Why did a mob of southern sympathizers attack northern troops in April of 1861 in Maryland shortly after the war begun

the baltimore area did not want to fight in the war and were anti war

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In 1861, most Baltimoreans were anti-war and did not support a violent conflict with their southern neighbors,[citation needed] but many sympathized passionately with the Southern cause. In the previous year's presidential election, Abraham Lincoln had received only 1,100 of more than 30,000 votes cast in the city.

world war i began in 1914, after the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand, and lasted until 1918. during the conflict, germany, austria-hungary, bulgaria and the ottoman empire (the central powers) fought against great britain, france, russia, italy, romania, japan and the united states (the allied powers). to new military technologies and the horrors of trench warfare, world war i saw unprecedented levels of carnage and destruction. by the time the war was over and the allied powers claimed victory, more than 16 million people—soldiers and civilians alike—were dead.

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