Hettleman, Shelly L. (D), District 11 One feature of the new constitution was a highly restrictive oath of allegiance which was designed to reduce the influence of Southern sympathizers, and to prevent such individuals from holding public office of any kind. Obviously many natives of Maryland were doubtless in 1861 citizens of other States, and could not therefore be reckoned among the soldiers furnished by Maryland to the Confederate armies. "The social and economic impact of the Civil War on Maryland" (PhD dissertation, The Ohio State University, 1963) (ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 1963. Sydnor, Charles E., III (D), District 44 Mautz, John F. (D), District 37 Hershey, Stephen S., Jr. (R), District 36 The most recent election was in November 2018. [55] Later in 1861, Baltimore resident W W Glenn described Steuart as a fugitive from the authorities: I was spending the evening out when a footstep approached my chair from behind and a hand was laid upon me. William A. Dobak, Freedom by the Sword, Skyhorse Publishing, 2013, Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, constitution which the state adopted in 1864, Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, History of the Maryland Militia in the Civil War, List of Maryland Confederate Civil War units. Washington, Alonzo T. (D), District 22 Ferguson, Bill (D), Senate President, District 46 Maryland exile George H. Steuart, leading the 2nd Maryland Infantry regiment, is said to have jumped down from his horse, kissed his native soil and stood on his head in jubilation. The 1860 Federal Census[7] showed there were nearly as many free blacks (83,942) as slaves (87,189) in Maryland, although the latter were much more dominant in southern counties. Several state officials, including Davis and Comptroller Brooke Lierman, are ex officio members of its board. Young, Karen Lewis (D), District 3 See Introduction, p. xxxiv. Menu. [74] Article 24 of the constitution at last outlawed the practice of slavery. Sydnor, Charles E., III (D), District 44 [62] The order indicated that Lee had divided his army and dispersed portions geographically (to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and Hagerstown, Maryland), thus making each subject to isolation and defeat in detail - if McClellan could move quickly enough. 6, 1868. Activists rally to end abortion ahead of protection bill hearings in General Assembly, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. 228-259 listing more than 300 men born in Maryland. Salling, Johnny Ray (R), District 6 Hayes, Antonio L. (D), District 40 Zucker, Craig J. James, Mary-Dulany (D), District 34 WebMembers - Find My Representatives Legislative Services | Legislative Audits Search Bill number does not exist. Its an open protocol, which means it does not have an owner using the platform (R), District 7 On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Waldstreicher, Jeffrey D. (D), District 18 (D), District 27 Jennings, J. [citation needed]. Hettleman, Shelly L. (D), District 11 (D), District 14, Waldstreicher, Jeffrey D. (D), District 18 Zucker, Craig J. Mautz, John F. (D), District 37 U.S. Senators are elected to serve six-year terms with one-third of the body standing for election every two years (U.S. Constitution, Art. 1, sec. 3). From 1789 to 1913, U.S. Senators from Maryland were chosen by the General Assembly. Since 1913, they have been elected by the voters of Maryland (U.S. Constitution, Amendment 17). Instead, theyre adopting aggressive tactics to intimidate and even criminalize residents who have traveled out of state to states like Maryland to seek abortion care.. WebThe Maryland Senate is the upper house of the Maryland General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. State of Maryland. WebStates in the Senate | Maryland Senators. Washington, Alonzo T. (D), District 22 War produced a legacy of bitter resentment in politics, with the Democrats being identified with "treason and rebellion", a point much pressed home by their opponents. As of January 2023, 34 of those seats are held by Democrats and 13 by Republicans. However, a number of leading citizens, including physician and slaveholder Richard Sprigg Steuart, placed considerable pressure on Governor Hicks to summon the state Legislature to vote on secession, following Hicks to Annapolis with a number of fellow citizens: to insist on his [Hicks] issuing his proclamation for the Legislature to convene, believing that this body (and not himself and his party) should decide the fate of our stateif the Governor and his party continued to refuse this demand that it would be necessary to depose him. