History of the United States from the earliest discovery of America to the end of 1902 . cars for Washington onApril 17th, reaching Baltimore on themorning of the 19th. Maryland was trembling in the balancebetween Union and disunion, A deter-mined disunionist minority was workingwith might and main to drag the State intosecession. Baltimore was white-hot withsouthern zeal, determined that the BayState troops should never reach Washing-ton through that metropolis. Eight of thecars containing the soldiers were drawnsafely across the city. The next was as-sailed by a hooting mob, and the windowss
History of the United States from the earliest discovery of America to the end of 1902 . cars for Washington onApril 17th, reaching Baltimore on themorning of the 19th. Maryland was trembling in the balancebetween Union and disunion, A deter-mined disunionist minority was workingwith might and main to drag the State intosecession. Baltimore was white-hot withsouthern zeal, determined that the BayState troops should never reach Washing-ton through that metropolis. Eight of thecars containing the soldiers were drawnsafely across the city. The next was as-sailed by a hooting mob, and the windowssmashed in by bricks and paving of the soldiers were wounded bypistol shots, and a scattering fire was re-turned. Sand, stones, anchors, and otherobstructions were heaped upon the remaining four companies thereforeleft the cars and started to march. They VOL. III.—22 338 CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION [1861 soon met the mob, flying a secessionflag. A mHee ensued. The troops moveddouble-quick toward the Washington depot,surrounded by a seething mass of infuriated. Scene of the First Bloodshed, at Baltimore. secessionists filling the air wifh their brick-bats and stones, while bullets whizzed fromsidewalks and windows. The troops re-turned the fire, and several in the crowdfell. The chief of police with fifty officers i86i] THE WINTER OF 1860-61 339 appeared on the scene, who, by presentingcocked revolvers, held the rioters in checkfor a while, till the distressed troops couldjoin their comrades. Baltimore was in thehands of this secessionist band for the restof the day. The bridges north of that citywere also burned, so that no more troopscould reach Washington by this route. Meanwhile the capital city was in greatperil, devotees of the South being eachmoment expected to make an attack uponit. Only fifteen companies of local militiaand six of regulars were present at inau-guration time, stationed by General Scottat critical points in the city. Pickets werepo
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