01/08/1862
Augustus Williamson Bradford, running on the Union ticket, had defeated Democrat Benjamin Chew Howard in the recent election and took office as the 32nd governor of Maryland at a noon ceremony in Annapolis. Bradford was a strong Unionist, although he often clashed with military officials while trying to defend his state's autonomy. He served until January 1866. (By John Osborne)
Source Citation:
Frank Moore, ed., The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives, Illustrative Incidents, Poetry, Etc. (New York: G.P.Putnam, 1862), IV: 7.