[Non-Sequitur]

You see, Maryland was NOWHERE near Washington, DC, during the Civil War. Washington, DC, was where a large contingent of Union troops were stationed - but these troops weren't close enough to Maryland to affect Maryland's internal politics in the slightest.

Virginia was just as close. You don't suppose those troops were facing South, do you?

[an amused spectator]

Maybe I should start building myself a library of Civil War history books...

Oh, wait - I ALREADY have a huge library of Civil War history books, and don't need much instruction on the Civil War from a guy who's shown that he's willing to twist facts and numbers to make a point.

You are just like sinkspur.