With a Confederate force threatening Washington, D.C. were there any contingency plans to evacuate government officials and other important people in case the Confederates were able to overcome the defenses and capture the city? I know Washington had plenty of forts and fortifications surrounding it but it seemed to be at risk until the reinforcements from the Army of the Potomac arrived. Lew Wallace did well to delay Early's army until he could get more help to repel the Confederates. Had Early been a little more aggressive and sidestepped the Union forces at Monocacy, there is a chance that he could have entered Washington and caught the Union with its pants down, so to speak.