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Phoebeeloise7's List: Maryland
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During the Civil War, Maryland was not only a border state with split loyalties, but also a battleground.
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The eastern part of Maryland was clearly pro Confederate while the western part of the state was clearly pro Union
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In early 1861, Maryland was walking a tightrope between the Union and the Confederacy. In addition to being physically between the two sides, Maryland depended equally on the North and the South for its economy. Although Maryland had always leaned toward the south culturally, sympathies in the state were as much pro-Union as they were pro-Confederate. Reflecting that division and the feeling of many Marylanders that they just wanted to be left alone, the state government would not declare for either side.
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General Assembly was primarily interested in preserving Maryland's neutrality, for they neither wanted to secede from the Union, nor to allow Union troops to cross its territory in order to attack the Confederacy.
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