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1. ANTINF_121013_09.JPG: Early's Washington Raid Diverting Federal Forces, July 1864 In mid-June 1864, Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early's corps drove Union Gen. David Hunter's army into West Virginia after the Battle of Lynchburg. On June 23 Early launched an incursion through Maryland against Washington, D.C., to draw Union troops from Richmond and Petersburg and then to release Confederate prisoners held at Point Lookout. After crossing the Potomac River on July 6, Early detached Gen. Bradley T. Johnson's cavalry brigade to raid eastward along with Maj. Harry Gilmor and his cavalry company, which fought several engagements near Baltimore. Several towns including Hagerstown were ransomed. Union Gen. Lew Wallace delayed Early at the Battle of Monocacy on July 9 as Federal reinforcements sent from Petersburg strengthened the capital's defenses. Early probed the lines there briefly on July 11-12, then withdrew to the Shenandoah Valley, where he stopped the Federals at Cool Spring on July 17-18. Despite failing to take Washington, Early's invasion succeeded in diverting Federal resources. You can follow in the steps of Early and Gilmor through Maryland to Baltimore and Washington and back to Virginia while visiting numerous sites related to the Washington Raid. Please drive carefully as you enjoy the beauty and history along the trails. The Newcomer House is the Exhibit and Visitor Center for the Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area. Named for Joshua Newcomer, the owner during the war, the house and barn are all that remain of what was once the prosperous Orndorff farmstead and mill complex.
2. ANTINF_121013_38.JPG: In The Heat of Battle: Pre-Civil War Maryland: As a border state with a sizeable pro-Southern constituency, Maryland was a crucial linchpin for both the preservation of the Union, as well as the Southern strategy for independence. Issues of slavery and states rights had strong ties to the nearby Mason-Dixon Line, as did the 1857 Dred Scott decision. John Brown's 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry, and the hotly contested 1860 Presidential election. Marylanders faced the choice of remaining with the Union or seceding with the South. The state was predominantly pro Union but, to ensure the state's loyalty. Abraham Lincoln advised Maryland Governor Thomas Hicks to convene the 1861 General Assembly in Frederick, where Union sentiment was stronger than in Annapolis. The state legislature met in Frederick for several sessions in 1861, but sputtered to a halt in September after Federal soldiers arrested pro-Southern legislators to ensure Maryland's loyalty. With these delegates incarcerated prior to reaching Frederick, a quorum could not be reached and a vote on secession could not be taken. Maryland and the Civil War: Maryland was the site for many battles and skirmishes during four years of Civil War. Its mountains were used for defense and represented obstacles for invading soldiers. The bordering Potomac river and other waterways were used for defense. Existing transportation routes dictated by the landscape, like the National Road, were used by both armies traveling to and from battlegrounds. The Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal and the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad, coveted by the North as vital transportation and supply links, became favorite targets of Confederate destruction. Nearly 85,000 Marylanders enlisted to fight in the war; approximately 25,000 traveled south to fight for the Confederacy and about 60,000 served in all branches of the Union military, some signing up largely because they were promised home garrison duty.
3. ANTINF_121013_42.JPG: 1862 Maryland Campaign: After defeating the North at the Second Battle of Manassas in August 1862, General Robert E. Lee invaded Maryland, hoping to rally Confederate support, resupply his army, and gain foreign recognition for the Confederacy. Carroll, Frederick, and Washington counties soon became occupied by Confederate troops. The Union army, under General George B. McClellan, arrived on the scene in pursuit of the Rebels. McClellan was aided by the discovery of Special Orders No. 191, which outlined Lee's campaign strategy. The first major battle on Northern soil occurred on September 14th atop South Mountain, the boundary betwee Frederick and Washington counties. Lee's hopes were dashed three days later at the Battle of Antietam and he retreated back across the Potomac into Virginia. 1863 Gettysburg Campaign: Following Lee's Confederate victory at Chancellorsville, Virignia, in May 1863, he marched through the Shenandoah Valley with yet another plan to invade the North. This time he reached Pennsylvania, sending a feeling of heightened panic throughout the Northern states. In Frederick, Union General George G. Meade was given command of the Army of the Potomac. He led his troops northward toward the Mason-Dixon Line and made Taneytown his headquarters. Meade designed a defensive strategy utilizing nearby Pipe Creek. Carroll County became a primary transportation, supply, camping, and staging ground for the US forces. Meade's and Lee's armies faced off at Gettysburg in an epic three-day battle. Once again, the Confederate tide was turned back, and Washington County was traversed by the retreating Rebels. 1864 Jubal Early's Raid: In the spring of 1864, Union commander-in-chief General Ulysses S. Grant launched simultaneous attacks against the Confederates throughout the South. He succeeded in maneuvering Lee closer to Richmond, Virginia, and finally besieged him at the CSA's capital city and at nearby Petersburg. Confederate General Jubal Early took Rebel forces north in a desperate attempt to turn the tide of war by capturing the Union's capital city. Confederate soldiers disembarked trains at Martinsburg.
4. ANTINF_121013_46.JPG: West Virginia, and crossed into Maryland near Sharpsburg. Towns such as Hagerstown, Middletown, and Frederick were ransomed by the invaders in an effort to collect much-needed money and supplies for the ragged Southern army. After collecting $200,000 from the town fathers of Frederick, Early's Rebels were stalled by General Lew Wallace and a hastily assembled Union force at the Battle of Monocacy. Although the Confederates were victorious in the conflict, they failed in achieving their final objective, as Union defenses around Washington, DC had been replenished and strengthened.
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2012 photos: Equipment this year: My mainstays were the Fuji S100fs, Nikon D7000, and the new Fuji X-S1. I also used an underwater Fuji XP50 and a Nikon D600. The first three cameras all broke this year and had to be repaired. Trips this year: three Civil War Trust conferences (Shepherdstown, WV, Richmond, VA, and Williamsburg, VA), a week-long family reunion cruise of the Caribbean, another week-long family reunion in the Wisconsin Dells (with lots of in-transit time in Ohio and Indiana), and my 7th consecutive San Diego Comic-Con trip (including side trips to Zion, Bryce, the Grand Canyon, etc). Ego strokes: I had a picture of Miss DC, Ashley Boalch, published in the Washington Post. I had a photograph of the George Segal San Francisco Holocaust memorial used as the cover of Quebec Francais (issue 165). Not being able to read French, I'm not entirely sure what the article is about but, hey! And I guess what could be considered to be a positive thing, my site is now established enough that spammers have noticed it and I had to block 17,000 file description postings for Viagra and whatever else.. Number of photos taken this year: just below 410,000.
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