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Some of which will be familiar to students of the period such as the photo of Lincoln and General George McClellan meeting after the battle of Antietam and the photo of the hanging of the Lincoln conspirators while other are unusual. Maryland in the civil warjian The book s opening chapters highlight Maryland s role as a border state with photos new to me showing the riots in Maryland involving Union troops and Confederate sympathizers during the earliest days of the war The second chapter of the book follows up on Maryland s divided character by showing the large role the state played in spying and intelligence gathering throughout the War for both the Union and the Confederacy. Maryland in the civil war of 1812 The battle of Antietam of September 17.

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From 2013 out of the Images of America Maryland series comes the entry by Mark Dreama Swank on Maryland in the Civil War This book is of an overview of the role the state played in the war with an emphasis put on the Battle of Antietam one of the bloodiest days ever There is also a bit of an explanation of the role Maryland had as a border state with the challenges that entailed as well as the riots in Balti amongst others If a reader is looking for an overview book on this topic this is a good place to start If not skip this book since there are other resources out there Paperback A Visit To Civil War Maryland On Independence DayFor the past several years I have tried to write a review on the Fourth of July appropriate to the themes of the day This year I am reviewing Maryland in the Civil War 2013 a photographic history in the Images of America series of local American histories I thought this book about the war which divided our country followed by a tenuous union would make an appropriate subject for reflection on July Fourth More specifically Maryland was a border state which itself was divided in support between the Union and the Confederacy Its loss to the Union would have been catastrophic Maryland s divisions then reminded me of our divided country today I live in Washington D. Maryland in the civil war of 1812 Maryland s large role in the Civil War can t be adequately covered in a 128 page photographic history Nevertheless the book s authors Mark and Dreama Swank have selected excellent and varied images and provided good commentary to give a brief overview The images drawn from various government archives offer good views of Civil War Maryland 1862 receives the largest share of attention in the book with many now iconic photographs by William Gardner The devastation of Antietam is well conveyed in this book with many moving photographs of America s bloodiest day Other parts of the campaign leading to Antietam could have been given attention But the book captures the battle itself and its aftermath as well as the terrain and the historic buildings and homes of the period. Maryland in the civil war of 1812 The book includes excellent photographs of Maryland s role as a railroad hub and of various Confederate attempts to disrupt the hub The book covers well Point Lookout a prisoner of war camp in which many Confederate prisoners died as well as the large Union hospital system in Maryland A brief chapter of the book discusses the Lincoln assassination because many of the principle figures were Maryland natives The final section of the book includes images of famous Marylanders on both sides of the line including Frederick Douglass Harriet Tubman and Raphael Semmes the Captain of the Confederate commerce raider the CSS Alabama. Maryland in the civil warforth This is a good if basic book for readers wanting a short photographic history of Maryland in the Civil War A brief bibliography would have been a welcome addition There is always something to learn about the Civil War and there are many books devoted to Maryland s role in the conflict Still this book served its purpose in reminding me of our divided country and of the precious nature of our freedom and independence on this Independence Day in 2017. Maryland in the civil war of 1812 Robin Friedman Paperback

Maryland in the Civil War (Images of America: Maryland) By Mark A. Swank

1467120413

9781467120418

English

128

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As a border state between the North and South during the Civil War Maryland s loyalties were strong for both sides The first casualties of the war occurred during the Balti Riot of April 19 1861 when members of the 6th Massachusetts Regiment were attacked by Confederate supporters while traversing through the city on their way to protect Washington DC from attack Ten days later Maryland chose not to secede from the Union by a vote of 53 13 On September 17 1862 near Sharpsburg one of the largest and bloodiest battles of the Civil War took place at Bloody Antietam At the end of the day nearly one in four men would be a casualty of the battle making it the bloodiest day in American military history There were over 75 skirmishes raids and major battles that took place in Maryland during the Civil War Through vintage photographs Maryland in the Civil War shares the state s rich military heritage Maryland in the Civil War Images of America Maryland .

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