacy.
On July 9, 1864, as Confederate troops were moving toward General Wallace gathered a few thousand Union soldiers to the Monocacy . . .
**Click here or above to watch Senator Young's floor speech.**
Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) spoke on the Senate floor about how Hoosier General Lew Wallace helped save D.C. on this date 160 years ago during the Battle of Monocacy.
On July 9, 1864, as Confederate troops were moving toward General Wallace gathered a few thousand Union soldiers to the Monocacy . . .