"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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Presentation sword given to Captain John A. Webster.
Subject:
War of 1812, 1812-1815, Object--Weapons, Baltimore (Md.) 
Item ID:
1912.3.1
Description:
Presentation sword given to Captain John A. Webster, War of 1812, by the Citizens of Baltimore.
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 