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1 Maryland, Allegany County, Cresaptown — Brady's CrossingPartisan Ranger Raid
In the early morning darkness on February 21, 1865, Lt. Jesse McNeill and his 66 Partisan Rangers (Confederate guerrillas) descended Knobly Mountain and stopped briefly at the residence of Felix R. Seymour, a Southern sympathizer. They then forded . . . Map (db m4680) HM
2 Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — 30th Regiment Infantry U.S.C.T.
1991 Sumner Cemetery Union Soldiers Project was instituted by the Cumberland Historic Cemetery Organization Foundation, founded 1983 Volunteers from southern and eastern MD formed Feb. 1864. The 30th participated in the Wilderness Campaign . . . Map (db m187076) HM WM
3 Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Allegany County AcademyCivil War Hospital
During the Civil War, enormous numbers of sick and wounded soldiers overwhelmed both medical science and available hospitals. Approximately fifteen buildings in Cumberland were pressed into service to care for the maimed and ill. Besides . . . Map (db m139091) HM
4 Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — American Revolutionary WarCapt. David Lynn
May God Have Mercy on the Holy Souls of all men that fought & died in our nations first war of independence we honor these great heros for their sacrifice in history. God bless the United States of America. Amen This stone column, a lone . . . Map (db m180165) HM
5 Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Capture of GeneralsCapture of Generals B.F. Kelly and George Crook — Nights, February 21–22, 1865 —
A company of Confederates, young men from Cumberland, Maryland, Hampshire and Hardy Counties, West Virginia, captured several picket posts, obtained the countersign “Bulls Gap,” rode into the city, captured two commanding Union Generals, Kelly . . . Map (db m490) HM
6 Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Capture of Generals B.F. Kelly and George CrookNights, February 21–22, 1865
A company of Confederates, young men from Cumberland, Maryland, Hampshire and Hardy Counties, West Virginia, captured several picket posts, obtained the countersign “Bulls Gap,” rode into the city, captured two commanding Union Generals, Kelly . . . Map (db m81416) HM
7 Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Civil War in Allegany CountyStrategic Location
During the Civil War, thousands of United States soldiers were stationed here in Cumberland and Allegany County to guard against raids and incursions by Confederate forces. Located only about 130 miles from the capital at Washington. D.C., and a . . . Map (db m1049) HM
8 Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Civil War Soldiers Monument
This monument erected with contributions of citizens, to honor the men of our county, who fought for the Union 1861-65. By Cumberland Woman's Relief Corps. Dedicated Memorial Day May 30 1895.Map (db m165397) WM
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9 Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — CumberlandStrategic Center Reported damaged
In 1860, Cumberland was a small town of 7,302 residents, most of whom lived in the valley of Will’s Creek. The town was an important stop on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the western terminus of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. When the Civil . . . Map (db m14038) HM
10 Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — CumberlandStrategic Center
In 1860, Cumberland was a small town of 7,302 residents, most of whom lived in the valley of Will’s Creek. The town was an important stop on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the western terminus of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. When the Civil . . . Map (db m17674) HM
11 Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Cumberland SurrendersBetween the Line — Gettysburg Campaign —
In June 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee ordered Gen. John D. Imboden to protect the army's left flank as it marched north through the Shenandoah Valley. Imboden was to draw Union forces into Hampshire County, West Virginia, and destroy . . . Map (db m139122) HM
12 Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — First Baptist Church
Used as a Civil War hospital Cornerstone June 18, 1849 Consecrated November 4, 1849 Addition dedicated Jan. 21, 1917Map (db m177898) HM
13 Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Folck's Mill
Here in Evitts Creek Valley on August 1, 1864, General McCausland's Confederate cavalry, returning after burning Chambersburg, was surprised by General Kelley's Union troops from Cumberland. The Confederates were repulsed and retreated across the . . . Map (db m17903) HM
14 Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Folck's Mill
Here in Evitts Creek Valley on August 1, 1864, General McCausland's Confederate cavalry, returning after burning Chambersburg, was surprised by General Kelley's Union troops from Cumberland. The Confederates were repulsed and retreated . . . Map (db m19320) HM
15 Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Folck's MillConfederate Raid
Late in July 1864, Confederate Gen. John C. McCausland led two cavalry brigades (about 2,800 men) northward into Pennsylvania and Maryland to capture Chambersburg and Cumberland and either collect a ransom or burn the towns. McCausland burned . . . Map (db m19328) HM
16 Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Folck's MillRetaliation Rebuffed — 1864 Chambersburg Raid —
During the Civil War, retribution by one side for "atrocities” committed against civilians by the other quickly escalated. Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early, during his 1864 Maryland invasion, demanded that several towns pay "ransoms" or be . . . Map (db m179238) HM
17 Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Gettysburg CampaignInvasion & Retreat
After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason and Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania. His infantry marched north . . . Map (db m1051) HM
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18 Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — McNeill’s RaidCapture of Crook and Kelly
In the predawn darkness of February 21, 1865, Confederate Lt. Jesse McNeill and his partisan (guerrilla) rangers rode into Cumberland from the west on this road. Unlike most raiders who targeted the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for attack, . . . Map (db m155354) HM
19 Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Military Hospital
On this site stood the First Presbyterian Church. During the Civil War it was used as a military hospitalMap (db m19336) HM
20 Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Picket Post No. 1McNeill's Raid to Steal Generals
In the predawn darkness of February 21, 1865, Confederate Lt. Jesse McNeill and his Partisan Rangers approached Cumberland from the west on this road. Unlike most guerrilla raiders, who targeted the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, McNeill had other . . . Map (db m139089) HM
21 Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — To The Unknown Confederate Dead
To The Unknown Confederate Dead Erected by the Ladies of Cumberland, Maryland in 1912 to the heroes who died fighting for the lost cause.Map (db m165529) HM
22 Maryland, Allegany County, Flintstone — McCausland's RaidA Pause to Rest — 1864 Chambersburg Raid —
During the Civil War, retribution by one side for "atrocities" committed against civilian by the other quickly escalated. Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early, during his 1864 Maryland invasion, demanded that several towns pay "ransoms" or be . . . Map (db m134413) HM
23 Maryland, Allegany County, Frostburg — Honoring Brownsville / Park Avenue
Near this spot, a vibrant African American neighborhood existed prior to the construction of the Frostburg State University campus. The name and spirit of Brownsville emerged in the late 19th century largely due to the courage and dedication . . . Map (db m199904) HM
24 Maryland, Allegany County, Frostburg — Spitznas Unknown Soldier Plaque
Unearthed 1870 by Christian Spitznas Civil War Veteran Donated 1929 by his son Charles SpitznasMap (db m176027) WM
25 Maryland, Allegany County, Frostburg, Clarysville — Clarysville General HospitalCenter for Healing
The Clarysville Inn once stood in front of you to the right. In this tavern, and in a complex of buildings constructed around it, the United States established a general hospital during the Civil War. On March 6, 1862, U.S. soldiers commandeered . . . Map (db m37540) HM
26 Maryland, Allegany County, North Branch — Pvt James D. Pollock
