Civil War. Cartoon of Massachusetts Militia passing through Baltimore

Cartoon, "Massachusetts Militia Passing through Baltimore". This depicts the Baltimore Riot of April 19, 1861, where pro-Southern crowds attacked Pennsylvania and Massachusetts militia members on the way to Washington, D.C. The gunfire in the cartoon killed several people on both sides. Library of Congress. Washington, D.C.
Identifier
NYSA_A3045-78_3658
Date Original
January 1 1860
Language
English
Source
New York State Archives, New York (State). Department of Education. Division of Visual Instruction. Instructional lantern slides, ca. 1856-1939. Series A3045-78, No. 3658.
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