Dundalk in Baltimore County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Commodore Joshua Barney
17591818
Photographed by William Pfingsten, August 19, 2007
1. Commodore Joshua Barney 1759 - 1818 Marker
In the War for Independence he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant on the Hornet and had the honor of flying the 1st American Flag displayed in Baltimore. At the end of the war he was Captain of the Hyder Ally.
In the War of 1812 he served as a privateers man and later as Commodore of a flotilla of gunboats in Chesapeake Bay. In 1814 while serving heroically in the defense of Washington he was wounded and captured. He died in Pittsburgh and was buried there.
Erected 1973 by Maryland Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War of 1812 • War, US Revolutionary • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.
Location. 39° 15.87′ N, 76° 29.299′ W. Marker is in Dundalk, Maryland, in Baltimore County. It is at the intersection of Wise Avenue and Inverness Ave., on the left when traveling south on Wise Avenue. Marker is in front of Patapsco High School. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dundalk MD 21222, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
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Also see . . . Joshua Barney. (Submitted on July 24, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
Photographed by William Pfingsten, August 19, 2007
2. Patapsco High School
Naval Historical Center
3. Commodore Joshua Barney
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 5, 2015
4. Commodore Joshua Barney
This 1818 portrait of Joshua Barney by Rembrandt Peale hangs in the Maryland Historical Society Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.
“Swashbuckling Hero of Early America
Born near maritime Baltimore when it was still a village, Joshua Barney (1759-1818) was an officer in the new American navy by age seventeen. During the American Revolution, he had enough adventures to fill a lifetime. Barney commanded vessels in fierce firefights with the British, and was captured more than once. He escaped from a notorious prison, and in 1783 carried news of the American victory to France. Always restless, he served as an officer in the French Navy in the 1790s then went to sea again as a successful American privateer when war broke out in 1812.” — MD Historical Society
“Swashbuckling Hero of Early America
Born near maritime Baltimore when it was still a village, Joshua Barney (1759-1818) was an officer in the new American navy by age seventeen. During the American Revolution, he had enough adventures to fill a lifetime. Barney commanded vessels in fierce firefights with the British, and was captured more than once. He escaped from a notorious prison, and in 1783 carried news of the American victory to France. Always restless, he served as an officer in the French Navy in the 1790s then went to sea again as a successful American privateer when war broke out in 1812.” — MD Historical Society
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 13, 2016
5. Commodore Joshua Barney's Grave
Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 4,934 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 19, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 3. submitted on July 24, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 4, 5. submitted on December 18, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
