Monday 19 April 2010

Baltimore Riot of 1861

Today this event which is sometimes considered the first bloodshed of the Civil War took place. Wiki here

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  1. Don't mess with Massachusetts! The story of Ben Butler's force arriving in Annapolis a short time after the Baltimore Riot,repairing the torn up Rail Road to relieve Washington and saving the USS Constitution from the Confederates makes a stirring tale.

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