Maryland in the American Civil War a majority of the legislature, wished to remain in the Union, but did not want to be involved in a war against their southern neighbors, and sought to prevent a military response by Lincoln to the South's secession. After John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859, many citizens began forming local militias, determined to prevent a future slave uprising. The first bloodshed of the Civil War occurred in Maryland. Anxious about the risk of secessionists capturing Washington, D.C., given that the capital was bordered by Virginia, and preparing for war with the South, the federal government requested armed volunteers
Summerfield, Maryland Summerfield, Maryland Summerfield is a census-designated place near Landover in Prince George's County, Maryland, in the United States. The population of the CDP was 10,898 at the 2010 census. It is a suburb of Washington, D.C. Fedex Field is located in Summerfield CDP, as is the Prince George's County Sports and Learning Complex. Prior to the 2010 Census, the area was not covered by another census-designated place. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Summerfield has a total area of , of which , or 0.03%, is water. The CDP is bordered to the east by the Capital Beltway (I-495/95) and