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	Baltimore riot of 1861 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Baltimore riot of 1861 (also called the Pratt Street Riot and the Pratt Street Massacre) was an incident that took place on April 19, 1861 in Baltimore, Maryland between Confederate sympathizers and infantrymen of the United States Army.
		At that time, there was no direct rail connection between the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad's President Street Station and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Camden Station due to ordinances prohibiting the use of steam locomotives in the inner city.
		After the April 19th rioting, some small skirmishes occurred throughout Baltimore between citizens and police for the next month, but a sense of normalcy returned as the city was cleaned up.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baltimore_riot_of_1861 (839 words)

	Baltimore,_Maryland - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Baltimore grew swiftly in the mid- to late 18th century as the granary for sugar-producing colonies in the Caribbean.
		Baltimore’s accent exemplifies a dialectal continuum between Tidewater American English and Delaware Valley American English, loosely possessing the vowel shifts of the former and general pronunciation of the latter.
		Baltimore is on the northern end of the humid subtropical climate zone, according to the Köppen classification, with moderating influence from its relative proximity to the ocean.
	www.timesharetalk.co.uk /wiki.asp?k=Baltimore,_Maryland (5505 words)

	VZ Local - Baltimore, Maryland City Guide
		Baltimore grew swiftly in the mid-late 18th century as the granary for sugar producing colonies in the Caribbean.
		Though the crime situation in Baltimore is considered one of the worst in the nation, city officials are quick to point out that most violent crimes, particularly murders, are committed by people who know their victims and who are often associated with the illegal drug trade.
		Baltimore is in the north central part of the state of Maryland, on the Patapsco River, not far from the Chesapeake Bay.
	www.vzlocal.com /Baltimore-MD.html (3159 words)

	First Blood in Baltimore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Depending on where passengers arrived in Baltimore, and what their destinations were, their options as to how they might reach the station of the railroad that was to carry them past Baltimore varied.
		Trimble was Superintendent of the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad and a Colonel in the state militia.
		If Baltimore was to become the focal point of Federal troops passing through the state to the District of Columbia, then Baltimore needed a strong military presence in the city to keep order and to deter Federal troops from occupying the city.
	www.civilwarinteractive.com /ArticleFirstBloodBaltimore.htm (4864 words)

	Baltimore, Maryland
		The most famous period in Baltimore’s history was during the War of 1812 when the city was condemned by the British as a “nest of pirates.” Staunchly anti-British sentiment pervaded the streets of Baltimore just days after the War of 1812 ignited, making it a worthy target for the enemy.
		The Battle of Baltimore was decisively won by the colonists on September 13, 1814, when they repulsed a land and naval attack by the British at Fort McHenry following the redcoat torching of Washington, D.C. An angry mob destroyed the building where a Federalist newspaper criticized the colonies for going to war.
		Baltimore is home to many such interesting and innovative attractions as the Baltimore World Trade Center, which is the world’s tallest equilateral, five-sided building; and the Pimlico Race Course, is the site of the Preakness Stakes.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h3856.html (904 words)

	Thomas's Glassware Tour --- Baltimore, MD (USA)
		Baltimore is situated in the north central part of Maryland, on the Patapsco River, not far from the Chesapeake Bay.
		Baltimore is an independent city with a population of about 630,000 (2005), which makes it the largest city in Maryland.
		Baltimore's population peaked at 949,708 in the 1950 census, which ranked it as the sixth-largest city in the country, behind Detroit and ahead of Cleveland.
	www.thomasgraz.net /glass/tu-028.htm (748 words)

	Page 17. Rhodes, James Ford. 1917. History of the Civil War, 1861–1865
		The Sixth Massachusetts was the first regiment to respond, leaving Boston on April 17 and arriving in Baltimore two days later.
		The only approach by rail to Washington was through Baltimore where the strong feeling for secession was vented in threats that Northern troops, bent on the invasion of the South, would not be permitted to pass through its streets.
		The Colonel of the Sixth, being informed in Philadelphia of the situation, timed his arrival in Baltimore for the morning (April 19).
	www.bartleby.com /252/pages/page17.html (287 words)

