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RALEIGH C. THOMAS HALL.
The Thomas Memorial Hall was furnished by the family and friends of Raleigh C. Thomas, who was a gallant soldier in Co. C, ist Maryland Cavalry, and who was much beloved by his comrades. This room, which is 50x27 feet, is used as a Reading Room. It is furnished in old oak with most comfortable and handsome furniture, tables, arm chairs and rockers. The ceiling is of oak, and the equipping of the room involved an expense of about $1000.00. It is a handsome tribute to the memory of the deceased, who died in Baltimore in 1887. A fine painting of Mr. Thomas is on the wall .. The Library contains 1000 volunnes contributed at various times by kind friends from all over the State, about 100 newspapers are on file, which are kindly sent to us free by the Press of the State.
ADMIRAL RAPHAEL SEMMES BUILDING
This building contains the R. E. Ice, and Warfield memorial rooms.
Admiral Raphael Semines was born in Charles County, Md., Septem- ber 27th, 1809. ' He entered the U. S. Navy as Midshipman at the age of 17, was promoted to Lieut. ten years later, and rose to the rank of Com- mander at the age of 46. During the Mexican War he served on board ship and as an Aid to Gen'l Worth ; February 15th, 1861, at the outbreak he resigned the Secretaryship of the Light. Honse Board at Washington, D. C., and took command of the Confederate steamer Sumter, at New . Orleans, ran the blockade at the mouth of the Mississippi, and in July, 1861, captured a number of American vessels in the Gulf of Mexico. In August, 1862, he took command of the steamer Alabama ; he sunk the Hatteras, after a brief action, January, 1863, off Galveston. At the evacu- ation of Richmond, Admiral Semmes had charge of the James River Squadron. He surrendered at Greensboro, N. C., May ist, 1865.
The following is a list of vessels captured and destroyed by Admiral Semnies.
Abbie Bradford.
Altamaha., Emma Janc.
Nyc. Ocmulgee.
Ben Danning.
Annie T. Schmidt. Golden Rule.
Ebenezer Dodge.
Ben Tucker. Jabez Snow.
Tonowonda.
Joseph Maxwell.
Charles Hill. John A. Parks.
Parker Cook.
Machias.
Conrad.
Kingfisher.
Union Jack.
Neapolitan.
Dorcas Prince.
Lauretta.
Sea Bride.
Alert.
Emily Farmum.
Louisa Hatch.
Wave Crest.
Amazonian.
Golden Eagle.
Martaban.
Sonora: Starlight.
Baron de Castine.
Hatteras. Albert Adams.
Nora. Talisman.
Kate Cory,
Clara L. Sparks. Content.
Investigator. Tycoon.
Levi Starbuck.
Elisha Dunbar.
Lonis Kilham. Naiad.
Virginia.
Martha Wenzell. Nina.
Harriot Spalding. Arcade. Cuba.
Amanda. Annic.
Sea Lark: Weather. Gage. Justina.
Thos. B. Wales. Palmetto.
Golden Rocket.
Bertha Thayer.
Lamplighter. Uniou.
Joseph Parks. Chastelainc.
Lafayette.
Rockingham.
Montmorency. Courser.
Washington.
Vigilance. Dunkirk. Winged Racer.
Manchester. Morning Star. S. Gildersleeve.
Brilliant.
Dan'l Towbridge. Olive Janc.
Lafayette-I.
Punjab. :
Express.
West Wind.
Ocean Rover.
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GENL. ROBERT E. LEE MEMORIAL ROOM.
This room has been furnished through the liberality of the Brewers Exchange of Baltimore.
Win. Miller, President, Jno. P. Milnor, Secretary, Paul A. Seger, Fred. H. Gottleib, Jno. Bauernschmidt, of Geo.
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as a token of their appreciation of the Institution and of their admiration of the character of the great Commander.
The following tribute to the memory of Genl. I,ce is from the ate senator Benj. H. Hill, of Ga.
