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PERRY, JAMES. RENSHAW, WILLIAM T.
McCURE, THOMAS.
RICHARDSON, NICHOLAS T.
McELWEE, ANDREW J.
RICHARDSON, JOHN D.
MYERS, JOHN. MOORE, JAMES T. METTEE, C.
RICE, GEORGE.
WILSON, WILLIAM.
MACCUMMINS, F.
RUSSELL, HENRY. RANDILL, J.
WILLIAMS, PETER. WARRINGTON, LEWIS.
OLDNER, PHILIP.
SHIELDS, MICHAEL.
OLDSON, WILLIAM.
STEWART, JAMES P.
WARRINGTON, SMITH.
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM M.
POISEL, JOHN.
SHAFER, HENRY.
WEBB, RICHARD WATSON.
PARKER, THADDEUS.
SCHAEFER, WILLIAM.
YOUNG, BENJAMIN. YATES, W. F.
PHILLIPS, GEORGE C.
SPARKS, JAMES S.
PRATT, JAMES P.
SPENCER, BENDENFIELD.
PINDER, WILLIAM.
SMITH, GEORGE A.
SMITH, WILLIAM. SHANNAHAN, JOHN H. K. SUIT, NORRIS N.
STEWART, FRANCIS M. STANSBURY, EDWARD. TRIGGER, JOHN. TARBUTTON, WILLIAM. TOY, THOMAS B. TINGES, CHARLES S.
MCCLURE, GEORGE D.
RALEY, MICHAEL N.
TRIGGOE, C. P.
WILLSON, JAMES HENRY.
PIKE, HENRY.
SCHEESLER, HENRY.
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KILLED AND WOUNDED AS FAR AS ASCERTAINED.
CEDAR MOUNTAIN. PRIVATE JOHN SHANAHAN, wounded.
SECOND MANASSAS.
PRIVATE HENRY BAKER, wounded. PRIVATE ANDREW EGAN, wounded. PRIVATE FREDERICK CUSICK, wounded.
FREDERICKSBURG. (December 13, 1862 .- May 3, 1863.)
LIEUTENANT JOHN GRASON, killed. PRIVATE THOMAS TOY, wounded.
CORPORAL ALEXANDER HOPKINS, killed.
PRIVATE JAMES STEWART, wounded.
PRIVATE - GRAHAME, killed.
PRIVATE JOHN SHANAHAN, wounded.
SERGEANT ROBERT CROWLEY, wounded.
PRIVATE JOHN GREEN, wounded.
CORPORAL THOMAS CARBERRY, wounded. PRIVATE VINCENT GREEN, wounded.
PRIVATE PHILIP OLDNER, wounded.
PRIVATE RICHARD E. LANGLEY, wounded.
GETTYSBURG.
CAPTAIN WILLIAM D. BROWN, killed. LIEUTENANT BENJAMIN ROBERTS, killed. CORPORAL DANIEL DOUGHERTY, killed. PRIVATE DOCTOR JACK BRIAN, killed.
PRIVATE FREDERICK CUSICK, killed.
PRIVATE THADDEUS PARKER, killed.
PRIVATE PHILIP OLDNER, killed.
PRIVATE RICHARD HARDESTY, killed.
SERGEANT PHILIP BROWN, wounded.
SERGEANT THOMAS LECOPMTE, wounded.
SERGEANT JAMES WALL, wounded.
PRIVATE HENRY WILSON, wounded.
PRIVATE SMITH WARRINGTON, wounded.
PRIVATE JAMES GREEN, wounded.
PRIVATE HENRY PARKER, wounded.
PRIVATE NICH. RICHARDSON, wounded.
FORT GREGG.
CORPORAL WILLIAM PINDER, wounded. PRIVATE WILLIAM CULVER, killed.
DEATHS IN HOSPITAL.
PRIVATE EDWARD STANSBURY.
PRIVATE JOHN POISAL.
ACCIDENTAL.
PRIVATE ROBERT C. JONES, lost an arm at Heathsville, Northumberland County, Virginia.
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MARYLANDERS IN THE CONFEDERATE SERVICE.
T HE number of Marylanders who were in the service of the Confederate States cannot be accurately determined. General Trimble, who gave atten- tion to the subject, estimated them at twenty thousand.
It is certain that they were represented in every branch of the service on land and sea and in every army. It was impossible to find any considerable organization in which there were no Marylanders.
The distinctive Maryland regiments and battalions only represent a portion of the soldiers who came from Maryland.
Many examples could be given to show that the Marylanders were contented to be in the service, even if not in a State organization - and sometimes whole companies of Marylanders were mustered into other State regiments.
It is a matter of State pride to know that wherever they were they were noted for bravery in action and devotion to duty, which has been always acknowledged by their commanding officers.
The best example of what is said above can be drawn from the records of the Society of the Army and Navy of the Confederate States in the State of Maryland, from which is taken the following list of Marylanders who were not attached to any of the Maryland organizations, and whose names, therefore, do not appear in any of the rosters of them, except in some instances of promotion from the First Maryland Infantry or other commands, and it is taken only from the roll of the members of the Society. This list could, of course, be largely increased were other like sources of information available. This list does not embrace the names of those officers who resigned from the United States Army and Navy, and being confined to members of the Society it cannot embrace the names of the many, living and dead, who were not members of that Society :
JOHN F. ALVEY, Major General Echols' Brigade, Department of West Virginia.
GEORGE W. ALEXANDER, Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.
WILLIAM G. ATKINSON, Lieutenant Engineer Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. JAMES ARMOUR, Lieutenant Louisiana Infantry.
J. T. M. BARNES, Major Artillery. Trans-Mississippi Department.
MEYER BLOCK, Private, Border Guards, Hughes' Brigade, Price's Army. DANIEL A. BOONE, Private, Ashby's Cavalry. W. JUDSON BROWN, Lieutenant, Poague's Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia.
JOIIN L. BRISCOE, Captain and Assistant Quartermaster. Mahone's Division.
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E. SIN. LAIR BELL Sergeant-Major, Otey ( Virginia) Battery, Army of Northern Virginia. T. F. BILLOPP, Captam, Twenty-Ninth Georgia Infantry.
WILLIAM BAIRD, Assistant Adjutant-General. WILLIAM H. BAYM, Sergeant, Brook Artillery.
JACOB S. BARNES, Private, Seventh Virginia Cavalry.
LUKE TIERNAN BRIEN, Colonel, Staff of General W. H. F. Lee.
JAMES BREATHED, Major, Steuart's Horse Artillery.
HENRY BOWLING, Major, Fitz Lee's Staff.
THOMAS F. BOWIE, Major, Fitz Lee's staff.
WILLIAM BRENGLE, Surgeon, Confederate States Army.
BURROUGHS, Lieutenant, Moody's Battery, Army of Northern Virginia.
FREDERICK M. COLSTON, Captain of Artillery on Ordnance Duty, Assistant to Chief Ordnance Officer, Army of Northern Virginia.
ALEXANDER G. CARY, Sergeant, Forty-third Virginia Cavalry.
WILSON M. CARY, Captain and Assistant to Chief Quartermaster, Army of Northern Virginia.
HARPER CARROLL, Lieutenant, Staff of General Ewell.
J. LYLE CLARK, Captain of Company B, Twenty-first Virginia Infantry. Lieutenant-Colonel Thirtieth Virginia Battalion of Sharpshooters.
JAMES COOPER, Sergeant of Company C, First Regiment of Engineer Troops, Army of Northern Virginia.
WILLIAM H. COLE, Surgeon, Hood's Division, Army of Northern Virginia.
CAPTAIN GEORGE W. CHISWELL.
JAMES CAREY, Signal Corps.
LIEUTENANT E. J. CHISWELL.
LIEUTENANT J. R. CROWN.
T. O. CHESNEY, Major, General Elzey's Staff.
FRANK CREAGER, Lieutenant, Texas Infantry.
VINCENT CAMALIER, Captain, Signal Corps.
CHARLES CAWOOD, Signal Corps. RICHARD CONTEE, Major, General Elzey's Staff. P. G. DEGOURNEY, Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, General Gardner's Command. JAMES W. DENNY, Private, Thirty-ninth Virginia Cavalry.
H. KYD DOUGLASS, Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General, Stonewall Brigade. MAJOR T. STURGISS DAVIS. LIEUTENANT NICHOLAS DORSEY. COLONEL CALEB DORSEY, Missouri Regiment. JOHN W. DORSEY, Missouri Regiment. THOMAS B. DORSEY, Missouri Regiment. LLI DUVALL, Signal Corps.
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JOHN J. DAVIS, Surgeon, Sixth North Carolina Infantry.
J. W. DREW, Captain, General Imboden's Command.
RICHARD EMORY, Assistant Surgeon, Army of Northern Virginia.
