Maryland Line Confederate Soldiers' Home and Confederate Veterans' Organizations in Maryland

by Daniel Carroll Toomey

In 1888 the old U.S. arsenal in Pikesville, was opened to care for needy Confederate veterans residing in Maryland. This citadel of charity was managed by the Association of the Maryland line and supported by nearly every Confederate Veteran's group in the state. The heart of this book is the 212 biographical sketches compiled in 1900 of men who resided at the home. A history of the arsenal, the Soldiers' Home, Confederate Memorial Day and the Confederate Women's Home are also covered with numerous illustrations of membership badges and ribbons.

152 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this book at the gift shop for the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick, Maryland. This book is full of deeply researched local history that I haven't been able to find anywhere else.

I am a resident and newcomer to Baltimore County, but much of the area is made up of people who have no connection to its history. I drive on old roads and see old buildings all the time and wonder about their stories. I had no idea about the long story of the location described in this book, just down the road from me. It's just off a very busy road, I imagine no one thinks to look.

Because Maryland didn't actually secede during the Civil War and it's not politically popular to talk about, I am often surprised when I learn of the strong ties to the Confederacy, right here. It really was a place where neighbor fought against neighbor and then lived next to each other for the many years after the conflict.

The only reason why I didn't give it 5 stars is because I would have liked a map or two to help me out.