Baltimore riot of 1861

Baltimore riot of 1861

The Baltimore riot of 1861 (also called the Pratt Street Riot and the Pratt Street Massacre) was an incident that took place on April 19, 1861 in Baltimore, Maryland between Confederate sympathizers and infantrymen of the United States Army. It is regarded by historians as the first bloodshed of the American Civil War.] Days afterward, North Carolina became the final state to approve secession (May 21). Delaware was occupied by Union troops due to its proximity to (and to prevent a repeat of the events that took place in) Maryland. Kentucky declared its neutrality (although it would eventually join the Union's side), and although Missouri was on the Union side, a Confederate government-in-exile existed in Arkansas and Texas. Maryland would remain under federal administration until April 1865, the end of the war.

ee also

* Baltimore Plot

Notes

External links

* [http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=2418 Baltimore Riot Trail Death at President Street Station] Historical Marker Database
* [http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=2427 Church Home and Hospital] Historical Marker Database
* [http://www.mdoe.org/riots_balt_1861.html Riots, Baltimore, 1861] Maryland Encyclopedia Online


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