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Maryland and the Border in the Civil War Era

Explore the Civil War on the homefronts and battlefields of this border region, where armies fought at places called Antietam and Gettysburg, where divided loyalties split families and communities, and where freedom was given new meaning.

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Explore databases of historic newspapers, Civil War soldiers, letters and diaries, as well as research specific to African Americans during the period.

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Pre-War

John Brown launched his raid on Harpers Ferry, Abraham Lincoln was elected president, and the border region wrestled with loyalties.

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War Years

Union and Confederate armies both tried to gain control of this important border region.
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Reconstruction

After the war, mid-Marylanders struggled to reintegrate into their communities returning veterans from both sides of the war.
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This project has been generously funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Park Service, the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area, Frederick Community College, and others.

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