"On the evening of May 13, 1861, General Benjamin Butler and 1,000 Union soldiers arrived at Baltimore's Camden Street Station by train. Under the cover of a thunderstorm, they fortified Federal Hill to ensure the city of Baltimore remained under Union control, after the Pratt Street Riot less than a month earlier."
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Baltimore - Carroll Park - Playground
Subject:
Photographs, Baltimore (Md.), Parks and squares, Children, Recreation, 
Item ID:
[SVF]
Creator:
Unidentified Photographer
Description:
Baltimore - Parks & Squares - Carroll Park - Playground. Note: Formerly designated as Z24.44.VF.
Date of Original:
1909
Collection:
Subject Vertical File
Type/Size:
8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4cm)
Restrictions:
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
Rights:
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org 