Learn how both Union and Confederate regiments and commanders came from Maryland and learn about their battles in the state

Name: Learn how both Union and Confederate regiments and commanders came from Maryland and learn about their battles in the state
Uploaded: 2020-08-26T13:28:11Z
Duration: 2 min 13 s
Description: Discover how the socioeconomic and political divisions that contributed to the American Civil War played out in Maryland.

Discover how the socioeconomic and political divisions that contributed to the American Civil War played out in Maryland.

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