John Merryman

Baltimore =] a+ ANSWER

General McClellan was aware of how President Lincoln had used troops to secure the border slave state of Maryland. McClellan was also aware that the port of Baltimore could be a Confederate target. With that in mind he recommended in 1861 that 5,000 troops should be garrisoned in Baltimore.

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Joe Miller was born February 17, 1861, in Baltimore, MD, USA.