(front) Pvt James D Pollock Co F 7 Va Cav CSA Aug 27 1841 Jan 27 1916 This grave is designated and protected by the Cumberland Historic Cemetery Organization (rear) This crypt was installed by the . . . Map (db m177267) HM WM
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27 Maryland, Allegany County, North Branch — Sallie Pollock-Cook-High1847 - 1890
She was a spy for the Confederate army during the Civil War. On April 12, 1864 she was charged with violating the laws of war when letters addressed to Gen. Robert E. Lee and President Jefferson were found on this great Confederate sympathizer. . . . Map (db m177266) HM WM
28 Maryland, Allegany County, Oldtown — McCausland's RaidRailroad Fight — 1864 Chambersburg Raid —
(preface) During the Civil War, retribution by one side for "atrocities” committed against civilians by the other quickly escalated. Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early, during his 1864 Maryland invasion, demanded that several towns pay . . . Map (db m176330) HM
29 Maryland, Allegany County, Oldtown — Turner Ashby’s AttackKelley’s Island Engagement
On June 26, 1861, part of Confederate Lt. Col. Turner Ashby's 7th Virginia Cavalry clashed with a detachment of Co. A, 11th Indiana Infantry, on Kelley's Island 100 yards ahead of you. Both units were on patrol. The Federals had fought earlier that . . . Map (db m198466) HM
30 Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Annapolis — A National Cemetery System
Civil War Dead An estimated 700,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War between April 1861 and April 1865. As the death toll rose, the U.S. government struggled with the urgent but unplanned need to bury fallen Union troops. . . . Map (db m114568) HM
31 Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Annapolis — Annapolis During The Civil WarAnnapolis Charter 300 1708-2008 — Commemorating the 1708 Royal Charter under Queen Anne to the City of Annapolis —
General Butler to Governor Hicks Off Annapolis, April 22, 1861 "Have I your excellency's permission...to land my men, to supply their wants, and to relieve them from the extreme and unhealthy confinement of a transport vessel not fit to . . . Map (db m114563) HM
32 Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Annapolis — Annapolis National Cemetery
Civil War Annapolis In April 1861, Gen. Benjamin Butler and his Massachusetts troops entered the Maryland capital to ensure the state remained in the Union. The U.S. Army then reformed the Department of Annapolis, headed by Butler, to . . . Map (db m114566) HM
33 Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Annapolis — Butler in Annapolis
The 8th Massachusetts Infantry reached Annapolis April 21, 1861, on the Railroad Ferry Maryland. Col. Benjamin F. Butler forwarded his and the 7th New York Infantry Regiments to Washington. Shortly he was directed to prevent the legislature from . . . Map (db m6312) HM
34 Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Annapolis — History of Our Maryland Flag
Design The black and gold design on the flag is the coat of arms from the Calvert line. It was granted to George Calvert as a reward for his storming a fortification during a battle. The red and white design is the coat of arms of the . . . Map (db m114857) HM
35 Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Annapolis — Lincoln in Annapolis
"Induced by a dispatch from General Grant, I join you at Fort Monroe as soon as I can come." Lincoln to Secretary Seward, 9:00 am, February 2, 1865 (sent in cipher). February 2, 1865: President Abraham Lincoln arrived at the Annapolis & . . . Map (db m38081) HM
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36 Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Annapolis — Tecumseh
Figurehead of the U.S.S. Delaware 1817 Bronze Replica Gift of the Class of 1891Map (db m7470) HM
37 Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Annapolis, Naval Academy — Dahlgren Rifle 30-Pounder, Invented by Rear Admiral Dahlgren
Dahlgren Rifle 30-Pounder, invented by Rear Admiral Dahlgren used by the Federal Navy during the Civil War A forerunner of the big naval gun of todayMap (db m114820) HM
38 Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Annapolis, Naval Academy — Henry Hays Lockwood1814-1899
Cadet West Point 1832-6; Lieutenant U.S. Army 1836-7; Professor of Mathematics U.S.N. 1841—99. Brigadier General U.S.V. 1861-5; Naval Academy 1845-61 and 1866-71. One of the founders of the Naval Academy, his life’s best years were devoted to . . . Map (db m108106) HM
