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12 (civilians) killed, unknown hundreds wounded. The Baltimore riot of 1861 (also called the "Pratt Street Riots" and the "Pratt Street Massacre") was a civil conflict on Friday, April 19, 1861, on Pratt Street, in Baltimore, Maryland. It occurred between antiwar "Copperhead" Democrats (the largest party in Maryland) and other Southern ...
Baltimore riots can refer to several incidents of civil unrest in Baltimore, Maryland's history. It generally refers to the Baltimore Riot of 1861 (also known as the "Pratt Street Riots"), where a mob of Confederate Southern sympathizers attacked newly raised Union state militia troops transiting through the town on April 18–19, 1861 in some ...
The Baltimore Riot of April 1861 Governor Thomas Hicks The first bloodshed of the Civil War occurred in Maryland. Anxious about the risk of secessionists capturing Washington, D.C. , given that the capital was bordered by Virginia, and preparing for war with the South, the federal government requested armed volunteers to suppress "unlawful ...
The Baltimore Plot were alleged conspiracies in February 1861 to assassinate President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a whistle-stop tour en route to his inauguration. Allan Pinkerton, founder of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, played a key role by managing Lincoln's security throughout the journey. Though scholars debate whether or not ...
Luther C. Ladd. Ladd & Whitney Monument in downtown Lowell. Luther Crawford Ladd (22 December 1843 – 19 April 1861) was a soldier in the Union Army who was killed during the Baltimore riot of 1861. He is often referred to as the first Union soldier killed in action during the American Civil War. [1] [2] Luther Crawford Ladd was 17 years old ...
By 1861, the remnants of the Know-Nothing movement had split over secession and federal forces took control of Baltimore.<ref> Frank Towers, "Violence as a tool of party dominance: election riots and the Baltimore know-nothings, 1854-1860." Maryland Historical Magazine 93 (1998): 5-37. See also. 1856 United States presidential election
George Proctor Kane (August 4, 1817 – June 23, 1878) [1] was an American politician and policeman. He is best known for his role as Marshal of Police during the Baltimore riot of 1861 [2] and his subsequent imprisonment at Fort McHenry and Fort Warren without the benefit of habeas corpus. His position as Marshal of Police and his southern ...
On April 19 Baltimore was disrupted by riots, during which Southern sympathizers attacked Union troops passing through the city by rail. Steuart's son commanded one of the Baltimore city militias during the disturbances of April 1861, following which Federal troops occupied the city. In a letter to his father, the younger Steuart wrote: