Maryland, My Maryland
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"Maryland, My Maryland" is the state song of Maryland. The song was written by James Ryder Randall and is set to the tune of "Lauriger Horatius". It was written in 1861 during the American Civil War and expresses strong Confederate sympathies. The lyrics reflect the author's distress over the passage of Union troops through Maryland on their way to Washington, D.C.. The song was officially adopted as the state song in 1939.12
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