39 Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Annapolis, Parole — Camp Parole
Located in this vicinity, one of three camps established during the Civil War to accept paroled Union prisoners of war for Confederate prisoners similarly confined in the south. Over the course of the war, thousands of soldiers were held here until . . . Map (db m66303) HM
40 Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Annapolis, Parole — 6a — The Origin of the Parole Community — Parole Heritage Tour —
The Civil War The Civil War had a major impact on the people of Anne Arundel County. As a border state, Maryland was home to both Confederate and Union sympathizers. Like Baltimore, Annapolis was occupied by Union troops during the Civil . . . Map (db m232510) HM
41 Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Annapolis, Sandy Point State Park — The Fight for FreedomSandy Point and the Evolution of Civil Rights
In March 1864, a regiment of United States Colored Troops (USCT) camping in Annapolis inspired William Evans, who was enslaved on this land, to self-liberate by fleeing Sandy Point to enlist in the 30th USCT.       Evans was among 800 USCTs . . . Map (db m221221) HM
42 Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Davidsonville — Watkins Slave Cemetery
At this site, anonymously buried slaves were found during road construction in 1960. These unclaimed individuals were associated with the Locust Grove plantation founded by 1848. The remains were reburied at Mt. Tabor Church in nearby Chesterfield. . . . Map (db m114877) HM
43 Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Eastport — The Fort at Horn Point Reported missing
Near here, at the end of Eastern Avenue, is the site of one of three forts built to defend Annapolis Harbor from British raids during the Revolutionary War. Built in 1776, the fort had major defenses of trenches, earthen ramparts and fifteen . . . Map (db m173597) HM
44 Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Fort Meade — Major General George G. MeadeFort George G. Meade - United States Army
George Gordon Meade was born on December 31, 1815, during his parents’ temporary residence in Cadiz, Spain. After arriving in the United States, he attended boarding schools in Philadelphia and Baltimore. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy, . . . Map (db m17010) HM
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45 Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Lothian — Benjamin Welch Owens, CSA(1836-1917) Reported damaged
On June 19, 1863, during the War Between the States (1861-65), Private Owens of the 1st Maryland Artillery, Confederate States of America, performed heroically at the Battle of Stephenson's Depot. Owens, born and raised in West River, Anne Arundel . . . Map (db m152513) HM
46 Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Lothian — Pvt. Benjamin Welch OwensAn Outstanding Example of Courage
This monument, dedicated on June 17, 1999, honors the memory of a local man, Benjamin Welch Owens, who left his nearby West River farm to join Confederate forces during the Civil War. Owens was among the tens of thousands of men from Maryland who . . . Map (db m22146) HM
47 Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Pasadena — Freetown
Established in the mid 19th century on land owned by Capt. James Spencer, who served in the Union Army during the Civil War, Freetown illustrates the principles of self-sufficiency and cooperation typical of African American communities. The first . . . Map (db m13567) HM
48 Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Skidmore — John Wilkes BoothEscape of an Assassin — War on the Chesapeake Bay — Reported permanently removed
Divided loyalties and ironies tore at Marylander's hearts throughout the Civil War: enslaved African-Americans and free United States Colored Troops; spies and smugglers; civilians imprisoned without trial to protect freedom; neighbors and families . . . Map (db m72089) HM
49 Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Skidmore — Sandy Point FarmWilliam Evans, Soldier and Sailor Reported permanently removed
William Evans, a slave of Capt. Thomas Mezick, the owner of Sandy Point Farm here, enlisted in the 30th Regiment, United States Colored Troops, in March 1864. The 22-year-old, thereby, gained his freedom. He joined 122 other area slaves who had been . . . Map (db m72087) HM
