Lincoln didn't want Maryland to secede because Washington would be surrounded by the Confederacy.
It surrounded the capital.
Because Lincoln had jailed its pro-Confederate leaders (without trial!)
Lincoln did not want Maryland to join the Confederacy because its secession would have severed crucial transportation and communication lines between the North and the capital, Washington, D.C. Maryland's geographic location made it strategically important, as its loss could have isolated the Union. Additionally, Lincoln aimed to preserve the Union and believed that maintaining control over Maryland was essential to preventing further Southern expansion and bolstering the Union's military position.
Kentucky was allowed to stay neutral at the beginning - Lincoln was worried about driving it into the arms of the Confederacy.
Maryland, as it enclosed Washington DC. Sure enough, it was a group of Maryland secessionists who eventually plotted his assassination.
Well, the Lincoln memorial is in Washington DC. witch is in Maryland, so yes!!!!!!!!!!!! MAYBE
Maryland
He wanted the slaves in Maryland to be free.
Lincoln didn't want Maryland to secede because Washington would be surrounded by the Confederacy.
The laws of Maryland did not prohibit slavery until November 1, 1864. The Emancipation Proclamation by Lincoln did not affect Maryland, since Maryland was part of the Union, and Lincoln's proclamation affected only those places in rebellion against the Union.
He did not attend a university.
Lincoln Plumer was born on September 28, 1875, in Maryland, USA.
Maryland
Lincoln Farr was born on February 12, 1974, in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Maryland officials and others suspected of disloyalty were jailed without trials.
Martial law was declared for part of the Civil War by Abraham Lincoln in the state of Maryland. Maryland had many southern sympathizers. It was meant to keep order.