	Civil War Traveler in Maryland
		Baltimore was a growing, thriving city served by a navigable harbor and four railroads on the eve of the Civil War.
		Six Civil War Trails interpretive markers trace the evolution of the April 19, 1861, Baltimore "riot" that erupted when Union soldiers destined for Washington DC made their way from the President Street Station to the Camden Railroad Station.
		Nice museum devoted to Baltimore's role in the war located in the remains of the landmark railroad station that was the scene of many dramatic moments in 1861.
	www.civilwartraveler.com /maryland/baltimore.html (1540 words)

	WebRoots Library U.S. Military (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		American, The, on the Baltimore riot of 1861, 65; account of the Putnam Phalanx in Baltimore, 160--167; on the reception of the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment in Baltimore, 167--170.
		Greeley, Horace, on the conduct of the Baltimore authorities, 76, 77.
		By George William Brown, Chief Judge of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore, and Mayor of the City in 1861.
	www.webroots.org /library/usamilit/batnoa05.html (2973 words)

	Baltimore Riot, April 19, 1861
		On May 13, Federal troops, including members of the Massachusetts regiment attacked in the previous month's riot, occupied the city and martial law was declared, squelching most subsequent pro-Confederate activities.
		The police chief, several commissioners, and a number of citizens were arrested for their alleged participation in the riot, and suspected secessionists, including Francis Scott Key's grandson and a number of state legislators, were held without charges.
		Federal forces continued to maintain an occupying presence in Baltimore for the remainder of the war.
	www.civilwarhome.com /baltimoreriot.htm (455 words)

	Maryland in the Civil War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first fatalities of the war happened during the Baltimore Riot of 1861, and the single bloodiest day of combat in American military history occurred near Sharpsburg, Maryland, at the Battle of Antietam, which provided the opportunity for President Lincoln to issue his famed Emancipation Proclamation.
		After that, Baltimore Mayor George William Brown, Marshal George P. Kane, and former Governor Enoch Louis Lowe requested that Maryland Governor Thomas H. Hicks, a slave owner from the Eastern Shore, burn the railroad bridges and cut the telegraph lines leading to Baltimore to prevent further troops from entering the state.
		They were transported by rail to Baltimore, where they had to disembark, march through the city, and board another train to continue their journey south to Washington.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maryland_in_the_Civil_War (1915 words)

	Top20Baltimore.com - Your Top20Guide to Baltimore, MD.
		One of Baltimore's greatest moments occurred during the War of 1812 when Fort McHenry came under attack by British forces near the harbor after the British had burned Washington, D.C. Known today as the Battle of Baltimore, American forces won the decisive battles by repulsing a joint land and naval attack by the British forces.
		After the riot, Union troops occupied Baltimore and Maryland came under direct federal administration — in part, to prevent the state from seceding — until the end of the war in April 1865.
		In 1992, the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball moved from Memorial Stadium to Oriole Park at Camden Yards downtown, and six years later the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League moved next door into the newly renamed MandT Bank Stadium, formerly known as PSINet Stadium until PSINet went bankrupt.
	top20baltimore.com (2954 words)

	Baltimore, Maryland - www.1-baltimore.com
		Baltimore dominated state politics for a long time before 1969, however; most of the state's highest elected officials come from the Baltimore area.
		Baltimore native Tom Clancy, a graduate of Loyola-Blakefield High School and Loyola College in Maryland, often includes Baltimore and other parts of Maryland in his action/spy thriller novels and their corresponding feature films.
		Anne Tyler lived in Baltimore for many years and many of her books are set there, for example The Accidental Tourist, which was also made into a movie.
	www.1-baltimore.com (5599 words)

