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(1812-1865)
Calvert County History (continued from page 19)
British Marched into and Burned Washington D.C. from Patuxent Landing August 24, 1814
Miscellaneous Happenings During the War of 1812-1814
Roger Brooke Taney Announced His Anti-Slavery Decisions in 1818
Conditions of Calvert County from 1800 to 1840
Calvert County Tournaments Began About 1845
Calvert County Participated in Constitutional Convention in State in 1850
Prelude to the Civil War in Maryland
Calvert County Threatened by Confederates in Bay in 1861
Draft of 1862 Included Calvert County; No Volunteers from Calvert County
Recruiting Station for Negro Troops Set Up at Lower Marlboro, Calvert County
Calvert County was Against the Abolition of Slavery in 1864
Slavery Abolished in Maryland by Convention on April 27, 1864
Calvert County Votes Against Lincoln in Presidential Election in 1864
Sons of Calvert County Served in Many Battles Between 1863 and 1865