"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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Fourth Regiment United States Colored Troops Flag
Subject:
American Civil War, 1861-1865; African American history; Flags 
Item ID:
2004.22
Description:
Fourth Regiment United States Colored Troops Civil War Flag. Silk mounted on a wooden pole (with the eagle missing).
Date of Original:
1863
Collection:
Museum Department
Type/Size:
Physical Object
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 