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Registration begins
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9:30 – 10:30 |
General Session
John Brown’s Raid and the Maryland Militia |
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David Shriver
Lovelace
In the morning of October 17, 1859, rumors reached Frederick that a band of
armed insurgents had attacked and taken possession of Harpers’ Ferry,
Virginia. The Maryland Militia, under the command of Colonel Edward
Shriver, immediately responded to the news of the emergency in their
neighboring state. David Shriver Lovelace, author of The Shrivers: Under
Two Flags, tells story of the militia’s actions, shedding new light on
details and events of John Brown’s raid not normally referred to in books
and articles on the subject.
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10:45 – 11:45 |
Concurrent Sessions |
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Hero of Front
Royal: The Life of General John R. Kenly
Dan Toomey
At the outbreak of the Civil War, John R. Kenly was commissioned colonel
of the First Maryland Infantry Regiment and assigned to General Bank’s
army. In May 1862, Kenly and his men fought Stonewall Jackson’s army
for almost an entire day before most of the unit was captured at the
battle of Front Royal. Kenly’s actions that day won him promotion to
brigadier general and a vote of thanks from the Maryland legislature.
Author Dan Toomey tells the gallant tale of one of Maryland’s highest
ranking but least well-known soldiers.
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The B&O Railroad in the Civil War
David Shackelford
The Civil War was the first war in which railroads influenced the
outcome of events on and off the battlefield. The Baltimore & Ohio (B&O)
Railroad's unique geographic location and service to key cities such as
Baltimore and Washington, enhanced its importance and made control of
the railroad's operation critical to the outcome of the war. David
Shackelford, chief curator at the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum, will
focus on key events impacting the railroad and show how the B&O was
affected by both sides during the war.
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The
Fight for Maryland Heights, September 12-13, 1862
Phil Muskett
From September 10-12, 1862, three separate Confederate forces totaling
30,000 soldiers, marched from Frederick to surround the Union garrison
at Harpers Ferry. On September 13, they engaged in a desperate battle
with Union forces on rock-strewn Maryland Heights. Phil Muskett examines
the battle and the role of Maryland’s troops.
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11:45 – 12:30 |
Lunch |
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Exhibit Hall
Visit the displays in the Exhibit Hall. Exhibitors including the Historical
Society of Carroll County; the Pipe Creek Civil War Roundtable; the Sons of
Confederate Veterans; the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum
and others.
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12:45 – 1:45 |
General
Session
Fighting for Freedom: Maryland's African American Civil War
Soldiers |
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Dean Herrin
During the Civil War, African Americans began to be recruited (and drafted)
for the Union Army in 1863. By war's end, Maryland had contributed almost
9,000 African American soldiers, including many who had been enslaved before
enlisting. Several hundred of these soldiers came from the mid-Maryland
counties of Carroll, Frederick, and Washington. Dean Herrin, National Park
Service Historian and NPS Coordinator of the Catoctin Center for Regional
Studies, presents the history of local African American soldiers and how to
research their stories.
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Concurrent Sessions |
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General Benjamin Franklin Butler & the outbreak of the Civil War in Maryland
Jeff Goodson
At the outset of the Civil War, Brigadier General Benjamin Franklin Butler
led a force of Massachusetts troops south to reopen vital communications
between the Northern states and Washington. Jeff Goodson, instructor at
Community College of Baltimore County, follows Butler’s route to and through
Maryland during the tumultuous months of April-May 1861 and discusses
whether Butler’s seizure and occupation of strategic locations contributed
to keeping the state from seceding.
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Carroll County Voices: At the
Front and on the Home Front
Hilda C. Koontz
The Fleagle family of Carroll County contributed four sons to the Union
cause. Hilda Koontz brings uses the wartime letters and photographs of the
soldiers and their families create a vivid picture of life on the front line
and at home.
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“I must have
Maryland”: Lincoln’s Relationship with
the Old Line State
Dan Toomey
Lincoln’s relationship with Maryland was a troubled one. In the 1860
election, Lincoln received only 2% of the vote and his trip to his
inauguration was disrupted by an alleged assassination plot in Baltimore.
During the war, significant events caused Lincoln to travel to and through
Maryland several times. In honor of the bicentennial of Lincoln’s birth,
Dan Toomey examines Lincoln’s trips to Maryland and his effect on life in
Maryland during the Civil War.
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