"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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Barney, Joshua, 1759-1818
Subject:
Paintings; American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783; War of 1812, 1812-1815; Portrait male; Peale Family (artists); Baltimore City Life Museum Collection 
Item ID:
CA682
Creator:
Peale, Rembrandt, 1778-1860
Description:
Commodore Joshua Barney. Served in the Revolutionary War and War of 1812. Oil on canvas by Rembrandt Peale, ca. 1817.
Date of Original:
ca. 1817
Collection:
City Hall, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection; Museum Department
Type/Size:
Image
Restrictions:
For more information, please contact the Museum Department: museum@mdhs.org
Rights:
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org 