Ellicott City in Howard County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Baltimore Regional Trail
A House Divided
— War on the Chesapeake Bay —
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 19, 2020
1. Baltimore Regional Trail Marker
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Baltimore Regional Trail. A House Divided. During the Civil War, Baltimore and its environs exemplified the divided loyalties of Maryland's residents. The city had commercial ties to the South as well as the North, and its secessionist sympathies erupted in violence on April 19, 1861, when pro-Confederate mobs attacked Massachusetts troops en route to Washington, D.C. Because of Baltimore's strategic importance, President Abraham Lincoln acted swiftly, stationing Federal troops in the city and jailing civilians suspected of disloyalty. Some area residents joined the Confederate army, but many others supported the Union. After the Emancipation Proclamation permitted African American enlistment in 1863, U.S. Colored Troops regiments were recruited and trained in Baltimore and the vicinity. Naval vessels, such as USS Constellation, supported the Union war effort on the Chesapeake Bay and the high seas, countering the flow of contraband goods to the Confederacy. In 1864, during Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early's attack on the Washington defenses, Maj. Harry Gilmor's cavalry threatened Baltimore, burned nearby bridges, and raided supplies. Throughout the war, the city served as a hospital and prisoner-of-war assembly center. Political prisoners were detained at Fort McHenry, home of the "Star-Spangled Banner." Despite the city's divided loyalties, Baltimore remained a Union stronghold until the end of the war., Follow in their foot steps and create some history of your own. Check in on Facebook, Tweet or snap a photo for Instagram. , #civilwartrails #visitmaryland.
During the Civil War, Baltimore and its environs exemplified the divided loyalties of Maryland's residents. The city had commercial ties to the South as well as the North, and its secessionist sympathies erupted in violence on April 19, 1861, when pro-Confederate mobs attacked Massachusetts troops en route to Washington, D.C. Because of Baltimore's strategic importance, President Abraham Lincoln acted swiftly, stationing Federal troops in the city and jailing civilians suspected of disloyalty. Some area residents joined the Confederate army, but many others supported the Union. After the Emancipation Proclamation permitted African American enlistment in 1863, U.S. Colored Troops regiments were recruited and trained in Baltimore and the vicinity. Naval vessels, such as USS Constellation, supported the Union war effort on the Chesapeake Bay and the high seas, countering the flow of contraband goods to the Confederacy. In 1864, during Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early's attack on the Washington defenses, Maj. Harry Gilmor's cavalry threatened Baltimore, burned nearby bridges, and raided supplies. Throughout the war, the city served as a hospital and prisoner-of-war assembly center. Political prisoners were detained at Fort McHenry, home of the "Star-Spangled Banner." Despite the city's divided loyalties, Baltimore remained a Union stronghold
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until the end of the war.
Follow in their foot steps and create some history of your own. Check in on Facebook, Tweet or snap a photo for Instagram.
#civilwartrails #visitmaryland.
Location. 39° 16.048′ N, 76° 47.944′ W. Marker is in Ellicott City, Maryland, in Howard County. Marker is on Hamilton Street just west of Main Street (Maryland Route 144), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8267 Hamilton Street, Ellicott City MD 21043, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Yates Market & Hardware (within shouting distance of this marker); The Sykes Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Starr Funeral Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Taylor's Row (within shouting distance of this marker); Tonge Row (within shouting distance of this marker); Day-French-Puhl House
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 19, 2020
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Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 211 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 19, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.