Key Players:

	General Jubal A. Early C.S.A. - He inherited the famed "Stonewall Brigade." In 1864 he was given one of the most daring assignments of the war - to capture the U.S. Capital and force Grant to abandon his attacks on Robert E. Lee at Petersburg.
	General Lew Wallace U.S.A. - He later became the famed author of "Ben Hur," but in 1864 he was a dishonored General given a meager command in Maryland so he could no longer anger U.S. Grant. With his cobbled together Army of near-amateurs, he fought at Monocacy against a Rebel Army three times his strength.
	President Abraham Lincoln - Facing re-election in the fall of 1864, Lincoln's back is against the wall to finally bring an end to the war. His Democratic opponent, General George B. McClellan is looking for a failure to exploit. While the aggressive U.S. Grant pulls every soldier into the forward battle lines, he leaves Lincoln and Washington almost un-defended.
	General Robert E. Lee - Battered and on the defense since his first battles with U.S. Grant in early 1864, Lee's Army begins to dig in around Richmond and Petersburg - the beginning of the end. Struggling with his health, but still a fighter; he and President Jefferson Davis plan General Early's daring assault on the Northern Capital.
	General Ulysses S. Grant - The 'newest' commander to face the relentless Robert E. Lee, U.S. Grant has fought non-stop since the first of May 1864. He's pulled all available troops into the fight, deep in Virginia, and left the Washington, D.C. defenses lightly manned. Lee pulls a fast-one on Grant to threaten Washington and Lincoln, and Grant has to work quickly to save the Capitol.