"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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First View of the Coast of Virginia, Hazy Morning
Subject:
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820; Latrobe Family; Works on paper; Landscape; Maritime; Virginia.; Landscape--Water 
Item ID:
1960-108-1-1-23
Creator:
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820
Description:
First View of the Coast of Virginia, Hazy Morning. Watercolor on paper by Benjamin Henry Latrobe. March 3, 1796.
Date of Original:
1796
Collection:
Latrobe Sketchbooks; Museum Department
Type/Size:
Image; 10.16 x 12.7 cm
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 