Today is January 26 and on this day in 1861, the state of Louisiana became the sixth state to secede. Three and a half years later, on July 9, 1864, Louisiana had a big role to play here at the Battle of Monocacy. The Louisiana Brigade here at Monocacy was made up of two depleted brigades and was commanded by Brigadier General Zebulon York. York was actually born in Maine but had gone to college first in Kentucky and later studied law in Louisiana. He became a major plantation owner before the C