Richard P. Cox's "Civil War Maryland: Stories from the Old Line State" consists of 16 standalone essays that can be read in an afternoon or spread out over a number of sittings.
Mr. Cox, 63, has a solo practice in business law and writes historical articles for The Washington Times. He is a Minnesota native who moved to Maryland about 15 years ago, and he said that his new state "made for a fascinating study."
The state's southern boundary, the Potomac River, was the jumping off...
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