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To: july4thfreedomfoundation

MD was part of the Union but no respectable family dated yankees


41 posted on 03/20/2018 9:41:32 AM PDT by silverleaf (A man who kneels for the national anthem doesn't stand for much of anything)
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To: silverleaf

Maryland was a neutral state during the Civil War. It was essentially occupied territory and would have seceded except for the preponderance of Federal troops stationed there and extra-Constitutional actions taken by President Lincoln.


56 posted on 03/20/2018 10:16:59 AM PDT by catman67 (14 gauge?)
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