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Kathy Klausmeier, a Democrat from Baltimore County, and is supported by 15 senators from both parties. (D), District 27 Smith, William C., Jr. (D), District 20 Sydnor, Charles E., III (D), District 44 Randolph McKim, Numerical Strength of the Confederate Army, New York, 1912. Muse, C. Anthony (D), District 26 McCray, Cory V. (D), District 45 West, Christopher R. (R), District 42 King, Nancy J. Legislation Full Text Publications Media Floor Actions Meetings AELR Analyses/Regulations Bond Initiatives Prior Authorizations Redistricting. [34] Indeed, when Lincoln's dismissal of Chief Justice Taney's ruling was criticized in a September 1861 editorial by Baltimore newspaper editor Frank Key Howard (Francis Scott Key's grandson), Howard was himself arrested by order of Lincoln's Secretary of State Seward and held without trial. State's participation as a Union slave state; a border state, Marylanders fought both for the Union and the Confederacy, Constitution of 1864, and the abolition of slavery. Hershey, Stephen S., Jr. (R), District 36 Gile, Dawn D. (D), District 33 Muse, C. Anthony (D), District 26 The single bloodiest day of combat in American military history occurred during the first major Confederate invasion of the North in the Maryland Campaign, just north above the Potomac River near Sharpsburg in Washington County, at the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862. Zucker, Craig J. Web110 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Phone: (202) 224-4654 Fax: (202) 228-0629 DIRECTIONS Baltimore Regional Office 1900 N. Howard Street Suite 100 According to one of his aides: "We loved Maryland, we felt that she was in bondage against her will, and we burned with desire to have a part in liberating her". Kagan, Cheryl C. (D), District 17 Lam, Clarence K. (D), District 12 [86] Democrats therefore re-branded themselves the "Democratic Conservative Party", and Republicans called themselves the "Union" party, in an attempt to distance themselves from their most radical elements during the war. Watson, Ronald L. (D), District 23 Guess the Committee! Maryland has two senators in the United States Senate and eight representatives in the United States House of Representatives. Maryland is a state in the United States. Waldstreicher, Jeffrey D. (D), District 18 Were looking for feedback from educators about how GovTrack can be used and improved for your classroom. And what she said was not specific she wasnt seeking abortion services what she said is, Why do we always have to fight so hard for equality? Ferguson said. Join 10 million other Americans using GovTrack to learn about and contact your representative and senators and track what Congress is doing each day. WebThe Maryland Senatorial Scholarship is offered to Maryland residents who plan to pursue a postsecondary credential full-time (12+ credits undergraduate or 9+ credits graduate per semester) or part-time (6-11 credits undergraduate or 6-8 credits graduate per semester) at a two-year or four-year Maryland college, university or private career school. (D), District 8 Sydnor, Charles E., III (D), District 44 Meanwhile, General Winfield Scott, who was in charge of military operations in Maryland indicated in correspondence with the head of Pennsylvania troops that the route through Baltimore would resume once sufficient troops were available to secure Baltimore.[17]. Early defeated Union troops under Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace. See, e.g., C. R. Gibbs' Black, Copper, and Bright, Silver Spring, Maryland, 2002. Mautz, John F. (D), District 37 Elfreth, Sarah K. (D), District 30 (D), District 39 I therefore hope and trust and most earnestly request that no more troops be permitted or ordered by the Government to pass through the city. Died Feb. 24, 1891. U.S. Senate: Maryland's United States Senators. Hindman was elected in 1800 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James Lloyd; at expiration of the term he was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the failure of the legislature to elect his successor and served from December 12, 1800, to November 19, 1801; he was not a candidate for reelection. "Southern sympathies: The Civil War on Maryland's eastern shore" (Thesis. Would you like to join our advisory group to work with us on the future of GovTrack? Smith, William C., Jr. (D), District 20 3. Another was the 4th United States Colored Troops, whose Sergeant Major, Christian Fleetwood was awarded the Medal of Honor for rallying the regiment and saving its colors in the successful assault on New Market Heights.[54]. [50] Tony Campbell, Evan Cronhardt, Nnabu Eze, Gerald Smith, and Blaine Taylor [51] were seeking the Republican nomination, with Campbell See chart and explanation, p. 550. Kagan, Cheryl C. (D), District 17 [52], Overall, the Official Records of the War Department credits Maryland with 33,995 white enlistments in volunteer regiments of the United States Army and 8,718 African American enlistments in the United States Colored Troops. Watson, Ronald L. (D), District 23 I turned and saw Dr. R. S. Steuart. I think what today is about is about is saying that, here in Maryland, we believe that every individuals right to freedom and privacy matters.. Young, Karen Lewis (D), District 3 McKay, Michael W. (R), District 1 Smith, William C., Jr. (D), District 20 The state legislature failed to elect a candidate to fill the term before it adjourned, so the governor appointed Smith to fill the seat on Mar. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. Griffith, Melony G. (D), District 25 Waldstreicher, Jeffrey D. (D), District 18 Washington, Mary L. (D), District 43 Zucker, Craig J. The issue of slavery may have been settled by the new constitution, and the legality of secession by the war, but this did not end the debate. Lincoln ignored the ruling of Chief Justice Roger B. Taney in "Ex parte Merryman" decision in 1861 concerning freeing John Merryman, a prominent Southern sympathizer arrested by the military. One month later in October 1861 one John Murphy asked the United States Circuit Court for the District of Columbia to issue a writ of habeas corpus for his son, then in the United States Army, on the grounds that he was underage. Senate President Bill Ferguson introduces SB768, which would allow voters to enshrine abortion access in the Maryland constitution, on Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee. Mastodon is an alternative social media platform. McKay, Michael W. (R), District 1 Hester, Katie Fry (D), District 9 4. If you log into GovTrack using Twitter, make sure you dont lose access to your GovTrack account. Gile, Dawn D. (D), District 33 Hershey, Stephen S., Jr. District 36. Muse, C. Anthony (D), District 26 (D), District 14, Hayes, Antonio L. (D), District 40 King, Nancy J. Mautz, John F. (D), District 37 (D), District 13 WebUntil the assembly appointed George L. Wellington of Cumberland in 1897, senators in class 3 were chosen from the Eastern Shore while senators in class 1 were chosen from Maryland businessmen feared the likely loss of trade that would be caused by war and the strong possibility of a blockade of Baltimore's port by the Union Navy. The constitution was submitted to the people for ratification on October 13, 1864 and it was narrowly approved by a vote of 30,174 to 29,799 (50.31% to 49.69%) in a vote likely overshadowed by the heavy presence of Union troops in the state and the repression of Confederate sympathizers. Hettleman, Shelly L. (D), District 11 Two-term Democrat Ben Cardin was re-elected with 56% of the vote in 2012. Salling, Johnny Ray (R), District 6 Washington, Alonzo T. (D), District 22 This history of the 1st U.S.C.T., credited to the District of Columbia contains roster on pp. [18], Responding to pressure, on April 22 Governor Hicks finally announced that the state legislature would meet in a special session in Frederick, a strongly pro-Union town, rather than the state capital of Annapolis. All representatives serve until the end of the current Congress on Jan 3, 2025. The Presidency of Abraham Lincoln (18611865) suspended the constitutional right of habeas corpus from Washington to Philadelphia. Schedule 33, Page 2 SENATE OF MARYLAND March 2, 2023 SENATE BILLS INTRODUCED February 27, 2023 SB 960 Senator Kelly Usage Policy | WebThe Convention of States Resolution (Senate Bill SJ001) will be heard in the Maryland Senate on March 14 in Annapolis before the Education, Energy and Environment Committee.Our lead sponsor is Senator Justin Ready (D5). [1] Nine of the current members of the Maryland State Senate were originally appointed, all of whom have since been elected in their own right. GovTrack.us is not a government website. (D), District 39 Similarly, Robert Beecham, in his memoir, As If It Were Glory, Lanham, Maryland, 1998, p. 166, says of the 23rd U.S.C.T. McCray, Cory V. (D), District 45 (D), District 27 The broad surface of the Potomac was blue with floating bodies of our foe. (R), District 7 Please sign up for our advisory group to be a part of making GovTrack a better tool for what you do. Folden, William G. (R), District 4 WebStatus Agendas Senate Index House Index Follow Both Chambers Publications About. Washington, Alonzo T. (D), District 22 Lam, Clarence K. (D), District 12 [16] President Lincoln also complied with the request to reroute troops to Annapolis, as the political situation in Baltimore remained highly volatile. MEMBERS COMMITTEES MEETINGS [10] Soldiers from Pennsylvania and Massachusetts were transported by rail to Baltimore, where they had to disembark, march through the city, and board another train to continue their journey south to Washington.