William Hoffman, commissary general of prisons, noted, “They generally arrive in a state of extreme destitution, with little or no clothing and that covered with filth and vermin.” Soldiers such as these that suffered from malnutrition, ...
There were over 75 skirmishes, raids, and major battles that took place in Maryland during the Civil War. Through vintage photographs, Maryland in the Civil War shares the state's rich military heritage.
With rare archival illustrations, including over 150 prints and photographs, many in full color, the authors provide dramatic vignettes that capture the agony of this slave-holding state divided between North and South.
Torn between North and South, Maryland experienced the Civil War in ways that were at once unique and a reflection of the state's reputation as "America in miniature.
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