The 1st Maryland Infantry Regiment was a regiment of the Confederate army, formed shortly after the commencement of the American Civil War in April 1861. The unit was made up of volunteers from Maryla
Camp Johnson, near Winchester, Virginia This engraving shows the 1st Maryland Infantry Regiment "playing football before evening parade". Published in Harper's Weekly on August 31, 1861. The Marylanders wear uniforms received in May and June 1861
Arnold Elzey, colonel of the regiment, promoted by President Jefferson Davis to brigadier general after the First Battle of Manassas.
Lieut. Col. George H. "Maryland" Steuart, a strict disciplinarian.
Colonel Bradley T. Johnson, commander of the 1st Maryland, and "one of the handsomest men" in the regiment.
Like other border states, Maryland found herself in a difficult position at the start of the American Civil War, with loyalties divided between North and South. Although Maryland herself remained in t
Baltimore riot of 1861. Governor Hicks dared not call out the Militia.