	The Civil War 1861-1865
		The rail train stopped in Baltimore, Maryland from the North at President Street Station, which meant to get to Washington, D.C. the troops would have to catch other transportation or horse drawn trolleys in Baltimore in order to change over to the other rail train to Washington which was at Camden Station.
		After this Baltimore's mayor and police chief authorized the destruction of key rail bridges to prevent Union troops from entering the city.
		April 28, 1861 - turmoil in Baltimore and the threat of secession in the rest of Maryland threatens the Federal capital's
	www.justice101us.com /cwar2.htm (668 words)

	Other Attractions
		The stories of the April 19, 1861 Baltimore riot, the escape of slaves headed north, and Baltimore's role in the Civil War are told through the museum.
		The Baltimore Museum of Industry aims to educate “youth, the community and visitors about work life, career choices, the dignity of work, and the complexities and challenges of industrial society.” Visitors learn about the Industrial Revolution's impact on Baltimore immigration, child labor, shipbuilding, canning, printing, and garment manufacturing.
		Baltimore’s history, port, sister cities, and neighborhoods are featured in hands-on exhibits.
	www.aqua.org /otherattractions.html (713 words)

	Timeline 1860-1861
		1861 Feb 18, Jefferson F. Davis was inaugurated as the Confederacy’s provisional president at a ceremony held in Montgomery, Ala., where the Confederate constitutional convention was held.
		1861 Jun 29, William James Mayo, co-founder of the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, was born.
		1861 In Russia Dmitri Ivanovich Mendelyev, chemist, determined that the maximum solubility of alcohol in water occurs at a ratio of 40% to 60%.
	timelines.ws /1860_1861.HTML (11247 words)

	Federal Hill photo - Lida Verner photos at pbase.com
		The hill itself was given the name because it was the site of a Union artillery battery when Baltimore was under martial law after the Baltimore riot of 1861.
		The mob began throwing stones and bricks at the troops.
		Four soldiers and twelve civilians were killed in the riot.
	www.pbase.com /image/49372336 (808 words)

	Baltimore - Culture, Attractions and History from LookSmart
		Baltimore Orioles, Baltimore Ravens, Baltimore Riot 1861, Baltimore World Trade Center, Battle of Baltimore, Charm City, Edgar Allan Poe, Edgar Allen Poe Monument · See all topics...
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	www.looksmartbaltimore.com (334 words)

	Ettractions.com - Baltimore Civil War Museum-President Street Statio
		The Neville Public Museum is a general museum featuring history, art, and science.
		The stories of the April 19, 1861 Baltimore riot and Baltimore's role in the Civil War are told through the museum in head house of the station.
		Maryland is the birthplace of Cal Ripken Jr., Lefty Grove, Frank (Homerun) Baker, Al Kaline, Jimmie Foxx, and the Sultan of Swat, Babe Ruth.
	www.ettractions.com /ettractions/att/8387.asp (83 words)

	Arrest of the Police Commissioners of Baltimore (1861), Resolution of the House of Representatives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Arrest of the Police Commissioners of Baltimore (1861), Resolution of the House of Representatives
		Arrest of the Police Commissioners of Baltimore, Md.
		Resolved, That the President be requested immediately to communicate to this House, if in his judgment not incompatible with the public interest, the grounds, reason, and evidence upon which the police commissioners of Baltimore were arrested, and are now detained as prisoners at Fort McHenry.
	www.civilwarhome.com /commissionersarrest.htm (96 words)

	ARC - Court Records
		Some documents include individuals indicted for treason in the Christiana Riot in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, which concerned fugitive slaves and obstruction of justice.
		The digitized case files are part of a set of indictments for treason handed down in the United States District Court, District of Maryland, between 1861 and 1863.
		The indictments relate to individuals accused of attacking Washington-bound Northern troops marching through Baltimore on April 19, 1861.
	www.archives.gov /research/arc/topics/courts.html (6538 words)

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