Baltimore Riot

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The Baltimore Riot is know as the first bloodshed of the American Civil War. Fought between Southern sympathizers and the 6th Massachusetts Militia. On April 19, 186o, the militia was transferring trains to go to D.C. When Southern sympathizers saw them they fired. During the riot People used pistoles, bricks or even rocks to chuck at the 6th Massachusetts. After the riot when James Ryder Randall found out his friend was killed in Baltimore, he wrote a pro Confederate prom that includes the name of famous and wealthy planters and "Northern Scum" currently the song witch Randall wrote, Maryland My Maryland is Maryland's state song.
Maryland was planning on secession, till when Virginia seceded and then Washington would of been surrounded by Confederate states. secessionist of Maryland have been prisoned during there attempted to secede, they were taken to Point Lookout, MD. Maryland was given the Center star of the Confederate flag in most cases.

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