"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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Talbot County - Wye House - Wye Garden - southwest corner from top of back porch
Subject:
Photographs, Talbot County, Landscapes, Houses, Historic homes 
Item ID:
[SVF]
Creator:
McHenry Howard
Description:
Talbot County - Houses (Easton Vicinity) - Wye House - Wye Garden - southwest corner from top of back porch.
Date of Original:
Ca. 1900
Collection:
Subject Vertical File
Type/Size:
4.75 x 6.75 inches (12.1 x 17.1cm)
Restrictions:
For more information, please contact the Special Collections Department: specialcollections@mdhs.org
Rights:
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org 