After the Civil War, 18 veterans of the United States Colored Troops returned to Talbot County, on Maryland’s Eastern ... you could also free you.” Frederick Douglass (who once worked at ...

The son of a slave woman and an unknown white man, "Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey" was born in February of 1818 on Maryland's eastern ... would last into the Civil War.

This content is sponsored and provided by the Civil War Heritage Area. The Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area, covering portions of Carroll, Frederick and Washington counties, is abundant with ...

From escaped slave to worldwide advocate of abolition and social justice, Frederick Douglass's larger-than-life presence spanned the 19th century. As a young man, Douglass fled his Maryland ...