Both Confederate President Jefferson Davis and General Robert E. Lee believed that former Maryland governor, E. Louis Howe could be a help in Maryland. The idea was that he might be able to gather political leaders in Maryland to the Confederate side.
West Virginia is in the Northern Hemisphere.
There were several strategic aims regarding the planned invasion of Maryland by the Army of Northern Virginia. One notable aim was to achieve a victory on Northern soil that would convince Britain and France to recognize Confederate independence. With this said, the invasion of Maryland had both political & military significance.
Two. The Northern which is borders Ohio & Pennsylvania & the Eastern which borders Maryland & Virginia.
Do you mean in terms of, were they Northern or Southern states? Virginia was Confederate state and Maryland was a part of the Union.
Maryland and Virginia are located in the northern portion of the Southeastern United States, both bordering Washington, D.C.
Maryland and Virginia
Well, i think it is Deleware,Maryland,New York,Pennsylvania,West Virginia,and Virginia
Delaware Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia --------- Maryland and Virginia, according to wikipedia and maps.google.com.
On October 26, 1862 the Army of Northern Virginia crossed the Potomac River and found shelter and supplies in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. They had retreated from the terrible fighting at Antietam in Maryland.
After the Battle of Antietam in September of 1862, Lee's Army of Northern Virginia had to retreat from Maryland back to Virginia. Lee's evacuation from Maryland, for that moment of the war ended Confederate plans to take the war to the enemy, the Union.
I suppose (and hope) you meant Virginia. To answer the question, tobacco.
The District of Columbia was formed from land from Virginia and Maryland.