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or the American Civil War if one must use that misapplied example, he was selected to be a director of the Maryland and

moniker, (it doesn't fit the definition of a civil war whatsoever Delaware Railroad that served stops from Oxford to Clayton,
but alas I digress), Goldsborough, a pro-secession legislator, Delaware. He was returned to the Maryland General Assembly,
traveled to Harpers Ferry, Virginia, to meet with Stonewall
Jackson in the hopes of landing a prominent position in the
Confederate military. By the way, if you are wondering, West
Virginia had not yet "seceded" from Virginia so I stand by my Vets
geopolitical nomenclature. Ultimately, he was arrested and
held at Fort Delaware, near New Castle, by Union offi cials.
Helping
Apparently being a Southern sympathizer was a crime, regard-
less of the writ of habeas corpus -- a number of other border
state legislators, journalists, and telegraph operators were also Vets
detained at that fort or Fort McHenry in Baltimore during the meets every Friday at 9:30

early stages of the conflict despite the dubious constitutionality Hurlock A.L. Post 243
of such Federal actions.
FREE BREAKFAST 1st Friday
Upon his release, while not serving the Confederacy in any
of the month. On other
military capacity, Goldsborough was known to have sent
Fridays, doughnuts
monetary aid and materials south. One would assume that
and coffee.
considering the CSA lost its bid for independence and the
prevalent existence of bureaucratic ostracism many ex-Confed-
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erates suffered during the Reconstruction Era, that the career
for information

and reputation of Griffin W. Goldsborough would have been

ruined. Not so. He simply picked up where he left off and even

diversified his local business ventures and political effi cacy. For
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Friday, Nov. 3 • 6-8 PM 3 rooms of crafts

Friday, Dec. 1 • 6 -8 PM LOTS OF VENDORS
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For more info. call Jamie at 410-924-6230
Hall Rentals For information on any of the above events or

for all occasions. hall rental, visit www.goldsboro700.com

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