Tony Silber

This is like a really colorful and long story. They leave New York on the 19th, along with the 8th Massachusetts Regiment, travel separately to Philadelphia. The 8th Massachusetts is led by a colonel named Timothy Monroe, but he's a non-entity. The real decision maker on the Massachusetts side is Benjamin Butler, who's a well-known name in the Civil War.

So they travel separately to get to Philadelphia. Butler hesitates. The New York 7th gets to Philadelphia maybe 8 hours later. They're very anxious to get to Washington, D.C. But the railroad operator, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Baltimore Railroad, decides that it's not safe. They conclude that the bridges have been burned and that you can't get through the city without massive bloodshed.

So they travel separately to get to Philadelphia. Butler hesitates. The New York 7th gets to Philadelphia maybe 8 hours later. They're very anxious to get to Washington, D.C. But the railroad operator, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Baltimore Railroad, decides that it's not safe. They conclude that the bridges have been burned and that you can't get through the city without massive bloodshed.

So they travel separately to get to Philadelphia. Butler hesitates. The New York 7th gets to Philadelphia maybe 8 hours later. They're very anxious to get to Washington, D.C. But the railroad operator, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Baltimore Railroad, decides that it's not safe. They conclude that the bridges have been burned and that you can't get through the city without massive bloodshed.

So they come up with an alternative route. They could take a ferry boat down to Annapolis. And there's a spur line in Annapolis where they can take a train to connect to the main line into D.C., But it doesn't work that well. It doesn't work that easily. First of all, when Butler gets there first to Annapolis and promptly the ferry boat that he's on runs aground.

So they come up with an alternative route. They could take a ferry boat down to Annapolis. And there's a spur line in Annapolis where they can take a train to connect to the main line into D.C., But it doesn't work that well. It doesn't work that easily. First of all, when Butler gets there first to Annapolis and promptly the ferry boat that he's on runs aground.

So they come up with an alternative route. They could take a ferry boat down to Annapolis. And there's a spur line in Annapolis where they can take a train to connect to the main line into D.C., But it doesn't work that well. It doesn't work that easily. First of all, when Butler gets there first to Annapolis and promptly the ferry boat that he's on runs aground.

So he's stranded with 700 plus men on that ferry boat down the harbor of Annapolis. 24 hours later, the New York 7th gets there. They'd spend three or four days jockeying back and forth with the governor of Maryland and with each other, the New York 7th and the Massachusetts 8th. And an unbelievable waste of time. And then they finally decide to go forward together.

So he's stranded with 700 plus men on that ferry boat down the harbor of Annapolis. 24 hours later, the New York 7th gets there. They'd spend three or four days jockeying back and forth with the governor of Maryland and with each other, the New York 7th and the Massachusetts 8th. And an unbelievable waste of time. And then they finally decide to go forward together.

So he's stranded with 700 plus men on that ferry boat down the harbor of Annapolis. 24 hours later, the New York 7th gets there. They'd spend three or four days jockeying back and forth with the governor of Maryland and with each other, the New York 7th and the Massachusetts 8th. And an unbelievable waste of time. And then they finally decide to go forward together.

And that stirrer line is torn up completely. So they do this sort of forced 24-hour march together. Wow.

And that stirrer line is torn up completely. So they do this sort of forced 24-hour march together. Wow.

And that stirrer line is torn up completely. So they do this sort of forced 24-hour march together. Wow.

Ja, absolut. Und es ist eine der Dinge, die mich missbraucht, dass die Leute das nicht erkennen. Ich meine, die Leute sagen oft, dass Washington in 18... nach dem Krieg von Bull Run im Juli 1861 oder während Jubiläumserkennung in Maryland 1864. Aber die Wahrheit ist, die Stadt war nicht vulnerable während dieser Zeit. Es war gut verteidigt. Es hatte eine Reihe von Pforten, die es umbrachten.

Ja, absolut. Und es ist eine der Dinge, die mich missbraucht, dass die Leute das nicht erkennen. Ich meine, die Leute sagen oft, dass Washington in 18... nach dem Krieg von Bull Run im Juli 1861 oder während Jubiläumserkennung in Maryland 1864. Aber die Wahrheit ist, die Stadt war nicht vulnerable während dieser Zeit. Es war gut verteidigt. Es hatte eine Reihe von Pforten, die es umbrachten.

Ja, absolut. Und es ist eine der Dinge, die mich missbraucht, dass die Leute das nicht erkennen. Ich meine, die Leute sagen oft, dass Washington in 18... nach dem Krieg von Bull Run im Juli 1861 oder während Jubiläumserkennung in Maryland 1864. Aber die Wahrheit ist, die Stadt war nicht vulnerable während dieser Zeit. Es war gut verteidigt. Es hatte eine Reihe von Pforten, die es umbrachten.

Aber es war vulnerable im April 1861. And people don't recognize that that was at stake. And yes, you're right. A secession of Maryland or an abandonment of Washington, D.C. would have triggered a whole bunch of other things. And it came very close. That secession almost happened. It really almost happened. And as you say, the British had already warned the United States that they might have to

Aber es war vulnerable im April 1861. And people don't recognize that that was at stake. And yes, you're right. A secession of Maryland or an abandonment of Washington, D.C. would have triggered a whole bunch of other things. And it came very close. That secession almost happened. It really almost happened. And as you say, the British had already warned the United States that they might have to

Aber es war vulnerable im April 1861. And people don't recognize that that was at stake. And yes, you're right. A secession of Maryland or an abandonment of Washington, D.C. would have triggered a whole bunch of other things. And it came very close. That secession almost happened. It really almost happened. And as you say, the British had already warned the United States that they might have to

The amount of times that this country has walked the line, a tightrope, I should say, is extraordinary. And yet we wake up every morning these days, you know, with this sort of