Editing Joppatowne, Maryland (section)

== Civil War ==

On July 11, 1864, [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] cavalry under the command of [[Harry Gilmor|Colonel Harry W. Gilmor]] attacked the [[Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad]] (now [[Amtrak]]) train bridge over the Gunpowder River, next to Foster Branch, at what is now the southeastern border of Joppatowne. Gilmore's 135 troops overwhelmed the [[Union Army|Union]] force of 70 guarding the bridge. The Confederates captured two trains, one north and one southbound, evacuated the passengers, took a Union general prisoner, captured supplies, cut telegraph lines, and set fire to one of the trains before backing it over and partially destroying the railroad bridge. The raid, regarded as one of the most daring ever attempted by detached cavalry on either side during the war, would become known as "[[Gilmor's Raid]]", or "The Magnolia Station Raid".