Maryland Civil War Heritage Area Vision
Maryland Civil War Heritage Area Management Plan Appendix A: Timeline of Civil War Events The following is a timeline of significant Civil War events that happened in the three counties of the heritage area:26 1857 March 6 Dred Scott decision handed down by the United States Supreme Court, with majority opinion written by Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney, former resident of Frederick. 1859 Oct. 16 - 17 John Brown and followers, after three months of preparation while in hiding in Washington County, attack United States Arsenal at Harpers Ferry. 1861 April 26 Maryland’s governor, at President Lincoln’s suggestion, convenes Maryland’s General Assembly in pro-Union Frederick. Sessions are held sporadically until September, when pro-Southern legislators are arrested by Federal troops to ensure Maryland’s loyalty. 1862 Jan. 5-6 Hancock bombarded by Confederate forces. Sept. 4 Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia invade Maryland. Sept. 6-12 Frederick and surrounding region occupied by Confederate forces. Sept. 10 Barbara Fritchie allegedly defies Rebel troops by waving the U.S. flag, an incident later immortalized by John Greenleaf Whittier’s poem. Sept. 11-12 Westminster occupied by Confederate forces. Sept. 11-16 Hagerstown and surrounding region occupied by Confederate forces. Sept. 12 Skirmish in Frederick between Union and Confederate cavalry forces. Sept. 13 Lee’s “Lost Orders,” detailing his army’s movements, found near Frederick by Union forces. Sept. 14 Battle of South Mountain. Sept. 17 Battle of Antietam. Oct. 1-4 Lincoln visits Antietam, Frederick, and Burkittsville. 1863 June 28 J.E.B. Stuart’s Confederate cavalry forces enter Maryland on their way to Pennsylvania.
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