50 Maryland, Baltimore, Abell — Village life goes on along Old York Road..
The York road dates back to the 1740s when it was merely a dirt path following a trail worn down by Piscataway and Susquehannock tribes between the Jones Falls and the Herring Run above the Patapsco River and the Chesapeake Bay along the Fall . . . Map (db m195013) HM
51 Maryland, Baltimore, Bolton Hill — Colonel Charles Marshall1830-1902
Chief of Staff to General Robert E. Lee at Appomattox. Later a political reformer and one of nineteenth-century Baltimore's "Seven Great Lawyers."Map (db m6460) HM
52 Maryland, Baltimore, Bolton Hill — Confederate Soldiers and Sailors MonumentReconciling History — Baltimore's Confederate Monuments — Reported permanently removed
During the Civil War, approximately 60,000 Marylanders fought for the Union and 25,000 fought for the Confederacy. After the war, Confederate sympathizers erected monuments such as this one to recognize Confederate soldiers and sailors and to . . . Map (db m101761) WM
53 Maryland, Baltimore, Bolton Hill — Gloria VictisConfederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument Reported permanently removed
Gloria Victis-To the Soldiers and Sailors of Maryland in the service of the Confederate States of America. 1861-1865 {The front of the base of the monument}Map (db m62306) WM
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54 Maryland, Baltimore, Canton — Baltimore Regional TrailA House Divided — War on the Chesapeake Bay —
During the Civil War, Baltimore and its environs exemplified the divided loyalties of Maryland's residents. The city had commercial ties to the South as well as the North, and its secessionist sympathies erupted in violence on April 19, 1861, . . . Map (db m201505) HM
55 Maryland, Baltimore, Canton — Frederick Douglass' Escape from Slavery
Just a few yards from this spot on September 3, 1838, Frederick Bailey, later known to the world as Frederick Douglass, escaped from slavery in Baltimore by boarding a northern train. Frederick, 20 years old, was disguised as a sailor, carrying . . . Map (db m212892) HM
56 Maryland, Baltimore, Carroll Park — Camp CarrollFrom Plantation to Federal Camp Reported permanently removed
This land was part of a 2,568-acre tract named Georgia Plantation, that Charles Carroll purchased in 1732. By 1760, his son Charles Carroll, a lawyer, had constructed a Georgian summer home, Mount Clare. the Carroll family lived here until . . . Map (db m2537) HM
57 Maryland, Baltimore, Carroll Park — Camp CarrollFrom Summer Home to Federal Camp
Charles Carroll, whose father of the same name was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, constructed the summer home, Mount Clare, that you see before you. The Carroll family could not have imagined that their peaceful fields would play a . . . Map (db m220062) HM
58 Maryland, Baltimore, Carroll Park — Mount Clare, the Georgia PlantationGwynns Falls Trail
In the late 1760’s, the Mount Clare mansion was built by Charles Carroll, Barrister and his wife, Margaret Tilghman, as their summer home. The mansion was located on the grounds of the original plantation, Georgia, and included an orangery, . . . Map (db m2533) HM
59 Maryland, Baltimore, Douglas Homes — Church Home and Hospital“I am a Massachusetts woman”
Church Home and Hospital, formerly Washington Medical college, was where Edgar Allan Poe died on October 7, 1849, and where many doctors were trained who served in the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. On April 19, 1861, Adeline . . . Map (db m218178) HM
60 Maryland, Baltimore, Downtown — Discover Baltimore: The Monumental CityHeritage Walk
The Battle Monument was America's first public war memorial and the first since antiquity to honor the common soldier. Designed by Maximilian Godefroy, its construction began in 1815, shortly after the event it commemorates: in 1814, after the . . . Map (db m89395) HM
61 Maryland, Baltimore, Druid Hill Park — Druid HillStrategic Union Encampment Reported missing
Within a year of the April 1861 Baltimore Riots, the first of several U.S. Army camps and fortifications began encircling Druid Hill, and important location high above the city and adjacent to the Northern Central Railroad. The 114th and 150th . . . Map (db m7594) HM
62 Maryland, Baltimore, Federal Hill — Federal Hill
Since the founding of Baltimore, 1729, this hill has been a popular point for viewing the city’s growth. Here 4,000 people feasted 1780, to celebrate the ratification by Maryland of the Federal Constitution and in honor of the new government gave . . . Map (db m2555) HM