" When the future historian comes to survey the character of Lee, he will find it rising like a huge mountain above the mudulating plain of humanity, and he will have to lift his eyes high toward heaven to catch its summit. He possessed every virtue of the other great commanders withont their vices. He was a foe without hate, a friend withont treach- cry, a soldier without cruelty and a victim without murmuring. He was. a public officer without vices, a private citizen without wrong, a neighbor without reproach, a Christian without hypocrisy and a man without guilt. He was Caesar without his ambition, Frederick without his tyranny, Napoleon without his selfishness and Washington ,without his reward. He was obedient to authority as a servant and royal in authority as a true king. He was as gentle as a woman in life, pure and modest as a virgin in thought, watchful as a Roman vestal in duty, submissive to law as Socrates, and grand in battle as Achilles."
THE WARFIELD ROOM.
This room has been furnished in memory of Albert Gallatin Warfield, Jr. and Gassaway Watkins Warfield, both members of Co. A, ist Maryland Cavalry, C. S. A., by their mother and brothers Joshua N., Edwin, John and Marshall T. Warfield, and sisters, Mrs. M. Gillet Gill, of Baltimore, and Mrs. Herman Hoopes, of Philadelphia.
Albert Gallatin Warfield, Jr., was born at " Oakdale," Howard County, Maryland, October 6th, 1842; and died December 25th, 1883, (Christmas Day) in the 41st year of his age. He was the eldest son of Albert G. War- field and Margaret Gassaway Watkins, daughter of Col. Gassaway Watkins of Revolutionary fame, who was the last surviving officer of the " Old Maryland Line," and at the time of his death in 1840, President of the Maryland Society of the Cincinnati. A. G. Warfield, Jr., was educated in the public schools and at Stammore, an Academy under the management of the Hallowells. He left the Academy in the Summer of 1862 and entered the Confederate Army, joining Co. A, Ist Maryland Cavalry, under command of Col. Ridgely Brown. In the fall of that year he was stricken down with typhoid fever and lay ill at Winchester for many weeks. He was convalescing when the Confederates evacuated the town, but re- mained in hiding for ten days after the Federals arrived and tried . in vain to escape. He givesi in; his diary, a most interesting account of the
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experiences of himself and his companion Clark in their efforts to elude the Federal Soldiers and to escape, but finally, on December 27th, they were compelled to surrender. He was marched to Martinsburg, and from thence sent via the B. & O. to Camp Chase, Ohio. He was exchanged in the Spring of '63, after having been transferred to Fort MeHenry, Balti- more, Md. He had not been with his regiment long, before he was sent on an important Scouting Expedition with five other picked men from his company, and with them was captured. This proved his greatest misfortune, as he was destined to spend two long dreary years in prison at Point Lookout. How this tried his patience and chafed his ambitions . spirit, can best be told by his comrades in prison, W. H. Pope, Jas. R. Wheeler, and others. He made two daring and unsuccessful attempts to escape from Point Lookout. Mr. Pope, Superintendent of Confederate Soldiers' Home at Pikesville, speaking of his second attempt, said that hie dug a tunnel from his tent to a point outside the prison pen, using nothing but a common pocket knife for the laborious and tedious work and carrying the earth excavated out in his pockets. After he had com- pleted his tunnel and made all of his arrangements to carry out his plans he was betrayed and captured just as he emerged from the tunnel with his canoe built by himself, in which to cross the Potomac river. The Balti- more . Imerican of that date in describing the boat, and his effort to escape - said : " It was built by the celebrated Rebel, Warfield, who has attempted to escape from' the Camp before, and almost succeeded, but fortunately fell in with some of Uncle Sam's Cavalrymen and was ordered to halt, and not obeying, had a musket ball almost put through his head. It glanced along the top, slightly raising the scalp, and coming out behind the car, without injury to the bone. He attempted to escape in the following manner : The Small-Pox Hospital is situated outside the picket lines, every day at three o'clock the Small-Pox Ambulance calls for those cases that have come to the knowledge of the Surgeons. Warfield had noticed the fact, and determined to try his luck in escaping, he procured a piece of wire, and by heating it red hot, succeeded in burning on his face a good many