[mac_truck]

The mayor and police got the concurrence of the governor in the plan to block rail access to the city. The governor later tried to claim otherwise, but there were supposedly a number of witnesses to his earlier action. The mayor then issued the order to destroy the bridges.

My question is: Was Merryman acting on this order when he destroyed the bridge or bridges for which he was arrested or was it for some later offense not connected with the mayor's order? I've never been able to find an answer.

Since the bridge Merryman was arrested for burning down was in Pennsylvainia, what orders he was or wasn't given by the state of Maryland are not relevant, wouldn't you agree?

[nolu chan]

[mac truck] Since the bridge Merryman was arrested for burning down was in Pennsylvainia, what orders he was or wasn't given by the state of Maryland are not relevant, wouldn't you agree?

[nc 833] "As the troops moved by train back north, Merryman and his troops burned a bridge in Parkton, ten miles south of Pennsylvania, to prevent more troops from being moved through Baltimore."