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63 Maryland, Baltimore, Federal Hill — Federal HillBuilding the Fort
On the evening of May 13, 1861, U.S. General Benjamin E. Butler’s troops occupied Federal Hill and brought their guns to bear on Baltimore. For the next four years the hill, garrisoned by 10 different regiments, served as a strategic Union strong . . . Map (db m2560) HM
64 Maryland, Baltimore, Federal Hill — Grand Army of the Republic
In memory of the Grand Army of the Republic by the Daughters of the Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1861-1865. Mother Sperling Tent No. 1, April 23, 1933. [rear of marker] [Engraving of a 13-star flag] Our fathers saved. [text on . . . Map (db m66592) HM
65 Maryland, Baltimore, Fells Point — Fells Point
A colonial maritime community established 1726 by William Fell, shipbuilder of Lancashire, England. In this area were built more than six hundred ships from the colonial era through the Civil War. Birthplace of the U.S. Frigate “Constellation” and . . . Map (db m2517) HM
66 Maryland, Baltimore, Franklintown — Crimea
To escape the intolerable heat of Baltimore summers, Thomas Dekay Winans built this country house on land which he had purchased in 1855. Winans had recently returned from Russia, where he made a fortune supervising construction of the . . . Map (db m6404) HM
67 Maryland, Baltimore, Franklintown — Crimea Estate
In the mid-1800s this meadow and hillside were part of Thomas Winans' country estate, the Crimea. After returning from Russia, where he helped build the St. Petersburg-Moscow railroad, Winans established this estate. He and his Russian-born wife, . . . Map (db m6336) HM
68 Maryland, Baltimore, Franklintown — Crimea MansionThe Arrest of Ross Winans Reported damaged
On May 11, 1861, Union Gen. Benjamin F. Butler's troops occupied the railroad depot southwest of Baltimore at Relay, where a spur of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's main line turned south to Washington. The seizure of Relay yielded a surprise . . . Map (db m6403) HM
69 Maryland, Baltimore, Inner Harbor — Baltimore Riot TrailDeath at President Street Station — Baltimore – A House Divided — Reported permanently removed
In 1861, as the Civil War began, Baltimore secessionists hoped to stop rail transportation to Washington and isolate the national capital. On April 19, the 6th Massachusetts Regiment arrived here at the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore . . . Map (db m2418) HM
70 Maryland, Baltimore, Inner Harbor — Baltimore Riot Trail"Keep back … or I Shoot" — Baltimore - A House Divided — Reported permanently removed
On April 19, 1861, Confederate sympathizers attacked the 6th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment as it changed trains en route to Washington, which the secessionists hoped to isolate. To learn more about the Baltimore Riot, the city's role in . . . Map (db m6151) HM
71 Maryland, Baltimore, Inner Harbor — Baltimore Riot TrailFlag Waving at Fawn Street — Baltimore – A House Divided — Reported permanently removed
On April 19, 1861, Confederate sympathizers attacked the 6th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment as it changed trains en route to Washington, which the secessionists hoped to isolate. To learn more about the Baltimore Riot, the city’s role in . . . Map (db m6208) HM
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72 Maryland, Baltimore, Inner Harbor — Baltimore Riot TrailBarricade at Jones Falls Bridge — Baltimore – A House Divided —
(Preface): On April 19, 1861, Confederate sympathizers attacked the 6th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment as it changed trains en route to Washington, which the secessionists hoped to isolate. To learn more about the Baltimore Riot, the . . . Map (db m6209) HM
73 Maryland, Baltimore, Inner Harbor — Baltimore Riot TrailCombat on Pratt Street — Baltimore – A House Divided — Reported permanently removed
On April 19, 1861, Confederate sympathizers attacked the 6th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment as it changed trains en route to Washington, which the secessionists hoped to isolate. To learn more about the Baltimore Riot, the city’s role in . . . Map (db m71978) HM
74 Maryland, Baltimore, Inner Harbor — Baltimore Riot TrailFlag Waving at Fawn Street — Baltimore - A Divided City —
