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Maryland State Police Academy&comma; Site of Fallen Troopers Memorial Pikesville&comma; Md&period;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;14294" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-14294" style&equals;"width&colon; 371px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignleft"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;2017&sol;12&sol;08&sol;old-soldiers-home-once-a-proud-maryland-landmark&sol;dispatches&lowbar;from&lowbar;little&lowbar;dixie1&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-14294"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-14294" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;12&sol;Dispatches&lowbar;from&lowbar;Little&lowbar;Dixie1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"371" height&equals;"150" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-14294" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">The Dispatches from Little Dixie originally appeared in the weekly newspaper ST&period; MARY&&num;8217&semi;S TODAY&period; The chronicles were penned by historian Joyce Bennett&period;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Old Soldiers Home&semi; Once a Proud Maryland Landmark<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;14292" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-14292" style&equals;"width&colon; 350px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignleft"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;2017&sol;12&sol;08&sol;old-soldiers-home-once-a-proud-maryland-landmark&sol;confedflagholders061503&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-14292"><img class&equals;"wp-image-14292" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;12&sol;confedflagholders061503-231x300&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"350" height&equals;"455" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-14292" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Reenactors present the colors at the Point Lookout Confederate Cemetery&period; THE CHESAPEAKE photo<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Dispatches from Little Dixie<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>By Joyce Bennett<br &sol;>&NewLine;THE CHESAPEAKE TODAY<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">There aren’t enough hours in the day to do justice to Maryland’s Confederate history&period; I am constantly surprised by new facts about the state’s authentic past&period; Having just begun research on the Maryland Line Confederate Soldiers’ Home in Pikesville&comma; not far from Baltimore&comma; I thought I w<&sol;span><span class&equals;"text&lowbar;exposed&lowbar;show"><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">ould share what I have unearthed so far&period;<&sol;span><br &sol;>&NewLine;<span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Almost forgotten now&comma; at one time this facility held an important place in the hearts of Marylanders and other Southerners&period; But as a young school girl&comma; I never heard about the home even though I was taught Maryland &&num;8220&semi;history&&num;8221&semi; in the primary grades&period; My Confederate heritage was denied me it appears&period;<&sol;span><br &sol;>&NewLine;<span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Though little is made of the home&comma; there is some information about it on the internet&comma; and there have been books written about it as well&period;<&sol;span><br &sol;>&NewLine;<span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">The buildings in which the facility was located date back to the year 1818 when they were used as a Federal arsenal&period; This alone would have qualified the site as a place to be preserved&comma; possibly to be converted to a museum if anyone had cared&period; In 1888 Maryland’s branch of the Society of the Army and Navy of the Confederate States&comma; with the help of Maryland lawmakers who revered the Southern veterans&comma; established a home for Southern soldiers at the site&period; The Society&comma; which would not admit any deserters or &&num;8220&semi;unworthy soldiers&&num;8221&semi; to join its ranks&comma; was formed in 1871 to &&num;8220&semi;preserve the material for a truthful history of the late war between the Confederate States and the United States of America&&num;8221&semi; and to honor those who had died in defense of the South and those Southern veterans who had come upon hard times &lpar;from the Confederate Veteran February 1893&rpar;&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;span><br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;14295" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-14295" style&equals;"width&colon; 482px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignleft"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;2017&sol;12&sol;08&sol;old-soldiers-home-once-a-proud-maryland-landmark&sol;third-md-infantry-confederates-2&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-14295"><img class&equals;" wp-image-14295" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;12&sol;Third-Md-Infantry-Confederates-2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"482" height&equals;"394" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-14295" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Third Md Infantry Confederates<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><span class&equals;"text&lowbar;exposed&lowbar;show"><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">The article states that the Society was instrumental in securing from the Legislature of Maryland in 1888 the former United States Arsenal buildings at Pikesville for use as a Confederate Home&comma; supported by an annual appropriation of &dollar;5&comma; 000&period; The article also says that the rooms at the home were furnished as &&num;8220&semi;memorial offerings &&num;8221&semi; and that the home was a haven to old Southern veterans &&num;8220&semi;from different states&comma; but citizens of Maryland at time of entry&period;&&num;8221&semi; <&sol;span><br &sol;>&NewLine;<span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">According to the Maryland Historical Society’s MLCS Home Web page&comma; there were 139 residents at the home at the end of the first five years of its operation&period; Sheltering aged soldiers until 1932&comma; the home provided to its residents &&num;8221&semi; a place of special pride&&num;8230&semi;the relic room&comma; where trophies and memorabilia were displayed along with portraits of Confederate military leaders including Harry Gilmor&comma; Henry Little&comma; Lloyd Tilghman&comma; Isaac Trimble&comma; William Murray and Raphael Semmes&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;span><br &sol;>&NewLine;<span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">The MHS’s collection contains photographs of the facilities and residents of the home&comma; portraits of CSA regiment &&num;8220&semi;reunions and outings&&num;8221&semi; as well as images of the memorabilia from the relic room&period; The webpage is interesting&comma; and visitors are invited to &&num;8220&semi;browse digital images&&num;8221&semi; there&period; &lpar;Just type in keywords&colon; Confederate Home Pikesville Maryland on a search engine like Yahoo or Google&rpar;<&sol;span><br &sol;>&NewLine;<span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">At the Maryland Office of the Secretary of State&sol;Maryland State Archives webpage&comma; I learned that there was a large cross bottony &lpar;this is one of the accepted spellings of the word&rpar; over the gate in front of the home&period; Where that cross bottony is now is an interesting question for a researcher to attempt to answer&period; This webpage&comma; however&comma; not surprisingly is shot through with revisionist &&num;8220&semi;balance&&num;8221&semi; and the usual tired references to Maryland’s divided sympathies and the reconciliation of pro-Union and pro-Southern factions in the state after the bloody conflict – the usual sophomoric&comma; ill-considered stuff about Maryland and the War&period;<&sol;span><br &sol;>&NewLine;<span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">But back in the days when the MLCS Home was in operation&comma; the sentiments were not so mild&period; The Confederate Veteran of November 1893 quoted William Pope&comma; superintendent of the home&comma; as saying&colon;<&sol;span><br &sol;>&NewLine;<span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">&&num;8220&semi;Now a little insight into the way we do things in Maryland&colon; We have no ex-Confederate Societies&comma; but several strong active Confederate Societies&period; We never mix in any manner with the other side &&num;8211&semi; have no joint reunions&comma; no joint banquets&comma; no decoration&comma; or memorial days in common&period; In fact&comma; we do not mix at all&comma; we go our own way they go theirs&period; We do not belong to that class of Confederates that believe they were right&period; We knew we were right in 1861&period; We knew we were right when the war closed&comma; and we know we are right today&period;&&num;8221&semi; &lpar;quoted on October 17&comma; 1893&rpar;&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><span class&equals;"text&lowbar;exposed&lowbar;show" style&equals;"color&colon; &num;993366&semi; font-size&colon; 18pt&semi;">So much for kissing and making up in<br &sol;>&NewLine;the Old Line State after the cannonade smoke had cleared&period;<&sol;span><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><span class&equals;"text&lowbar;exposed&lowbar;show"><br &sol;>&NewLine;<span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">So much for kissing and making up in the Old Line State after the cannonade smoke had cleared&period;<&sol;span><br &sol;>&NewLine;<span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">The Home is now the site of the Maryland State Police Barracks and Headquarters in Pikesville&period; In 1945 the Baltimore County Public Library was built on a portion of the grounds of the facility&period;<&sol;span><br &sol;>&NewLine;<span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Soon I am going to take a trip up that way to see if there is a marker commemorating the home – maybe I’ll find the cross bottony&period; A rank neophyte concerning the Pikesville home&comma; I will share what I learn with those who are interested as my research continues&period;<&sol;span><br &sol;>&NewLine;<span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">I have a feeling that there is so much more to say about this piece of Southern history&period; And I also have a hunch that if all the Confederate artifacts&comma; photographs&comma; portraits&comma; manuscripts&comma; records in our state could be gathered together under one roof&comma; and Maryland’s story could be told there with displays and exhibits&comma; we would have a museum that would rival the one in Richmond&period; I don’t think anyone really knows just how rich in Confederate history Maryland is&comma; just how blessed we are as Marylanders&period;<&sol;span><br &sol;>&NewLine;<span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">This commentary was prepared with the kind assistance of J&period;B&period; Couch of the Vincent Camalier Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans&period;<&sol;span><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span class&equals;"text&lowbar;exposed&lowbar;show"><script type&equals;"text&sol;javascript">&NewLine;amzn&lowbar;assoc&lowbar;tracking&lowbar;id &equals; "stmarystodaonlin"&semi;&NewLine;amzn&lowbar;assoc&lowbar;ad&lowbar;mode &equals; "manual"&semi;&NewLine;amzn&lowbar;assoc&lowbar;ad&lowbar;type &equals; "smart"&semi;&NewLine;amzn&lowbar;assoc&lowbar;marketplace &equals; 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700px&semi;" class&equals;"ml-slider-3-100-1 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-8602 ml-slider ms-theme-default" role&equals;"region" aria-label&equals;"KLAN" data-height&equals;"500" data-width&equals;"700">&NewLine; <div id&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;container&lowbar;8602">&NewLine; <div id&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;8602" class&equals;"flexslider">&NewLine; <ul class&equals;'slides'>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; block&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8603 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 20&colon;43&colon;58"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;10-450x321&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8603 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption">So much for kissing and making up in the Old Line State after the cannonade smoke had cleared&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8604 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 20&colon;45&colon;37"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;02-1-700x500&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8604 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption">So much for kissing and making up in the Old Line State after the cannonade smoke had cleared&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8605 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 20&colon;47&colon;15"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;01-700x500&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8605 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption">So much for kissing and making up in the Old Line State after the cannonade smoke had cleared&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8606 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 20&colon;47&colon;56"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;21-700x500&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8606 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption">So much for kissing and making up in the Old Line State after the cannonade smoke had cleared&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8607 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 20&colon;48&colon;46"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;18-600x428&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8607 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption">So much for kissing and making up in the Old Line State after the cannonade smoke had cleared&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8608 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 20&colon;49&colon;23"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;19-686x490&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8608 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption">So much for kissing and making up in the Old Line State after the cannonade smoke had cleared&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8609 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 20&colon;55&colon;28"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;13-655x468&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8609 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption">So much for kissing and making up in the Old Line State after the cannonade smoke had cleared&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8610 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 20&colon;57&colon;06"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;12-525x375&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8610 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption">So much for kissing and making up in the Old Line State after the cannonade smoke had cleared&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8611 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 20&colon;58&colon;13"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;16-600x428&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8611 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption">So much for kissing and making up in the Old Line State after the cannonade smoke had cleared&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8612 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 21&colon;00&colon;02"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;11-400x285&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8612 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption">So much for kissing and making up in the Old Line State after the cannonade smoke had cleared&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8613 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 21&colon;01&colon;32"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;04-700x500&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8613 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption">So much for kissing and making up in the Old Line State after the cannonade smoke had cleared&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; 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