JAMES EMACK, Lieutenant of Company F, Seventh North Carolina Infantry. JOHN ELLICOTT, Major, Nitre and Mining Bureau.
WILLIAM H. FITZGERALD, Master's Mate, Confederate States Navy. ELIAS GRISWOLD, Major and Assistant Adjutant-General, Staff A, General S. Cooper. HENRY M. GRAVES, Lieutenant, Engineer Corps, Richmond Defenses.
WILLIAM B. GRAVES, Sergeant, Poague's Battalion Artillery.
R. E. HASLETT, Captain, Wise's Legion.
A. M. HAWKINS, Major of Thirteenth Mississippi Infantry.
ROBERT W. HARPER, Colonel, Army of Tennessee.
JAMES HOOPER, Adjutant, First Arkansas Rifles.
GEORGE HARRISON, Signal Corps.
THOMAS A. JONES, Signal Corps.
MEREDITH JOHNSON, Surgeon, Confederate States Army. WILLIAM C. KLOMAN, Surgeon, Confederate States Army.
J. MORTIMER KILGORE, Captain, Army of Northern Virginia. R. W. KEYWORTH, Major, General Van Dorn's Staff. THOMAS W. HALL, JR., Major and Inspector-General, Department of Mississippi.
A. B. HARDCASTLE, Colonel, Lowery's Brigade, Army of Tennessee.
J. MONROE HEISKELL, Captain, Walker's Battalion.
N. S. HILL, Major and Commissary, Army of Northern Virginia.
R. CURZON HOFFMAN, Captain, Twenty-first Virginia Infantry.
J. McHENRY HOWARD, Lieutenant on the Staff of General W. H. Stevens. McHENRY HOWARD, Lieutenant and A. D. C., Stonewall Brigade.
W. CARVELL HALL, Major and Assistant Adjutant-General, General Trimble's Staff. GEORGE T. HOLLYDAY OF WILLIAM, Private, Thirty-fifth Virginia Cavalry.
E. LLOYD HOWARD, Surgeon, Army of Northern Virginia.
A. M. HASKELL, Major on General Van Dorn's Staff. THOMAS A. HEALY, Surgeon, South Carolina Troops. THOMAS HANDY, Lieutenant, Crescent Heavy Artillery.
HENRY HAGAN, Courier, Staff of General J. E. Steuart.
CHARLES S. HILL, Lieutenant of Company A, First Virginia Infantry.
CHARLES KONNE, General D. H. Hill's Staff.
OSMUN LATROBE, Lieutenant-Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General, Longstreet - Corps. Army of Northern Virginia. OTHO S. LEE, Sergeant-Major, Steuart's Horse Artillery.
JAMES W. LYON, Major and Commissary Sergeant.
G. T. LEWIS, Surgeon, P. A. C. S.
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GEORGE DOUGLASS MERCER, Major and Quartermaster, Army of Northern Virginia. CHARLES G. W. MACGILL, Surgeon, Second Virginia Infantry.
THOMAS B. MACKALL, Lieutenant, Aide-de-Camp, Staff of General W. W. Mackall.
CHARLES MARSHALL, Lieutenant-Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General, Staff of General R. E. Lee.
FRANK MARKOE, Lieutenant, General John B. Gordon's Staff.
WILLIAM McBLAIR, Master's Mate, Confederate States Navy.
JOHN McWILLIAMS, Sergeant-Major, Thirteenth Virginia Infantry.
MASON MORFIT, Major and Quartermaster.
STIRLING MURRAY, Sergeant, Steuart's Horse Artillery.
CHARLES M. MORFIT, Surgeon. Confederate States Navy.
JOHN G. MASON, Surgeon, Confederate States Navy.
I. STEPHEN MASON, Signal Corps.
WILLIAM MONTGOMERY, Surgeon, Forty-eighth North Carolina Infantry. THOMAS F. MANEY, Surgeon, First Virginia Infantry.
McGRAVES, Major on General Pegram's Staff.
WILLIAM NORRIS, Colonel and Chief of Signal Corps, Army of Northern Virginia.
JOHN R. OFFALT, Company E, First Virginia Infantry.
GEORGE W. OFFALT, Company E. First Virginia Infantry.
Z. A. OFFALT, Company E. First Virginia Infantry.
DAVID E. PENDLETON, Private, Company A, Seventh Virginia Cavalry.
NEILSON POE, JR., Engineer Corps, Confederate States Army.
WILLIAM POOLE, Major, General Hardie's Staff.
