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Backing Down!

Summary

During the “Reign of Terror” in Baltimore, secessionists in Hagerstown were declaring that Union men would soon be silenced, but since Baltimore has undergone a “sober second thought,” southern sympathizers in Hagerstown swear they are Union men too.


Article Source

Newspaper: The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light

Publication Date: May 1st, 1861

Page/Column: 2B

Town: Hagerstown, MD

County: Washington

Subjects

  • Civilian Divided Loyalties
  • Home Front / Effects of War

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