"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's African Americans celebrate the Fifteenth Amendment
Subject:
PP1; American Civil War; 1861-1865; African American history; Celebrations and parades; Suffrage; Photograph 
Item ID:
PP1.2
Creator:
Chase, William
Description:
Baltimore's African American's celebrate the Fifteenth Amendment, Establishing the right of Suffrage. 1870. Stereoview taken in Monument Square celebrating the 15th Amendment. (Previously Z24.797)
Date of Original:
1870
Collection:
Stereoview Collection, ca. 1860-1912; Special Collections Department
Type/Size:
Image
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 