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Invasion of Maryland!
On September 4, 1862, high atop Sugar Loaf Mountain, Lieutenant
Brinkerhoff N. Miner signaled to another soldier 10 miles away in
Poolesville that he saw 50 to 70 wagons moving from
Leesburg toward Edwards Ferry. He continued:
"The enemy are now shelling the aqueduct over Monocacy river, and I
judge are
attempting to cross, from the reports of musketry heard."
Maryland was being invaded!
Not since the War
of 1812 had an army invaded Maryland.
This time, however, the enemy shelling Maryland soil was not the British
- it was the invading armies of the Confederacy.
This was a civil war - a war
between two groups of Americans!
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Image from the June 28, 1862 issue of Harper's
Weekly.
Provided courtesy of HarpWeek.
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This Maryland Exploration will investigate the invasion of
Maryland, who the invaders were,
what they were trying to accomplish, and how the defenders used various
means of communication to protect
Maryland.
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