Echoes of War Drums: The Civil War in Mountain Maryland

Though the mountains of Western Maryland were not the site of any major battles during the Civil War, the area did have its share of activity and minor skirmishes. One of the most-daring raids of the war occurred in Cumberland in 1865 when McNeill's Rangers kidnapped two Union generals from their hotels beds and carried them off to Richmond, Va. Also, because of its location on the B&O Railroad, the county was also the site of many temporary hospitals to care for wounded soldiers.
Echoes of War Drums is a collection of three dozen stories and more than 50 pictures of the Civil War in Mountain Maryland. From spies to generals, from battles to healing, James Rada, Jr. looks at the Civil War in the region from all angles with attention-getting stories:War Comes to Allegany CountyCumberland's Importance to the War EffortCumberland Gets Help From the Battlefield AngelsThe Military Occupies CumberlandCivil War Tensions Led to Cumberland RiotGarrett County's Civil War FortsThe Hero of Philippi Comes to CumberlandThe Confederate Army Attack at New CreekAllegany Countians Protecting Allegany CountyThe Mount Savage Iron Works WarriorWho Wins When Both Sides Retreat?Boating the Border of Warring NationsConsolidating Civil War Hospitals at ClarysvilleThe Monitor, The Merrimack and CumberlandA Reporter's View of Cumberland During the WarThe Battle of AntietamA Confederate Post Office in CumberlandClarysville Hospital Doctor Faces Court MartialThe Day Cumberland was in the ConfederacyThe Banishment of a Confederate FamilyC&O Canal President Imprisoned for TreasonJohn Garrett Used the Railroad to Help the UnionCumberland's Biggest Civil War BattleOldtown's Civil War SkirmishMilitary Justice in CumberlandTeenage Rebellion, Civil War StyleA Pair of Generals Gives Confederates an Ace in the HoleIn the Wake of AssassinationBoth Armies Wanted Romney, Neither One Could Hold ItReburying the DeadHonoring Those Who Served in the Civil WarHow Antietam was Remembered 50 Years LaterWho is "Genl.
Scofield"?Maryland's Last Confederate Son