"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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Camp Scenes Taken in Alexandria, Virginia, 1865
Subject:
Alexandria (Va.); Photograph; American Civil War, 1861-1865; Occupation--Military 
Item ID:
[GPVF]
Creator:
Unknown
Description:
Second Maryland Volunteer Infantry, Second Maryland Calvary. Camp scenes taken in Alexandria. Virginia, 1865. Fife and Drum Corps in front, officers in rear.
Date of Original:
ca. 1865
Collection:
Group Portrait Vertical File; 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 