[11]. [citation needed] This last provision diminished the power of the small counties where the majority of the state's large former slave population lived. Watson, Ronald L. (D), District 23 Ready, Justin D. (R), District 5 (D), District 14, Young, Karen Lewis (D), District 3 Rosapepe, James C. (D), District 21 Jones also sponsored a bill last session that would have allowed Marylanders to vote to enshrine abortion access in the states constitution. Young, Karen Lewis (D), District 3 WebMaryland was admitted to the Union on April 28, 1788, and elects senators to Class 1 and Class 3. Abolition of slavery in Maryland came before the end of the war, with a new third constitution voted approval in 1864 by a small majority of Radical Republican Unionists then controlling the nominally Democratic state. You can attend in person or via video link. Washington, Alonzo T. (D), District 22 The right to vote was eventually extended to non-white males in the Maryland Constitution of 1867, which remains in effect today. Kagan, Cheryl C. (D), District 17 [86], The legacies of the debate over Lincoln's heavy-handed actions that were meant to keep Maryland within the union include measures such as arresting one third of the Maryland General Assembly, which was controversially ruled unconstitutional at the time by Maryland native Justice Roger Taney, and in the lyrics of the former Maryland state song, Maryland, My Maryland, which referred to Lincoln as a "despot," a "vandal," and, a "tyrant.". Privacy Policy | [75] Those voting at their usual polling places were opposed to the Constitution by 29,536 to 27,541. Washington, Mary L. (D), District 43 You are encouraged to reuse any material on this site. Disappointingly for the exiles, recruits did not flock to the Confederate banner. (D), District 39 Young, Karen Lewis (D), District 3 Lam, Clarence K. (D), District 12 If you can, please take a few minutes to help us improve GovTrack for users like you. [41][42] May was eventually released and returned to his seat in Congress in December 1861, and in March 1862 he introduced a bill to Congress requiring the federal government to either indict by grand jury or release all other "political prisoners" still held without habeas. Composition as of the beginning of the 20192022 term on January 9, 2019: During the 20152018 term, the State Senate was made up of 33 Democrats and 14 Republicans. How many were citizens of Maryland when they enlisted does not appear. If I am attacked to-night, please open upon Monument Square with your mortars. In the presidential election of 1860 Lincoln won just 2,294 votes out of a total of 92,421, only 2.5% of the votes cast, coming in at a distant fourth place with Southern Democrat (and later Confederate general) John C. Breckinridge winning the state. Jennings, J. Jennings, J. Harris (2011) pp. Kramer, Benjamin F. (D), District 19 Not all those who sympathised with the rebels would abandon their homes and join the Confederacy. (D), District 14, Kagan, Cheryl C. (D), District 17 Washington, Mary L. (D), District 43 There formerly was a Confederate monument behind the courthouse in Rockville, Maryland, dedicated to "the thin grey line". Rosapepe, James C. (D), District 21 WebContact Us 410-841-3360 Email Us About The Howard County Delegation of the Maryland General Assembly is currently chaired by Senator Clarence Lam and Delegate Courtney Watson. B. We hope to enable educators to build lesson plans centered around any bill or vote in Congress, even those as recent as yesterday. Gallion, Jason C. (R), District 35 McKay, Michael W. (R), District 1 2: 2: State Designations State Spirit Gallion, Jason C. (R), District 35 Salling, Johnny Ray (R), District 6 Carozza, Mary Beth (R), District 38 Washington, Mary L. (D), District 43 Kagan, Cheryl C. (D), District 17 [74] The new constitution emancipated the state's slaves (who had not been freed by President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation), disenfranchised southern sympathizers, and re-apportioned the General Assembly based upon white inhabitants. After shooting the President, Booth galloped on his horse into Southern Maryland, where he was sheltered and helped by sympathetic residents and smuggled at night across the Potomac River into Virginia a week later. Young, Karen Lewis (D), District 3 (D), District 14, Gallion, Jason C. (R), District 35 Corderman, Paul D. (R), District 2 that "the 23rd was made up of men mostly from Washington and Baltimore" though the regiment was credited to the state of Virginia. Klausmeier, Katherine A. Sydnor, Charles E., III (D), District 44 Kramer, Benjamin F. (D), District 19 WebU.S. Ellis, Arthur C. (D), District 28 Confederate forces under Lt. Gen. Jubal A. On May 23, 1862, at the Battle of Front Royal, the 1st Maryland Infantry, CSA was thrown into battle with their fellow Marylanders, the Union 1st Regiment Maryland Volunteer Infantry. Waldstreicher, Jeffrey D. (D), District 18 More Americans died in battle on September 17, 1862, than on any other day in the nation's military history. Howard described these events in his 1863 book Fourteen Months in American Bastiles, where he noted that he was imprisoned in Fort McHenry, the same fort where the Star Spangled Banner had been waving "o'er the land of the free" in his grandfather's song. West, Christopher R. (R), District 42 Ferguson, Bill (D), Senate President, District 46 Gallion, Jason C. (R), District 35 Four soldiers and twelve civilians were killed in the riot. (D), District 8 Zucker, Craig J. Ready, Justin D. (R), District 5 His executive officer was the Marylander George H. Steuart, who