The American Civil War - Chronologically

Feb. 23, 1861 Camden Station  Baltimore, MD Lincoln takes the train to his inauguration - don't believe the propagandizing myths (he wasn't dressed as a woman, but he probably took his hat off) " In 1861, with the Civil War on the horizon, Abraham Lincoln secretly traveled through Baltimore on his way to Washington, D.C. for his inauguration under the threat of assassination. Upon reaching Camden Station in Baltimore, Lincoln was believed to have boarded the B&O No. 25 and was safely transported to Washington.   The Civil War was the first military conflict in which railroads were used for strategic purposes*. The use of railroads revolutionized the transportation of troops and supplies and affected the outcome on the battlefield. The No. 25 was used extensively during the war to transport Union troops and supplies.  B&O President John Garrett understood the financial and political benefits of siding with the Union, despite his personal ties to the South...

Feb. 22, 1861 Lincoln addresses a crowd in Harrisburg Harrisburg, PA * More important than the marker indicates: Lincoln originally refused to alter his plans to enter Washington, in light of assassination rumors, because he really wanted to talk at Harrisburg; after doing so, he agreed to sneak through Baltimore for safety's safe.  "On February 22, 1861, while journeying to Washington for his Inauguration, Lincoln stopped at the Jones House , on this site. From the portico of the hotel, he addressed a large crowd gathered in Market Square." https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=6577 https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=102324 Apparently Lincoln also, "spoke to a joint session of the legislature in the capitol. Having been warned of an assassination plot in Baltimore, Lincoln left the Jones House and traveled secretly by train overnight from Harrisburg to Washington." At least according to this marker on the the Square. It also explains , " The Jones House, on the southeast...