The Capital of the US- Washington DC, is SOUTH of Maryland. If Maryland became part of the Confederacy, the US Capital would be surrounded by the Confederate States. And THAT would be rather awkward.
Maryland, Delaware, Missouri, and Kentucky were border states that remained with the union during the civil war.
Maryland
it didn't join the civil war. during the war slavery was still legal
Pennsylvania (Gettysburg), Maryland (Antietam), and Kentucky - to name three.
because they were fighting in it, and... well i think that covers it.
Union. Maryland was an Union Border state but this counted Union of course.
No
Maryland was a Union State
Maryland, Delaware, Missouri, and Kentucky were border states that remained with the union during the civil war.
They were border states for the Union and Confederate. Maryland was especially important because it contained the U.S. capital (Washington D.C.)
Either Maryland or Delaware supplied food for the Union.
lincoln ordered the union to attack the secessionist forces in maryland
Maryland
Maryland, Delaware, Missouri, and Kentucky
it didn't join the civil war. during the war slavery was still legal
Yes, Maryland was an important border state during the American Civil War. It was strategically located between the North and the South, and its loyalty was divided between the Union and the Confederacy. Control of Maryland was crucial for both sides in terms of military strategy and political support.
Lincoln believed that the Border States were an important key to winning the Civil War. They were the states that had strong loyalties to either cause. Maryland was important because of its strategic location to DC. Delaware bordered Maryland and shared the peninsula with it and Virginia. Part of the Union strategy was also to blockade supplies to the South.