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Discover the lives and legacy of the Maryland Line, which bore heavy casualties at the Battle of Camden and throughout the Southern Campaign (1780-1783).  Many of these Maryland soldiers were experienced veterans who enlisted in the earliest days of the war.  They had endured tremendous hardship even before they undertook the 1,000 mile march to South Carolina.  Drawing on extensive biographical research, this talk explores what became of the Marylanders in the Battle of Camden and afterward.  In 2023, the remains of some of these fallen soldiers were recovered and new scientific analysis has brought new details of their lives to light.

Our speaker, Owen Lourie, is a historian at the Maryland State Archives specializing in Maryland government and military history during the colonial era and early republic.  He holds an M.A. in history from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and a B.A. from Kenyon College in American Studies.  Owen is the director of Finding the Maryland 400, a research project studying the First Maryland Regiment.