Publisher's Synopsis
"Today the literature on Maryland's Civil War is vast and scattered. Given its location surrounding Washington, its unique proportion of enslaved and freeborn African Americans, and its circumstances as the site of significant Civil War battles, the state has always attracted historians. Original documents, in archives throughout the nation and in private collections, tell the story of the conflict, as do a number of secondary sources. This book of essays brings together new scholarship based on these sources, hence the title "The Civil War in Maryland Reconsidered." Contributors afford new insights on familiar subjects, along with the development of previously unexplored topics. Included in the volume are two types of essays, first those based primarily on previously unused material and framed by new methods such as Edward Papenfuse's analysis of the correspondence and reports of the British consul in Baltimore. Papenfuse's startling c
