The Civil War at a Glance (Illustrated)

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Grant recognized the futility of attacking entrenched positions manned with a full complement of Confederate soldiers. Burnside had failed at Fredericksburg, and Grant himself had failed at Cold Harbor. However, he knew that thinly-manned or hastily-built fortifications could be seized - he had already done so in the Overland Campaign at Spotsylvania and Fredericksburg. You can track those soldiers throughout the war: Interview was in , when Salling was years old and reputedly the last surviving Confederate he died shortly thereafter.

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Local "Loyal Ladies" groups arose throughout the North soon after war broke out, and in , the Women's National Loyal League was formed to unify women's war efforts, promote the abolition of slavery, and later, to agitate for women's rights. The wording of the broadside indicates that these women had strong Confederate sympathies.

This newspaper illustration depicts women and their families visiting the State Fair for U. Soldier Relief - popularly known as the Baltimore Sanitary Fair - in Throughout the Union, women organized sanitary fairs to raise money and gather materials for the Union cause. Maryland women organized a successful fair in Baltimore in While the fair's primary goal was to raise money for the U.

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Sanitary Commission, it was also a public statement that the residents of Maryland were loyal to the Union. President Lincoln, acknowledging the importance of demonstrating Maryland's allegiance, spoke at the fair's opening. After the war, the Ladies' Southern Relief Association held a similar fair in Baltimore in April to assist Maryland and other southern states in recovering from the devastation of war.

Map showing the locations of the Hospitals and other places which the Delegates of the Maryland Committee of the U. Maryland women with Confederate loyalties also held fundraising fairs.

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In this post-war report from the Ladies' Southern Relief Association of Maryland, organizers of a Baltimore fair discuss Maryland's relative "wealth" compared to that of the devastated South. Some women, including Matilda "Tillie" Sterling, accompanied their husbands to Civil War military installations, rather than staying at home or living with family. One such military installation was the Maryland state capital of Annapolis, which was permanently under the control of Federal troops during the war. Annapolis and environs served as a training center for Union troops and as a camp for paroled Union soldiers.

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William had enlisted in the Union Army six months before their marriage and was assigned to recruiting service. During his military career, William lived in various places throughout the country. From February to February , he was stationed in Annapolis, Maryland, and Tillie accompanied him to his post there.

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During her stay in Annapolis, Tillie had the opportunity to witness and comment on everyday life in Annapolis, especially the city's social scene. Tillie wrote numerous letters to her mother in Philadelphia that contribute to our understanding of Maryland's divided loyalties and the various ways that women in Maryland reacted to the war.

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Readers will note that Tillie was staunchly pro-Union in her letters. She compared women's rebellious actions in Annapolis to those of Baltimore women and used the familiar term "secesh" to refer to persons with secessionist sentiments. Her most interesting news tidbit for her mother concerns the engagements of two women who are sisters, but have chosen beaux from opposite sides of the conflict. Detail from a letter written by Union solider, John W.

Matilda "Tillie" Louise Sterling, circa Mathilda Sterling Letter, March 18, to her motherwhere she discusses her life in Annapolis and her observations of Annapolis women. The March 18, , letter can be found on pages in the digital document viewer.