"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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George Washington and His Generals at Yorktown
Subject:
Paintings; American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783; Washington, George, 1732-1799.; Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827.; Portrait group--Military; Portrait Group--Men; Yorktown (Va.) 
Item ID:
1845.3.1
Creator:
Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827.
Description:
George Washington and His Generals at Yorktown. Oil on canvas by Charles Willson Peale.
Date of Original:
ca. 1781
Collection:
Museum Department
Type/Size:
Image; 54.3 x 75 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 