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LIST Of CIVIL WAR VETERANS
Some of Those From this County Who
s erved With the Blue and the Gray
Duriog the War Between the States
Federal Soldiers.

! Oh an oppressed people uuueE Il ~
rannical government cause that
| leads to justifiable revolutions-tH
while in possession of the Legislative
| and judicial branches of the gov
eminent in. control of It's naval and
military power, that section of the
| country voluntarily surrendered all
! Washington in the height of politi-
] cal excitement over the loss of the
| executive branch OF the government.
They claimed TO be apprehensiye of
| future interference of their property
/ rights by the minority party then
! only in executive control, and de-
feided to try to dissolve the Federal
/ Union by the revolutionary method
/ of secession.
I While Maryland was by common
Interest and location attached to the
FSouth, yet many of her people so
kloyally loved their country they
eould not submit to its dissolution.
Hence, many Marylanders entered
the Federal Army as volunteers, to
| defend and protect the Union"
The First Eastern Shore Regi-
ment of Infantry, Maryland Volun-
teers, was organized at Cambridge,
Md. in September, 1861. James Wal
Lace was elected Colonel.
lOf this regiment, Companies ALB
and C were recruited in Dorchester
county. Company A was mustered
out of service August 16, 1862, by
orders from the War Department.,
they having refused to leave the
Eastern Shore to do military duty
in Virginia.
This regiment, including Compa-
MES. ID, E, F and G, from Caroline
county; Company Fl, from Talbot
county; Company |, from Baltimore
city, and Company X, from Somer-
set county, were detailed for guard
duty along the coast lines of the
Eastern Shore of Virginia and Mary
land, to prevent blockade-runners
from carrying contraband goods
South.
When Gen. r. E. Lee invaded
Maryland with, his army, the First
Eastern Shore Regiment asked to
be sent to join the Army of the Po-
tomac at the front. They were sent
to Baltimore, and from there march
ed with Gen. Lockwood's Brigade to
Gettysburg, which they reached on
the morning of July 3, 1853, and
Twelfth Ar
my CORPS on Culp's FIT, Went ac-'
lively Into battle, and won a record
of splendid service. With. the Army
of the Potomac, they pursued the
retreating Confederates to the Po-
tomac river, assisting in the capture
of prisoners and munitions of war.
After a, brief duty on the upper
Potomac, the First Eastern Shore
Regiment was ordered back to the
Eastern Shore, where it performed
guard duty until it's partial CONSOLE
dation with the Eleventh Regiment
of Infantry. Maryland Volunteers,
and final discharge of others by the
expiration of term of enlistment.
Confederate Soldiers.
In 1851 and 1862, after the out
break of the Civil War, which divid-
ed public opinion and sympathy on
the great national questions of
States Rights" and negro slavery,
a. number of young men from Dor
chester county, of courage and with
/ strong feelings for Southern
Rights decided to go "South" and
enter the Southern Army, at the
risk or sacrifice of their lives, in
defence of the principles they con-
scientiously entertained. 1t is the
purpose here to give some of their
names and rank in the Confederate
service, with the sad fate or good
fortune that each met as a soldier
in whatever branch of the military
or naval service they enlisted.
Following is a list Of only small
part of those who went South dur
ing the Civil War from the county:
George Landlord, Linkwood, Nd
private, Company G, Second Mary
land Infantry.
- McCready, private, Com
pany F, Second Maryland Infantry
McCready, Vienna, Nd.
private, Company F, Second Mary
land Infantry.
J. P. Finstwait, fredericksburg, Md.
private, Company G, Second Mary
land Infantry. Wounded and died
on battlefield, near Culp's Hill, at
Gettysburg, ia, July 3, 1863.
William Laird, Second Maryland
4 Infantry.
Winder Laird, Adjutant, Second
Maryland Infantry. Killed in bat
tie on Weldon Railroad.
George Manning, Drawbridge, Md
/ Sergeant, Company G, Second Mary
land Infantry Returned home afte
4 the close of the war.
Willis V.Brannock, Church Creek
Nd, Corporal, Company A, Second
Maryland Infantry Returned home
William Brannock, Town Point
|. Nd, private, Company G, Second
Maryland Infantry. Returned home.
Washington Vickers, East New
Market, Md, private, Company G
Second Maryland Infantry, Returnes
home. Detailed to Life Saving Sta
ton.
James l.. Woolford, Milton, Md.
i private, Company G, Second Mary
3 land Infantry. Returned home.
1 George Twilley, Salem, Nd, pr
j vate, Company G, Second Mary
p land Infantry. Returned home.