"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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Sugar bowl
Subject:
Decorative Arts--Silver; Object 
Item ID:
XX.5.29
Creator:
Barry, Standish
Description:
Silver sugar bowl engraved with
Date of Original:
ca. 1784-1810
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 
