The Baltimore Riot of 1861, also called the Pratt Street Massacre, takes place on April 19, 1861, one week after the surrender of Fort Sumter, where a mob of Confederate sympathizers attacked Union soldiers resulting in the death of 4 soldiers and 12 civilians. More
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