of the small papilla, which were taken for the regular vario- loid, he succeeded in this manner in cluding the vigilance of the Surgeons and getting in the ambulance and outside the lines. As soon as he was out of sight of the camp, hie slipped out of the ambulance and hid in the bushes, waited until dark, and then started for Dixie, and succeeded in getting some seven or eight miles when he fell in with some Federals who brought him to a halt, with the above result." These attempts to escape brought upon him many hardships and persecutions. In his letters he speaks of having been tied up by his thumbs in order to make him divulge the names of his comrades who aided and abetted him. He would have suffered death rather than betray a friend. His record in the prison camp at Point Lookout proved his gallantry and gave evidence of what he would have accomplished had he been allowed to serve in the field, the cause he so ardently espoused. He was brave and ambitious and would have won promotion had the opportunity been afforded hini. Hc was finally exchanged the last of March, 1865, just before the close of the war. He gives in his diary an interesting account of his movements
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from April 2nd, 1865, the day Richmond was evacuated, until he surren- dered at Washington, Ga., May 9th, 1865. He speaks of Jefferson Davis being at Abbeville, May 2nd, 1865, and holding his last conference with Genls. T.C. Breckenridge, Bragg, Dibrell, and Col. W. P. C. Breckenridge. After his surrender he accompanied Genl. Basil Duke, Cols. Breckenridge, Steele and others to Savannah, where he embarked for home, reaching there June 2nd, 1865, after being absent three years in prison and the Confederacy. He remained home but a short time. Feeling that he must prepare hiinself for the real battle of life he decided upon Civil Engineer- ing as his profession and began his studies under Mr. Benjamin Latrobe in the office of Smith & Latrobe, in Baltimore. After qualifying himself under the guidance of this distinguished engineer he entered upon the. active pursuit of his profession in which he was engaged up to August 1883, when he was stricken down by the disease of which he died. His first work was upon the location of the Cincinnati and Louisville Short Line in 1868. After the completion of that line he went on the Pittsburg and Connellsville Railroad and remained until its completion as Assistant and Resident Engineer. In 1872 while acting as Chief Engineer of the Berlin branch of the P. & C. road, he was selected, upoii the recommen- dation of Mr. Benjamin H. Latrobe, who always entertained a high opinion of his ability as engineer to the Scientific Commission which went to Japan with Genl. Horace Capron as Chief. The work of the Commission included the examination of the country with reference to the introduction of railroads and other improved means of transporta- tion, and this branch was confined to Mr. Warfield. He remained in Japan three years, and desiring to travel through the East and Europe, he declined to renew his contract with the Government. He spent a year travelling through Asia, Africa and Europe, visiting all of the great engineering works in those countries and other points of interest. Upon liis return he was selected by a Committee of Congress to inspect the Mississippi jetties and river, and to make a report upon the same, which lie did, and it was endorsed by the Committee and incorporated in the report of the Chairman to Congress. In the fall of 1876 he entered the service of the Southern Pacific Railroad, where he remained until 1880, except for a period of one year, when lie acted as Assistant State Engineer of California, in charge of the surveys of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers for the purpose of establishing irrigation. He also located a road in the beautiful Yosemite Valley. Preferring to live in his native State, lie resigned from the service of the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1880, and returned to Maryland. He entered the service of the B. & Q. Railroad, in the road department, and while with that Company was detailed to locate the Baltimore end of its Philadelphia extension and some branch roads for the Company in Virginia. He afterwards became Chief Engineer of the West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railroad, and remained with it until he was forced to resign by his fatal illness. The disease from which he died was aneurism of the Acorta and it was sup- posed to have been superinduced by the exposure of prison life during the war. He left surviving him a widow and three children, one boy and two daughters.