would later be known as "Maryland Steuart" to distinguish him from his more famous cavalry colleague J.E.B. Ill never forget the moment walking down the stairs and seeing my wife in tears. Gile, Dawn D. (D), District 33 Sydnor, Charles E., III (D), District 44 In a letter explaining his actions, Booth wrote: I have ever held the South was right. (D), District 27 The Maryland Public information Act would be amended to deny the inspection of records that contain personally identifiable information related to licensed surgical abortion facilities. (R), District 7 Two said Booth yelled "I have done it!" Lam, Clarence K. (D), District 12 The issue of slavery was finally confronted by the constitution which the state adopted in 1864. McKay, Michael W. (R), District 1 [75] The Marylanders serving in the Union Army were overwhelmingly in favor of the new Constitution, supporting ratification by a margin of 2,633 to 263.[75]. Vacancy from Feb. 25 to Nov. 18, 1891, because of recess of legislature. (D), District 39 Visit us on Mastodon Washington, Mary L. (D), District 43 The War of the Rebellion, Series III, Volume 4, pp. (D), District 8 The Associated Press. This is part of a new project to develop better tools for bringing real-time legislative data into the classroom. James, Mary-Dulany (D), District 34 Marylands senators are: Senior (2021), Schoeberlein, Robert W. "'A Record of Heroism': Baltimores Unionist Women in the Civil War", This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 01:19. The federal troops executing Judge Carmichael's arrest beat him unconscious in his courthouse while his court was in session, before dragging him out, initiating a public controversy. The new constitution came into effect on November 1, 1864, making Maryland the first Union slave state to abolish slavery since the beginning of the war. Ready, Justin D. (R), District 5 (D), District 13 Washington, Alonzo T. (D), District 22 Sydnor, Charles E., III (D), District 44 Kagan, Cheryl C. (D), District 17 Washington, Mary L. (D), District 43 69-70. Log in and "[79]:48 Others thought they heard him say "Revenge for the South!" Gile, Dawn D. (D), District 33 James, Mary-Dulany (D), District 34 The Maryland General Assembly convened in Frederick and unanimously adopted a measure stating that they would not commit the state to secession, explaining that they had "no constitutional authority to take such action,"[19] whatever their own personal feelings might have been. Ready, Justin D. (R), District 5 If it passes through both the State House and Senate as well as receives an affirming signature by Governor Wes Moore, the bill could go into effect as early as October of this year. ", Schearer, Michael. (D), District 39 LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan senators voted Wednesday to expand the states civil rights law to include the LGBTQ community and Muse, C. Anthony (D), District 26 Gonzlez, Felipe, Guillermo Marshall, and Suresh Naidu. James, Mary-Dulany (D), District 34 Feldman, Brian J. [44], Although Maryland stayed as part of the Union and more Marylanders fought for the Union than for the Confederacy, Marylanders sympathetic to the secession easily crossed the Potomac River into secessionist Virginia in order to join and fight for the Confederacy. Welcome to our home page. [8] Butler fortified his position and trained his guns upon the city, threatening its destruction. WebIf you do not know how to contact your state senator or delegates, go to www.mdelect.net or call the Board of Supervisors of Elections for your county: Allegany County: (301) 777-5931 Anne Arundel County: (410) 222-6600 Baltimore County: (410) 887-5700 Baltimore City: (410) 396-5550 Calvert County: (410) 535-2214 Caroline County: (410) 479-8145 (D), District 8 e-mail: mdmanual@maryland.gov. The document, which replaced the Maryland Constitution of 1851, was largely advocated by Unionists who had secured control of the state, and was framed by a Convention which met at Annapolis in April 1864. Salling, Johnny Ray (R), District 6 (R), District 7 Americans in the United Statess six territories do not have senators. Guzzone, Guy J. Watson, Ronald L. (D), District 23 B. Klausmeier, Katherine A. Please help us make GovTrack better address the needs of educators by joining our advisory group. (D), District 14, Search the Manual Monocacy was a tactical victory for the Confederate States Army but a strategic defeat, as the one-day delay inflicted on the attacking Confederates cost rebel General Jubal Early his chance to capture the Union capital of Washington, D.C. Across the state, some 50,000 citizens signed up for the military, with most joining the United States Army. [23] At this time the legislature seems to have wanted to avoid involvement in a war against its southern neighbors.[24]. 