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The House Where A Boy Witnessed War

Monocacy Battlefield, Maryland.
The Worthington Farm- As the battle raged throughout the day, John Worthington and his family took refuge in the cellar o...
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Monocacy Battlefield, Maryland.
The Worthington Farm- As the battle raged throughout the day, John Worthington and his family took refuge in the cellar of the house. Although the cellar windows had been boarded up prior to the battle, six-year-old Glenn Worthington was able to observe the action. Impressed with a scene that was forever etched in his memory, Glenn Worthington grew up to write a history of the battle called Fighting for Time. Published in 1932, the book remains an excellent eye-witness account of "the Battle that Saved Washington, and was used to shape the restoration of the National Park.
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