Map showing route of rail road through Baltimore from President St. station to Camden St. station.
BALTIMORE
AND
THE NINETEENTH OF APRIL, 1861
A Study of the War
By GEORGE WILLIAM BROWN
Chief Judge of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore, and Mayor of the City in 1861
BALTIMORE
N. Murray, Publication Agent, Johns Hopkins University
1887
Copyright, 1887, by N. Murray.
ISAAC FRIEDENWALD, PRINTER,
  BALTIMORE.
(p. 5) CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
  •   Page.
  • 1. Introduction,9
  • 2. The First Blood Shed in the War,10
  • 3. The Supposed Plot to Assassinate the Incoming President,11
  • 4. The Midnight Ride to Washington,17
CHAPTER II.
  • 1. The Compromises of the Constitution in Regard to Slavery,20
  • 2. A Divided House,23
  • 3. The Broken Compact,25
  • 4. The Right of Revolution,27
CHAPTER III.
  • 1. Maryland's Desire for Peace,30
  • 2. Events which Followed the Election of President Lincoln,31
  • 3. His Proclamation Calling for Troops,32
  • 4. The City Authorities and Police of Baltimore,34
  • 5. Increasing Excitement in Baltimore,39
CHAPTER IV.