Maryland authorities destroy the rail bridges into Baltimore
April 1861, Baltimore, Maryland.
- Date
- April 1861
- Where
- Baltimore, Maryland
- What happened
- Burned
- Event
- 2 of 174
After the April 19 riot against Massachusetts troops crossing the city, Governor Hicks and Mayor Brown ordered three Northern Central and two Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore bridges destroyed to stop federal troop movements through Baltimore. Hicks authorized the mayor to send the Maryland militia to disable the railroad bridges into the city. The legislature later voted against secession but also voted not to reopen the rail links with the North.
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