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Southerners fleeing the devastation of the Civil War and new immigrants from overseas helped to offset population losses. During the heavy period of immigration from 1830 through 1860, approximately half the immigrants were Germans, and a third were Irish. These immigrants tended to remain in the cities, especially Baltimore City, Maryland. | Southerners fleeing the devastation of the Civil War and new immigrants from overseas helped to offset population losses. During the heavy period of immigration from 1830 through 1860, approximately half the immigrants were Germans, and a third were Irish. These immigrants tended to remain in the cities, especially Baltimore City, Maryland. | ||
Henry C. Peden has published books | Henry C. Peden has published books on Marylanders who migrated to other parts of the country: | ||
*''Marylanders to Carolina: Migration of Marylanders to North and South Carolina Prior to 1800''. Westminster, Md.: Family Line Publications, 1994. {{FHL|697531|item|disp=FHL Book 973 W2ped}}. | *''Marylanders to Carolina: Migration of Marylanders to North and South Carolina Prior to 1800''. Westminster, Md.: Family Line Publications, 1994. {{FHL|697531|item|disp=FHL Book 973 W2ped}}. | ||