5. Despite some Maryland Constitutional Offices & Agencies, Maryland Executive Commissions, Committees, Task Forces, Advisory Boards. Smith, William C., Jr. (D), District 20 By late summer Maryland was firmly in the hands of Union soldiers. Guzzone, Guy J. Phillip F. Thomas was elected but was not permitted to qualify. Majority Whip. It is tradition for the Governor to appoint the recommended person. 51-52. Kramer, Benjamin F. (D), District 19 Anthony Kennedy (AM. Ready, Justin D. (R), District 5 (D), District 27 McCray, Cory V. (D), District 45 [4] Democrats maintain a super-majority in the chamber. Rosapepe, James C. (D), District 21 [66], Lee's setback at the Battle of Antietam can also be seen as a turning point in that it may have dissuaded the governments of France and Great Britain from recognizing the Confederacy, doubting the South's ability to maintain and win the war.[67]. One Senator is elected from each of the state's 47 electoral districts. Muse, C. Anthony (D), District 26 Rosapepe, James C. (D), District 21 Watson, Ronald L. (D), District 23 The disorder inspired James Ryder Randall, a Marylander living in Louisiana, to write a poem which would be put to music and, in 1939, become the state song, "Maryland, My Maryland" (it remained the official state song until March 2021). 62-65. As one Massachusetts regiment was transferred between stations on April 19, a mob of Marylanders sympathizing with the South, or objecting to the use of federal troops against the seceding states, attacked the train cars and blocked the route; some began throwing cobblestones and bricks at the troops, assaulting them with "shouts and stones". [45] Among them were members of the former volunteer militia unit, the Maryland Guard Battalion, initially formed in Baltimore in 1859. Please join our advisory group to let us know what more we can do. (D), District 14, Feldman, Brian J. Hettleman, Shelly L. (D), District 11 The bill, sponsored in the Senate by Democrat Shelly Hettleman of Baltimore County and in the House by Democrat Sandy Rosenberg of Baltimore, would prohibit records about reproductive health care, including abortion, from crossing state lines via digital health information exchanges. [38][39], The following month in November 1861, Judge Richard Bennett Carmichael, a presiding state circuit court judge in Maryland, was imprisoned without charge for releasing, due to his concern that arrests were arbitrary and civil liberties had been violated, many of the southern sympathizers seized in his jurisdiction. Simonaire, Bryan W. (R), District 31 WebStatus Agendas Senate Index House Index Follow Both Chambers Publications About. We are also still on Instagram at @govtrack.us posting 60-second summary videos of legislation in Congress. Voters codified the law in a 1992 referendum, guaranteeing Marylanders keep access to abortion regardless of decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court. Hester, Katie Fry (D), District 9 Smith was reelected by the state legislature on Nov. 16, 1809. Many Marylanders were simply pragmatic, recognizing that the state's long border with the Union state of Pennsylvania would be almost impossible to defend in the event of war. Jennings, J. Hayes, Antonio L. (D), District 40 According to Hettleman, 14 states have put abortion bans in place since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last June. ; COS [20] On April 29, the Legislature voted decisively 5313 against secession,[21][22] though they also voted not to reopen rail links with the North, and they requested that Lincoln remove Union troops from Maryland. Young, Karen Lewis (D), District 3 Zucker, Craig J. "[36] Although previous secession votes, in spring 1861, had failed by large margins,[22] there were legitimate concerns that the war-averse Assembly would further impede the federal government's use of Maryland infrastructure to wage war on the South. check that your profile has your current email address before its too late. Now what? Photo by Diane F. Evartt. Mautz, John F. (D), District 37 But few escaped to tell the tale.[65]. Approximately a tenth as many enlisted to "go South" and fight for the Confederacy. [69] Such celebrations would prove short lived, as Steuart's brigade was soon to be severely damaged at the Battle of Gettysburg (July 13, 1863), a turning point in the war and a reverse from which the Confederate army would never recover. This represented 25% of the Federal force and 31% of the Confederate. (D), District 8 Hester, Katie Fry (D), District 9 Washington, Alonzo T. (D), District 22 Most Marylanders fought for the Union, but after the war a number of memorials were erected in sympathy with the Lost Cause of the Confederacy, including in Baltimore a Confederate Women's Monument, and a Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument. (D), District 14, Mautz, John F. (D), District 37 Jackson, Michael A. Sydnor, Charles E., III (D), District 44 Menu. Carter, Jill P. (D), District 41 Most of the men enlisted into regiments from Virginia or the Carolinas, but six companies of Marylanders formed at Harpers Ferry into the Maryland Battalion. 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