Jailed Legislators, Editors, and Defectors Released or Transferred

R.H. Bigger, Esq., of this city, who has a commission of captain in the Confederate army, has been released from Fort Warren upon his parole not to correspond with the enemies of the United States or to go South....

Baltimore Weekly Sun, May 10, 1862, p. 2.

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Posted on 5/15/2012 in Baltimore, Arrests of Maryland Citizens, Pro-Southern Activity in Maryland

Maryland Demonstrates its Loyalty

The resolution of the Maryland Legislature, approved by the Governor, appropriating seven thousand dollars for the relief of the families of the soldiers killed....

Lutheran Observer (Baltimore), May 2, 1862, p. 4.

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Posted on 5/8/2012 in Baltimore, Union Troops in Maryland

Treason on North Paca Street

About nine 'o clock on Friday night, whilst a company of Federal soldiers attached to the Purnell Legion were passing along from East Baltimore to their headquarters near Druid Hill Park....

Baltimore American & Commercial Advertiser, April 28, 1862, p. 4.

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Posted on 4/28/2012 in Baltimore, Arrests of Maryland Citizens, Union Troops in Maryland, Women, Pro-Southern Activity in Maryland

Prince Georges Slaves Escape to Freedom in D.C.

The slaves of Prince George's county, we hear, are running away in numbers. - Most of them make their way to this city, having got the idea....

Baltimore Weekly Sun, April 19, 1862, p. 2.

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Posted on 4/20/2012 in Baltimore, Prince Georges County, Runaway Slaves, Abolition of Slavery

Slaves Flee Montgomery County for D.C. and Union Army Lines

The orders against delivering runaway slaves from the lines of the Federal army, together with the prospect of the passage of the emancipation bill for the District of Columbia, has caused a pretty general stampede....

Montgomery County Sentinel, April 11, 1862, p. 3.

 

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Posted on 4/10/2012 in Montgomery County, Runaway Slaves, Abolition of Slavery