Dude, as far as the opinion of “Mr Lincoln” held by most Marylanders west of South Mountain, don’t *even* go there.
People always wonder *why* MD has voted Dem since then.
Mr Lincoln was why.
It’s only been recently that ultra-conservative western Marylanders have figured out that the Dems are now fascist bastards and have begun to vote for the “party of Lincoln”.
My ancestors [and all others who lived in the area] were “monitored” by the federal troops garrisoned at Ft Frederick, lest they “rise up and rebel”.
Being but poor dirt and rock farmers, not a single one of them ever owned a slave, let alone condoned slavery yet they were treated roughly as potential “threats”.
Down through the generations, they have never forgotten this.
If you think this hyperbole, look up the lyrics to our state song.
[*if* they haven’t completely “sanitized” them, yet]
Idabilly, my great great great cousin ran all the spies in Southern Maryland during the war. He reported directly to Jeff Davis. He was the point of contact for Booth in the Lincoln kidnap plan. The plan was to kidnap him and ransom him for all Confederate troops in federal prisons. Unfortunately, Bobby Lee surrendered and Booth went balistic (an actor don’t you know). My cousin did get him across the Potomac, then wisely fled to Cuba and then England for a couple of years. He returned to Washington and managed a hotel in DC until his death. He was buried at Mt. Olivet.