John Hanson

Historical marker location:

100 West Patrick Street, Frederick, Maryland

( Marker can be reached from West Patrick Street.)

Marker installed: 2011

Maryland was a border state during the Civil War: During the Civil War, Maryland was a border state that remained in the Union but had many sympathizers with the Confederacy. The state was strategically important because it was located between Washington D.C. and the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.