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Seal of Maryland during the war. During the American Civil War (1861–1865), Maryland, a slave state, was one of the border states, straddling the South and North.Despite some popular support for the cause of the Confederate States of America, Maryland did not secede during the Civil War.
Buckeystown is on the U.S National Register of Historic Places and the Maryland Civil War Trail due to its rich history and beautiful examples of Queen Anne and Victorian style houses, along with a small commercial center. Each historic home has a plaque indicating the year built, the earliest being circa 1780.
The town was incorporated as Boonesborough in 1831. Local newspapers and villagers preferred the name Boonsboro. The former name was used on some documents as late as 1903. General Buford's Engagement with Stuart's Confederate Cavalry at Boonsboro, MD. July 9, 1863. Boonsboro was a key town during the American Civil War. Two battles were fought ...
Location of Prince George's County in Maryland. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Prince George's County, Maryland. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Latitude and longitude ...
Maryland counties. There are more than 1,500 properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the U.S. State of Maryland.Each of the state's 23 counties and its one county-equivalent (the independent city of Baltimore) has at least 20 listings on the National Register.
The village was the scene of the Battle of Crampton's Gap, part of the Battle of South Mountain during the Maryland Campaign of the Civil War on September 14, 1862. Burkittsville was also made a subject of national attention when it was used as the setting of the 1999 horror film The Blair Witch Project .
This category refers to people, places, and events associated with the state of Maryland during the American Civil War The main article for this category is Maryland in the American Civil War . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maryland in the American Civil War .
Originally 88 acres (360,000 m 2) were sold to Henry Funk by Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore in 1754 and settled as Jerusalem. [4] [5]The Civil War Battle of Funkstown took place July 10, 1863, during the Gettysburg Campaign as Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia retreated toward Virginia in the week following the Battle of Gettysburg.