Havoc in Maryland

A bold rebel cavalry raid falls short at a mountain crossroads. On August 1, 1864, war arrived with a vengeance in the western Maryland town of Cumberland. Days earlier, Confederate Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early had ordered nearby communities ransomed—and had burned Chambersburg, Pa., when the town refused to pay up. Now Cumberland, a rich …

The post Havoc in Maryland appeared first on HistoryNet.