Union Meeting
Summary
On May 13 the young men of Hagerstown held a Union meeting to organize a military company. The committee that drafted resolution consisted of W.D. Ratcliff, W.C. Allen, J.T. Carson, Wm. Byers and E.E. Smith. Among its resolutions, it stated that Maryland should remain neutral until after the Special Session of Congress, during which a compromise should be presented to the South. If the South refuses to accept it, Maryland should unite with the loyal states in reestablishing federal authority.
Article Source
Newspaper: The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light
Publication Date: May 22nd, 1861
Page/Column: 2?
Town: Hagerstown, MD
County: Washington
Subjects
- Politics
- Battles / Military
- Home Front / Effects of War
