Secession sentiment in Maryland depended on what part of the state you are talking about. Western Maryland, like Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia. was strongly Unionist. There were few slaves. Most of the whites were descendants of Scots-Irish and German pioneers and small farmers, who had no use for Tidewater planters and the slave system. Southern Maryland, an extension of Tidewater Virginia, was pro-Confederate, sharing the same plantation culture as much of the Lowland South. The Eastern Shore was a mixed bag. While having a Southern like culture, the area’s isolation inclined many locals toward neutrality, as was the case during the War of Independence. After the Civil War, the popularity of the Lost Cause caused greater sympathy toward the former Confederacy.
Missouri was in a similar situation in that some wanted to stay in the Union and others didn’t.
Missouri’s own regular forces fell apart fairly early on and the result was a lot of guerrilla activity.
William Quantrill and “Bloody Bill’’ Anderson most notably.
Thank you for an informative post.
Pretty accurate Wallace thank you