DENNIS POOLE, General Hardie's Army.
ALFRED PRICE, Captain, Fourth Alabama Infantry.
JOHN E. O'DONNELL, Lieutenant, Baltimore Heavy Artillery.
CHARLES STRAHAN, Lieutenant on the Staff of General John S. Preston.
JOHN R. STRAFFORD, Assistant Quartermaster, Forty-eighth North Carolina Infantry.
CHARLES K. SHANNON, Captain of Company E, First Virginia Infantry.
WILLIAM F. STEUART, Surgeon, Confederate States Army.
SAMUEL D. SMITH, Captain, Staff of General Magruder.
D. BOWLEY THOMPSON, Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General, Staff of General Wharton. C. G. THOMPSON, Captain, Ordnance Department.
W. R. SINCLAIR, Surgeon, Confederate States Army. J. THOMAS SCHARF, Master's Mate, Confederate States Navy. WILLIAM E. STEWART, Major, Fifteenth Arkansas Infantry. CLEMENT SULLIVANE, Lieutenant-Colonel, Staff of General G. W. C. L'ee. W. STUART SYMINGTON, Major, Staff of General George E. Pickett. THOMAS A. SYMINGTON, Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General, General Dearing's Staff. A. G. SIMON, Major, Staff of General Stirling Price.
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WILLIAM SCHLEY, Signal Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
M. M. RASIN, Lieutenant, Moody's Battery, Army of Northern Virginia.
FENWICK ROBERTSON, Assistant Surgeon, Confederate States Army.
JOHN DONNELL SMITH, Captain Battery A, Alexander's Battalion of Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia.
AUGUSTINE J. SMITH, Captain and Assistant Commissary, Department of Eastern Tennessee. OSWALD TILGHMAN, Captain of Artillery.
G. C. TALIAFERRO, Adjutant, Ninth Virginia Cavalry.
W. T. G. WOODWARD, Secret Service.
FRANK X. WARD, Captain on the Staff of General Elzey.
WILLIAM BOWLEY WILSON, Private, Company K, First Virginia Cavalry.
D. GIRAUD WRIGHT, Lieutenant, Company D, Virginia Regulars.
J. WILLIAM WALLS, Surgeon Stonewall Brigade.
SAMUEL W. WHEELER, Private Company B, Nineteenth Battalion, Heavy Artillery, Army of Northern Virginia.
FRANK A. ZIMMERMAN, Lieutenant Company B, Ninth Virginia Infantry.
THE MARYLAND LINE CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS' HOME. PIKESVILLE, MD.
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MARYLAND LINE CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS' HOME.
T HAT there was a division of sentiment in Maryland, upon the causes which led to the war between the States, no one will deny ; yet no intelligent observer, or one at all familiar with the facts, will refuse to admit that the large preponderance of public opinion was heartily in favor of the cause of the South.
Maryland, by reason of her geographical location, close commercial interests with the tobacco and cotton-raising States, similarity of institutions and intimate social and natural relations with the people south of the Potomac, was emphatically a Southern State. Of the same ancestry, prevailing customs and habits, and kept closely welded by intermarriage, with the same views of the character of the Federal Union, and the rights and privileges which were reserved to the States under the Constitution of 1789. it would have been unnatural to have found her people engaging in a fratricidal war of desolation and invasion of those communi- ties, to which she was so bound by historic and sympathetic ties.
The conservatism of her people was pronounced, but the right of self-govern- ment had, on this Continent, no firmer supporters and defenders than in Maryland. It did not take long to make manifest the temper and intentions of her people ; and, therefore, by the strong arm of power, and by a most vigorous military despotism, were her legislative bodies dissolved, her leading citizens jailed and sent to dun- geons, and the condition of the State reduced to that of an alien principality held by armed forces. The blow fell no less quickly than it did firmly ; but still it did not prevent the young men of the Commonwealth from forsaking the comforts of their homes, and singly, or in small parties, crossing the Potomac and enlisting in the armies of the Confederacy, to battle for the rights of their State, even though she was manacled and helpless. Unable to speak for herself through the regularly appointed methods, the sovereignty of Maryland found representation in the strong arms of the fifteen thousand or more - the flower of her youth, who gave their service to the South, and in the anxious hearts of those who remained at home, and nightly sent up their blessings and prayers for the absent ones, while their daily care was to mercifully assist the unfortunate who, in prison and hospital, were vis- ited and ministered unto, as far as the sufferance of those in power would permit.