On April 19, 1861, Confederate sympathizers attacked the 6th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment as it changed trains en route to Washington, which the secessionists hoped to isolate. To learn more about the Baltimore Riot, the city's role in . . . Map (db m219588) HM
75 Maryland, Baltimore, Inner Harbor — Baltimore Riot TrailDeath at President Street Station — Baltimore - A Divided City —
In 1861, as the Civil War began, Baltimore secessionists hoped to stop rail transportation to Washington and isolate the national capital. On April 19, the 6th Massachusetts Regiment arrived here at the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore . . . Map (db m219590) HM
76 Maryland, Baltimore, Inner Harbor — Baltimore Riot TrailCombat on Pratt Street — Baltimore – A House Divided —
On April 19, 1861, Confederate sympathizer attacked the 6th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment as it changed trains en route to Washington, which the secessionists hoped to isolate. To learn more about the Baltimore Riot, the city's role in . . . Map (db m219683) HM
77 Maryland, Baltimore, Inner Harbor — Baltimore Riot Trail"Keep back … or I shoot!" — Baltimore – A Divided City —
On April 19, 1861, Confederate sympathizers attacked the 6th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment as it changed trains en route to Washington, which the secessionists hoped to isolate. To learn more about the Baltimore Riot, the city's role in . . . Map (db m219702) HM
78 Maryland, Baltimore, Inner Harbor — President Street StationErected 1842 A.D. Reported permanently removed
Here on April 19, 1861 at 11 A.M. the Sixth Regiment of Massachusetts Infantry commanded by Colonel Edward F. Jones, detrained on its way to the relief of Washington City. The first nine cars were safely drawn to the Camden Street Station of the . . . Map (db m60937) HM
79 Maryland, Baltimore, Inner Harbor — President Street StationBaltimore City Landmark, National Register of Historic Places, Baltimore National Heritage Area
Completed in 1851, the President Street Station is an icon of railroad architecture, featuring Classical Revival elements and incorporating a barrel vault roof design—the first for a railroad station. Its history is also tied to significant . . . Map (db m145578) HM
80 Maryland, Baltimore, Inner Harbor — Spar Deck Guns
Pivot guns were located at the bow and stern of the ship. These versatile weapons were mounted on sliding carriages rolled on bronze track laid in the deck which allowed the guns to cover a 360° range and provide a fire across the ship's path . . . Map (db m219678) HM
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81 Maryland, Baltimore, Inner Harbor — USS ConstellationFlagship of the Anti-Slave Trade
Though the Civil War was a period of great innovation for the navy, with widespread use of steam power and the innovation of ironclads there was still a place in the fleet for sailing ships. Built at the Gosport yard in Portsmouth, Virginia, in . . . Map (db m6153) HM
82 Maryland, Baltimore, Inner Harbor — WelcomeHeritage Walk
Discover Heritage Walk, a 3.2 mile walking trail through four fascinating centuries. Within a compact area, Heritage Walk connects some 20 historic sites and museums, traversing four city districts of remarkable diversity and significance. . . . Map (db m183367) HM
83 Maryland, Baltimore, Inner Harbor — WelcomeHeritage Walk
Discover Heritage Walk, a 3.2 mile walking trail through four fascinating centuries. Within a compact area, Heritage Walk connects some 20 historic sites and museums, traversing four city districts of remarkable diversity and significance. . . . Map (db m201646) HM
84 Maryland, Baltimore, Irvington — A National Cemetery System
Civil War Dead An estimated 700,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War between April 1861 and April 1865. As the death toll rose, the U.S. government struggled with the urgent but unplanned need to bury fallen Union troops. . . . Map (db m135083) HM WM
85 Maryland, Baltimore, Irvington — Address by President LincolnAt the Dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery — November 19, 1863 —
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, . . . Map (db m135087) HM WM
86 Maryland, Baltimore, Irvington — Burial Place of Twenty-Nine Confederate Soldiers
Erected by the United States to mark the burial place of twenty-nine Confederate soldiers who died at Fort McHenry, Maryland, while prisoners of war, and whose remains were there buried, but subsequently removed to this section, where the individual . . . Map (db m7050) WM
87 Maryland, Baltimore, Irvington — Confederate Soldiers Memorial
