Events with tag - Maryland

December 1, 1850

Harriet Tubman's First Underground Railroad Mission

In December 1850, Harriet Tubman conducted her first Underground Railroad rescue mission, successfully freeing her niece Kessiah Bowley and her two children from slavery in Maryland. This mission marked the beginning of her legendary career as a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

September 17, 1862

Battle of Antietam

The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest single-day battle in American military history, resulting in over 23,000 casualties. This pivotal Civil War engagement near Sharpsburg, Maryland, ended Confederate General Robert E. Lee's first invasion of the North and gave President Lincoln the political backing to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.