A mob had gathered outside the state house in Baltimore demanding secession.
When Lincoln was appraised of the situation he sent troops to guard the statehouse.
Apprised.
Did that mob represent a majority of the citizens of Maryland or just some angry southern sympathizers?
“The people of Maryland wanted to secede. It’s legislature didn’t. A mob had gathered outside the state house in Baltimore demanding secession. When Lincoln was appraised of the situation he sent troops to guard the statehouse.”
He didn’t send troops to guard the state house, he sent them to ARREST the state legislature!
the people in Eastern Maryland wanted to secede. The people living in Central and Western Maryland want to remain in the Union. The State House in Maryland is located in Annapolis, the Capitol of the State, not Baltimore.