"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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Preparations for the Enjoyment of a fine Sunday Evening
Subject:
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820; Latrobe Family; African American history; Slavery; Portrait group; Works on paper 
Item ID:
1960.108.1.2.36
Creator:
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820
Description:
Preparations for the Enjoyment of a fine Sunday Evening. Watercolor on paper by Benjamin Henry Latrobe.
Date of Original:
1797
Collection:
Latrobe Sketchbooks; 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 
