CDV – Thomas Holliday Hicks, Wartime Governor of Maryland, By Brady

CDV – Thomas Holliday Hicks, Wartime Governor of Maryland, By Brady.  Hicks was the 31st governor of Maryland, and served that state through the Civil War.  He was pro-slavery, yet remained anti-secession.  After the Baltimore  Riots of April 1861, many other leaders where in favor of burning bridges leading into the city of Baltimore, not allowing federal troops to pass through. Although initially in favor of the plan, Hicks reversed his support.

Although ill, he campaigned for election to finish the term, winning on January 11, 1864 while endorsing Lincoln’s reelection in 1864. He died at the Metropolitan Hotel in the Capital., on February 14, 1865. Abraham Lincoln attended his funeral in the U.S. Senate Chamber.” (Wiki)

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