Lincoln Visits Frederick After Antietam Command Visit
President Abraham Lincoln arrived in Frederick on October 4 1862 en route to Washington after inspecting battle areas with General George B. McClellan. A large crowd gathered at the B and O depot and on Court Street as Lincoln spoke thanking the public amid war concerns and recent Union setbacks.
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Lincoln
Frederick
Baltimore and
Omo Rairoad
South Market
All Saints Streets
Abraham Lincoln
Antietam
Harper's Ferry
George B. McClellan
Lee
McClean
Virginia
Washington
Harpe’s Ferry
George B. McClelan
Shenandoah
Avgleg
South Mouiaim
Frederik
George L. Hartsuff
Court Street
Ramsey
Cmdr
Dudley M Page
G. L. Harisuff
Fragmentary Civil War Report on Wallace and Early Movements
Fragmentary wartime text describes Wallace resisting union forces while Early detours at Poolesville and pushes into Virginia with troops and contraband. It notes a $200,000 amount tied to Frederick and a sentiment of unresolved consequences.
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Early
Middletown
Frederick Ae
Lew Wallace
Pame
Bistore
Incoln
White House
Sandy Hook
Ington
Wallace
Poolesville
Virginia
Frederick
Point of Rocks
Desperate Confederate Gamble Costs Frederick in 1864
In July 1864 General Jubal A. Early led 25600 men from Sharpsburg toward Frederick as the South aimed to strike Washington and divert Union focus. The march disrupted Frederick's economy and landscape while the town endured nearby battles and hospital duties during a volatile northern campaign.
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Robert Lee
Washington
Jubal A. Early
Sharpsburg
Frederick
Sessions Of 1861 Legislature Special
Frederick News Post recounts 1861 events including militia resistance to state arm disarmament at Fort McHenry, Lincoln's June note to committee, Davis willing to entertain peace talks, the abandoned move to use the governor to disarm local militia, and the Frederick Herald nearly mobbed by Rhode Island troops in June 1861.
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Fort McHenry
Frederick Home Guards
Lincoln
Davis
Long
United States
Frederick Herald
Rhode Island
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President Lincoln
John W. Garrett
B. and O
South
Grant
Richmond
Serge
Potomac
Grayson H. Mercer
Realtors
Pythian Castle
Frederick News-Post
H. B. Duvall
International Harvester Dealer
East Patrick-Ext
Fisher & Fisher
THE
Maryland
W. A. Stewart
North Market St
Kemp Hall
William Murdock
Frederick Natural Gas Company
Frederick Milly
East Patrick St
Ompany, Inc
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