Pipe in Cap, a First Defender Goes to War
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Following the bombardment of Fort Sumter, Washington, D.C. was surrounded by pro-secession Baltimoreans to its north and Virginians on the verge of leaving the Union along part of its border. Union-loyal regiments rushed to the capital to defend the federal government and its new president, Abraham Lincoln. Here's one of the first defenders.
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