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Coaxing Haughty Rebels

There has been a bill introduced by Mr. Bingham of Ohio, in the House of Representatives, offering aid to the State of Maryland for the abolishment of slavery. Mr. Thomas, of Maryland, also introduced a resolution....

Cecil Whig, January 24, 1863, p. 2.

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Posted on 1/29/2013 in Cecil County, Pro-Southern Activity in Maryland, Abolition of Slavery

Baltimore's Mayor Chooses Imprisonment over Resignation

The commissioners to examine the cases of the State prisoners have finished their labors at Fort Warren. Of twenty-nine State prisoners....

Baltimore Weekly Sun, May 17, 1862, p. 3.

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Posted on 5/21/2012 in Baltimore, Arrests of Maryland Citizens, Pro-Southern Activity in Maryland

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

Rebel Flag Hoisted on Union Pole

A little rebel flag was hoisted on the Union flag-staff at Fox Chase, a short time since, by attaching the contraband to the halyard, cutting the cord and then drawing the diminutive emblem of treason....

The Cecil Whig (Elkton), March 22, 1862, p. 2.

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Posted on 3/26/2012 in Cecil County, Pro-Southern Activity in Maryland

Rebel Ladies and Secession Girls

The rebel ladies of Elkton are offering gingerbread and cider as an inducement to Union beaux. It won't do, ladies, Rebeldom is a dreary old place to inhabit. 'Tis getting very uncomfortable, no doubt, out there in the cold; but ginger cakes and hard cider won't purchase redemption....

The Cecil Whig (Elkton), February 1, 1862, p.2.

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Posted on 1/31/2012 in Cecil County, Women, Pro-Southern Activity in Maryland, Daily Life

Secessionists and Unladylike Women

Ignorant as we are of the plans of the Government in regard to our unhappy difficulties, we are not disposed to find fault with it for what seems to us to be unpardonable blindness....

The Annapolis Gazette, August 8, 1861, p.2.

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Posted on 8/3/2011 in The Annapolis Gazette, Women, Pro-Union Sentiment, Pro-Southern Activity in Maryland