Title

Massachusetts militia passing through Baltimore, 1861 (1862-1867). Artist: Unknown

Caption

Massachusetts militia passing through Baltimore, 1861 (1862-1867). Baltimore is the capital of the state of Maryland. Although a slave state, Maryland did not secede from the Union before the outbreak of the Civil War. However, when Union troops marched through the city in April 1861, pro-Confederate sentiment led to rioting. After the disturbances, which resulted in the death of 12 civilians and 4 soldiers, federal troops occupied the city to ensure that Maryland did not secede and leave Washington DC encircled by Confederate territory. An engraving from volume I of The War with the South : a History of the Late Rebellion, by Robert Tomes, Benjamin G Smith, New York, Virtue & Yorston, 3 Volumes, 1862-1867.
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Date

1862

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C24_371

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (5,1Mb) / 16,4in x 11,9in / 4916 x 3559 (300dpi)

Keywords

road people street country violence weapon weapons gun guns lane fighting conflict avenue war union location century Maryland soldiers soldier rifle Baltimore concept violent B&W riot MONOCHROME warfare United States of America United States 19th century infantry black & white black and white B W weaponry unrest American Civil War civilian civilians nineteenth century rioting American America USA The Print Collector rioter TGN engraving Unknown engraving