Echoes of War Drums The Civil War in Mountain Maryland ( James Rada, Jr. - LH) Draft riots

Draft riots

Discover Western Maryland’s connections with famous events

Echoes of War Drums is a collection of three dozen stories and more than 50 pictures of the Civil War in Mountain Maryland

but it saw action

The Sisters of Charity who nursed the wounded and sick soldiers in the region

Echoes of War Drums The Civil War in Mountain Maryland ( James Rada, Jr. - LH) Draft riotsDraft riots, spies, kidnapping, and skirmishes Western Maryland may not have seen major Civil War battles, but it saw action Though the mountains of Western Maryland were not the site of any major battles during the Civil War, the area did have its share of activity and minor skirmishes. Read about The daring McNeills Ranger raid into Union occupied Cumberland to kidnap two generals. The underground Confederate Post Office that operated in Western