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Distilleries,
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Canton, Baltimore Co., Md.
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Are Lager Beers of Absolute Purity. Rich in Body. -
Ripe in Age.
BREWERY, Block of Hanover, Conway & Perry Sts. Baltimore, Md.
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ENTRANCE LOUDON PARK CEMETERY.
CONFEDERATE GRAVES, LOUDON PARK CEMETERY.
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Loudon Park Cemetery.
One of the most Modern and Beautiful Cemeteries in the ,Country.
REACHED EVERY FEW MINUTES
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BY BALTIMORE & POTOMAC, AND CATONSVILLE STEAM AND HORSE CARS.
>* View of New Entrance and Confederate Lot ON OPPOSITE PAGE.
The great number of Sections "Laid off" affords a large and varied.selection of Choice Lots to Purchasers.
Mausoleum
For the Use of Lotholders, is a substantial and beautiful Temporary Home for the Dead.
1"The Superintendent on the grounds will give all information as to Lots, etc.
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JAMES G. WILSON.
FRED'K M. COLSTON.
WM. B. WILSON.
ilson,
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BANKERS
(Members of Baltimore Stock Exchange )
216 E. Baltimore St. Baltimore.
The Green House,
East Pratt St. Baltimore, Md.
. J.& B. L. WAGNER, PROPRIETORS.
This RESTAURANT is the oldest and most extensive in its accommodations of any in the city.
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The BAR is filled with the finest of all kinds of LIQUORS. The TABLES are cov- ered with the best substantial food the markets afford, besides, at the earliest moment they can be procured in the differ- eut seasons, every variety of delicacy that land and water furnish. in
Birds, Game, Fish, Fruits and Vegetables.
Prices moderate. The crowds, which lunch and dine daily, attest public appro- bation of the superior management of the house.
It is a convenient place for travelers, who stop only a few hours or a day in the city, to get their meals. It is the popular resort of country gentlemen from the counties particularly from Southern Maryland, being convenient to Railroads and Steamboats, and in the midst of the business portion of the city.
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The proprietors will be grateful for the continuance of the extensive patronage they now enjoy and will do their best to give entire satisfaction to all visitors.
Spring Lake Farm Dairy,
815 George St.
Pure Country Milk and Cream Furnished Promptly on Notice.
C. C. WOODEN, PROPRIETOR,
HAMPSTEAD, - MD.
WEIL BROS.,
Lenfling Manufacturers,
Seal Skin Garments and Furs Re-dyed - Repaired-and-Remodeled.
FURS KEPT. ON STORAGE DURING SUMMER
WEIL BROS., 4
Near Howard Street.
232 West Lexington Street.
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Gassaway Watkins Warfield was the third son of Albert G. and Margaret G. Warfield, and was born at Oakdale, Howard county, Md., November 29th, 1846. When the Civil War began he was in his fifteenth year. The one desire and ambition of his youth was to be a soldier and fight for the Southern Cause. He was sent to Rock Hill College in 1861, aud contin- ued there until July, 1864. During his college life he longed to go South, and then decided to do so when an opportunity offered. This came soon after his return home for his summer vacation in 1864, when Gen. Early invaded Maryland. Notwithstanding the fact that the hope of success of the Confederate cause was fast waning; his patriotic ardor won, and he cast his lot with the forlorn hope of the Rebels. On the 11th of July, 1864, he buckled on his sword, douned the grey, bade farewell to home and dear ones, and with a mother's prayers and benedictions, rode off to do battle for the cause that he believed to be right and just. He enlisted in Co. A., Ist Maryland Cavalry, C. S. A., at Triadelphia. The company was then under command of the gallant Capt. Thos. Griffith. Young Warfield's career as a soldier in active service in the field was brief, last- ing but twenty-six days, yet it was one filled with exciting incidents, forced marches and almost daily fighting.
Mr. Trusten Polk, who was a member of Co. A, gives the following in- . teresting account of the movements of his regiment from July 11th, 1864, until its capture, August 6th. He says: "On July 12th met Federal cavalry at Bladensburg, and pursued them to within one mile of Washing- ton City. We then took a road to Point Lookout, intending to liberate the Confederate prisoners, but were recalled by Gen. Early, who was bom- barding Washington. July 13 commenced retreating and recrossed the l'otomac near Poolesville, under heavy fire from Federal cavalry, then marched to Hedgesville, Berkley county, Va., and, after resting a few days, started on a raid into Pennsylvania, fighting incessantly day and night until we passed through Washington county, Md. Encountered but few Federal soldiers in Pennsylvania. Burned Chambersburg in re- taliation for the burning done in the Valley by Hunter. Re- turned to West Virginia by way of New Creek Station, (now Keyser), and attempted to capture the town, but were repulsed by Federal artillery. We then crossed the mountains by way of Romney to Moorefield, and there halted to rest in a beautiful meadow on the celebrated McNeil estate. We had had no sleep or rest since leaving Hedgesville-seven days- except what was snatched by laying our heads on the necks of our horses. Ou the niorning of August 6th, 1864, at dawn of day, we were awakened by Federal cavalry, under command of Gen. Averill, and made prisoners of war without firing a shot-virtually caught napping. We were marched on foot back to New Creek Station, and next day sent to Wheeling, where we were quartered in the penitentiary for three days and then sent to Camp Chase, Ohio. Thus young Gassaway Watkins Warfield rounded up his brief career in the field as a soldier. The exposure and hardships of prison life soon told upon his youthful constitution, and he was stricken down with a fatal fever in October, and, after long suffering, he died Janu- ary 14th, 1865, a martyr to the cause he loved and for which he freely gave up his life. His prison comrades, realizing that he could not recover if
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he remained in prison, wrote his father, urging him to take steps to pro- cure his release. This he did, but found that it could only be accom- plished by the prisoner taking the oath of allegiance to the United States. This young Warfield refused to do, notwitlistanding the pleadings of his father and friends in prison. To their entreaties he replied that he would rather die than sacrifice his principles and forsake the cause he had es- poused. His remains were brought to his home in Maryland, and now rest under the sod of his native State, with those of his brother, who served the lost cause with him.
His messmates in prison were Trusten Polk, Win. A. Webb, Edwin Linthicum, Chas. C. Hutton, Thomas Hunter, Thomas Peters, Josiali Slingluff, George Rice, B. E. Peddicord and Frank Lipscomb.
MAJOR .GEN. ARNOLD ELZEY BUILDING.
This building contains the Quartermaster's Department, Pharmacy, and the Superintendent's Office.
This distinguished officer was Captain 2nd Artillery, and in command of the U. S. Arsenal, Augusta, Ga., when he resigned in the carly part of 1861. On June 19th, 1861, he was commissioned Colonel ist Maryland Infantry. Upon the disablement of Gen. E: Kirby Smith, at the head of this regiment, July 21st, 1861, moving into position on the memorable field of Manassas, the command of the brigade devolved upon Col. Elzey, who successfully continued the movement and assailed the enemy with such vigor as to cause theni to give way ; this retreat soon became a panic, and the result was the complete rout of the Federal Army. At this moment President Davis rode over the field and, meeting Col. Elzey, saluted him as "General," remarking, "You are the 'Blucher of the day.' "
Gen. Elzey remained in command of this brigade until made a major- general and assigned to connnand of the defenses at Richmond in De- cember, 1862.
At Cross Keys, in June, 1862, hie rendered valuable service, the posi- tion occupied by the Confederate forces was of his selection, and Gen. Ewell, in his report, says: "I availed myself frequently during the action of that officer's counsel, profiting largely by his known military ·skill and judgment ; he was much exposed, his horse was wounded carly in the action, and at a later period of the day, was killed by a rifle ball, which at the same time inflicted upon the rider a wound that forced him to retire from the field ; he was minore particularly employed in the centre directing the artillery."
