Baltimore Riot Trail. "Keep back … or I shoot!". , 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 the Civil War, and railroad history, please visit the Baltimore Civil War Museum - President Street Station, at the corner of President and Fleet Streets. PresidentStreetStation.org, A secessionist mob hurling stones and bricks attacked Capt. Albert S. Follansbee's four companies of the 6th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment here as they marched to Camden Station to change trains for Washington on April 19, 1861. Just to the east, the harassed troops finally opened fire. Here, the violence reached a crescendo. Massachusetts Corps. Sumner H. Needham was struck in the head, fell to the pavement, and died. Earlier, he had told a comrade, "We shall have trouble today, and I shall never get out alive. Promise me, if I fall, that my body will be sent home.", Pvt. Luther C. Ladd was shot and killed, proclaiming "All Hail to the Stars and Stripes" as he collapsed. The mob shot Addison Whitney dead and beat Charles Taylor to death. The rest of the soldiers marched at the double-quick down Pratt Street, dragging their muskets between their legs and reloading as they ran., Baltimore Mayor George W. Brown learned of the riot and hastened first to Camden Station, where all was calm. Then he heard shots coming from Pratt Street. He met Follansbee at the head of the marching column near here and told him, "You must defend yourselves." Brown picked up a dropped musket and brandished it, threatening the mob. Police Marshal George P. Kane and a company of policemen soon arrived to hold the crowd at bay as Kane shouted, "Keep back, men, or I shoot!", [Captions:] , "Lexington of 1861" The title reflects the efforts of secessionists to identify their course with that of their Revolutionary forebears., The First Union Dead, Ellsworth was killed in Alexandria, Va., on May 24, after the death here of Whitney, Needham, and Ladd.
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 the Civil War, and railroad history, please visit the Baltimore Civil War Museum - President Street Station, at the corner of President and Fleet Streets. PresidentStreetStation.org
A secessionist mob hurling stones and bricks attacked Capt. Albert S. Follansbee's four companies of the 6th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment here as they marched to Camden Station to change trains for Washington on April 19, 1861. Just to the east, the harassed troops finally opened fire. Here, the violence reached a crescendo. Massachusetts Corps. Sumner H. Needham was struck in the head, fell to the pavement, and died. Earlier, he had told a comrade, "We shall have trouble today, and I shall never get out alive. Promise me, if I fall, that my body will be sent home."
Pvt. Luther C. Ladd was shot and killed, proclaiming "All Hail to the Stars & Stripes" as he collapsed. The mob shot Addison Whitney dead and beat Charles Taylor to death. The rest of the soldiers marched at the double-quick down Pratt Street, dragging their muskets between their legs and reloading as they ran.
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Mayor George W. Brown learned of the riot and hastened first to Camden Station, where all was calm. Then he heard shots coming from Pratt Street. He met Follansbee at the head of the marching column near here and told him, "You must defend yourselves." Brown picked up a dropped musket and brandished it, threatening the mob. Police Marshal George P. Kane and a company of policemen soon arrived to hold the crowd at bay as Kane shouted, "Keep back, men, or I shoot!"
[Captions:] "Lexington of 1861" The title reflects the efforts of secessionists to identify their course with that of their Revolutionary forebears.
The First Union Dead, Ellsworth was killed in Alexandria, Va., on May 24, after the death here of Whitney, Needham, and Ladd.
Erected by Maryland Civil War Trails.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Civil War Trails series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 19, 1861.
Location. 39° 17.183′ N, 76° 36.797′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in the Inner Harbor. Marker is on East Pratt Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 25 E Pratt St, Baltimore MD 21201, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. McKeldin Square (a few steps from this marker); Theodore R. McKeldin
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Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 105 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 3, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
