Frederick County Never the Like Again

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Frederick County: Never the Like Again

Gathered in this book are events that occurred in Frederick County, Maryland from 1859 to 1865, as told by correspondents, local citizens, and the Northern and Southern soldiers who experienced them.

Frederick County, Maryland, was involved with events related to the Civil War for a longer period of time than most places. Its population lived with thousands of troops in its midst, and all the related problems, for over 1,400 days. There were over 40 forays, skirmishes and battles by varying size fought on its soil. Soldiers from both sides, by the hundreds of thousands, traipsed across its land and encamped on it.

Softcover, 337 pages.