Gen. Elzey was seriously wounded at Gaines' Mill, June 27th, 1862, in which battle his brigade took active part and sustained heavy loss. His ability as a soldier was recognized by Gen. Lee, who suggested to the President he should order him to take the field in January, 1863. Again, in May, 1863, Gen. Lee wrote to President Davis, that he greatly needed two major-generals, and asked that Gen. Elzey be sent to him to com- 111and Trinible's Division.
April 25tl1, 1864, Gen. Elzey was ordered to Staunton to establish headquarters as Commander of the Maryland Line ; September 8th, 1864, was assigned to duty as Chief of Artillery in the Army of Tennessee.
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OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT.
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The Superintendent's Office contains the usual office furniture, with the following pictures and muster rolls, framed, hanging on the-wall : "Prayer in Stonewall Jackson's Camp," " The Charge of the First Mary- land Infantry at Harrisonburg, Va., at the death of Ashby," " Last Meet- ing of Lee and Jackson," "Muster Rolls of Co. A, First Maryland In- fantry, and Co. D, First Maryland Cavalry," "Letter from Jefferson Davis, Camp St. Mary, or Camp of the Maryland Line at Hanover Junc- tion, January, 1864," and several others ..
QUARTERMASTER'S ROOM.
The Quartermaster's Department is fitted up with shelves and such other conveniences as are required. Everything is given out here that is required in the different departments, from a needle up to a uniform. Tobacco day is looked for with fond anticipation .. On one side of the room are the bins which hold the linen of the memorial rooms. The linen is brought here and stored until issued for use. There is an in- spector who takes an account of all the linen coming out of the rooms. On Monday morning a clerk takes an account of all going into the laun- dry ; a perfect system is maintained, so that everything will be properly accounted for. W. H. Davies is Quartermaster for the Home.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
Wmn. P. E. Wyse, M. D.
Surgeon to the Home.
Benj. Gough, M. D. Pharmacist.
B. R. Jennings, D. D. S. Dentist.
CONSULTING SURGEONS.
Dr. Chas. G. Hill,
Dr. Thomas S. Latimer,
Dr. E. E. Jones, Dr. J. J. Chisholm.
CONSULTING DENTIST.
Dr. R. B. Winder.
The Surgeon's Office, dispensary, and the Stonewall Jackson Infirmary are the chief points of Interest in the Medical Department of the home.
. Those patients able to get about report to the Surgeon's Office where they are treated. The less fortunate ones, who are too sick to report at the Surgeon's Office, are sent to the Infirmary, where they are under the care of skilled nurses and visited by the Surgeon every day, or oftener, if necessary.
GENL. E. KIRBY SMITH ROOM. (PHARMACY.)
The Surgeon's Office and Dispensary are situated on the East end of the Elzey Building, and is one of the prettiest and most attractive places . within the walls of the Home, which is due to the liberality and good taste of Mrs. Decatur H. Miller, who recently fitted up and furnished it at considerable expense. It is carpeted, the wood work of highly polished hand carved oak, and medicine case of same wood. Under a brass chan- delier, a handsome centre table has upon it a silver waiter, ice water
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pitcher and goblets, which are decidedly useful as well as ornamental, all combine to make the Surgeon's Office a cheery place of refuge for those who require the aid of the healing art.
Mrs. Miller has indicated her wish that this room be named in memory of the late Genl. E. Kirby Smith. Genl. Smith was an officer of distinguished reputation in the United States Army, when his duty to his State prompted him to resign his commission at the com- mencement of the war. He was appointed a Brigadier General, and or- dered to report to Genl. Joseph E. Johnston, commanding the Army of the Shenandoah, in July, 1861, and was severely wounded at the first Bat- tle of Manassas, leading his brigade into action. Genl. Smith afterwards
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