Erected to the memory of the Confederate Dead by the Loudon Park Confederate Memorial Association. 1870Map (db m106853) WM
88 Maryland, Baltimore, Irvington — Harry Gilmor Monument
Front panel In memory of Harry Gilmor, Lt. Col. 2nd Maryland Cavalry, Army of Northern Virginia. C.S.A Back panel Harry Gilmor Born January 24, 1838. Died March 4, 1883. Distinguished in Eighteen Hundred and Seventy Seven as Police . . . Map (db m106855) WM
89 Maryland, Baltimore, Irvington — In Memory of Our Comrades1861 - 1865 — Fraternity, Charity, Loyalty —
Past Commanders George H. Bush, Private Co. C., 1st Md. Cav. John J. Goodmason, Steamer Osceola, U.S.N. Died, April 28, 1919. Joseph Brooks, Private Co. D, Mc's Cav. Died June 13, 1935. . . . Map (db m155130) WM
90 Maryland, Baltimore, Irvington — Loudon Park National Cemetery
National Cemetery (center panel) In December 1861, the U.S. Sanitary Commission designated a small area of Loudon Park Cemetery for the burial of Union soldiers who died in Baltimore hospitals. The half-acre lot in the northeast corner . . . Map (db m135081) HM
91 Maryland, Baltimore, Irvington — Maryland Naval Monument
(east side) Maryland’s tribute to her loyal sons who served in the United States Navy during the War for the Preservation of the Union. (north side) Port Royal • November 7th, 1861 Monitor & Merrimack • March 9th, 1862 New Orleans . . . Map (db m135097) WM
92 Maryland, Baltimore, Irvington — Maryland Sons Monument
(west side) To the Sons of Maryland who perished in preserving to us and posterity the “Government of the People, by the People for the People,” secured by our fathers, through the Union. This memorial is erected by her . . . Map (db m135094) WM
93 Maryland, Baltimore, Irvington — To the Memory of the Unknown Dead
Erected by the Women's Relief Corps Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic. [small plaque] Department of MO. W.R.C. Monument Committee Ruth A. Graham Florence J. Fink Sallie A. Moore Mary E. Wright Clara A. Alford Mary . . . Map (db m7048) HM
94 Maryland, Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Homewood — Harriet Tubman GroveRewriting History or Righting a Wrong? — Wyman Park Dell —
This site has been used to honor combatants from both sides of the Civil War. What do different sides view as "worth remembering?"
This site is dedicated in honor of Harriet Tubman, the abolitionist and . . . Map (db m166966) HM
95 Maryland, Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Homewood — Lee Jackson MonumentReconciling History — Baltimore's Confederate Monuments — Reported permanently removed
This monument was a gift from prominent Baltimore banker J. Henry Ferguson, who left funds in his will for the City of Baltimore to create a monument to his childhood heroes, Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson. Ferguson . . . Map (db m103158) HM
96 Maryland, Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Homewood — Robert E. Lee and Thomas. J. “Stonewall” Jackson Monument Reported permanently removed
The parting of General Lee and Stonewall Jackson on the eve of Chancellorsville. They were great Generals and Christian Soldiers and waged war like gentlemen.Map (db m130483) WM
97 Maryland, Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Homewood — Union Soldiers and Sailors Monument
[East face, center:] Erected by the State of Maryland to commemorate the patriotism and heroic courage of her sons who on land and sea fought for the preservation of the Federal Union in the Civil War, 1861 - 1865. SCVTO . . . Map (db m18296) HM
98 Maryland, Baltimore, Locust Point — Locust Point
Established as a port of entry in 1706, this peninsula was originally known as Whetstone Point. Along this road in 1814, soldiers marched to the defense of Fort McHenry, nearby. Port facilities served as a Federal supply camp in the Civil War. Later . . . Map (db m2561) HM
99 Maryland, Baltimore, Locust Point Industrial Area — Allegiance by Force
"…there should be an uprising in Baltimore, I shall be compelled to try to put it down; and that gun is the first I shall fire." Major General John Dix, U.S. Army,1861
At the beginning of the . . . Map (db m66636) HM
100 Maryland, Baltimore, Locust Point Industrial Area — Civil War Guardhouse
Fort McHenry has had several guardhouses. This one, built in 1835 and enlarged in 1857, is one of the best preserved buildings in the star fort. Soldiers on duty in this room guarded military offenders in the adjacent cells. During the Civil . . . Map (db m2590) HM

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