The devotion of the women of Maryland, and the insult and indignity to which they were subjected in these merciful ministrations, are of the past ; but no less will the truth of history chronicle their deeds and the oppression under which her people
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lived during the dreary years of the war. Allusion is only made to these circum- stances to explain why it is that we have here in Maryland - a State that was not "out of the Union "- a home for Confederate soldiers. Her sons were in the Confederacy ; the hearts of her women were there, and the great body of her people were in sympathy with the cause of constitutional government, with regard to the reserved rights of the States, according to the spirit of the Constitution, and opposed to the action of the Federal authorities in the purpose to coerce the States of the South, who were asserting this right.
As a border community in a sectional quarrel, this feeling could not be unani- mons. There were some who were loyal to the Union, and this minority, obtaining control by reason of the bayonets of the Federal power, gave the weight of State authority to their claims, and we find Maryland regiments and Maryland batteries ( Maryland at least in name, ) responding to the call of the Federal President. The muster rolls of these organizations, in the archives of the State, are not conclusive as evidencing the true feeling of her people. It is conceded that there were those who honestly supported the National authority, and the brilliant record of Mary- land soldiers who " wore the blue " is cherished and prized as the common glory of the State, by none more dearly than those of her sons who " wore the gray," and followed the banners of the Confederacy, but they do not admit that the former were the exponents of the great heart of Maryland.
As in the days of the Stuarts, the hearts of the loyalists were " o'er the water with Charlie," so was it in Maryland. Her body bound and shackled, her heart was unchained, and her sympathies were with the followers of Lee and Jackson, beyond the Potomac.
The representation of Maryland in the Southern armies has been variously estimated-there are no positive data to determine the fact. They were found scattered throughout the entire army, in almost every organization and command. This will be understood when it is remembered that only as individuals they could make their way through the lines, and make good their passage to the Confed- eracy. Many in this way attached themselves to the first Confederate command they met ; others sought out old friends, or, perhaps, family connections, and enlisted in the same command with their relatives or friends. A prominent officer, after inspection of the records of the office of the Adjutant-General of the Army in Richmond, estimated that there were twenty thousand Marylanders in the service of the Confederate States. The organizations officially recognized as from Mary- land were as follows : First Maryland Infantry, Second Maryland Infantry, First Maryland Cavalry. Second Maryland Cavalry, First Maryland Artillery ( Mary- land), Second Maryland Artillery ( Baltimore Light). Third Maryland Artillery and Fourth Maryland Artillery ( Chesapeake).
The above composed the Maryland Line, and were recognized as such by the
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Confederate authorities. It is not within the province of this paper to give the brilliant history and record of these organizations. With the exception of the Third Maryland Artillery, which served with distinguished honor with the army in the West, it is enough to say the history of the Army of Northern Virginia cannot be written without giving the history of these commands of the Maryland Line. From the early days of the war - from Manassas to Malvern Hill, from the Valley to Gettysburg, from the defense of Petersburg to Appomattox - was their valor and efficiency conspicuous. The general orders and reports of the various com- manders under whom they served - Johnston, Jackson, Ewell, Stuart, Fitz Lee, Hampton, and the illustrious General Robert E. Lee - are uniform in their praise as soldiers, worthy successors of the " Maccaronies," who, under Smallwood and Gist, on Long Island, held back the British advance and made such heroic sacri- fices, while Washington was enabled to withdraw in safety, or of the Conti- nentals, who, with DeKalb at Camden, preserved the honor of the American arms, or who, under Williams and Howard, made possible the after successes of Greene in the Southern campaign.
From the beginning at Harper's Ferry, in 1861, to the end at Appomattox, in 1865, they maintained the same high character and bearing, and the record of their deeds, the reputation of their commanders - of Elzey, Steuart, Johnson, Herbert, Ridgely Brown, Gilmor. Andrews and William Brown - are held in veneration and affection by all familiar with the military history of the Confederacy, and have made for Maryland a name equal, if not above other names, in the admira- tion of a heroic people.
The State of Maryland can well be proud of its sons of the Maryland Line of 1861-1865, as it has always been of their forefathers of the Revolution and the subsequent wars of 1812 and with Mexico ; and it is but fitting that this feeling of satisfaction should take sensible form in providing for its survivors who, out- living the times of their heroic effort, have at last been made to fall victims of the relentless advances of increasing years and dire poverty, or, perhaps, disabled by wounds received in battle. An honorable, brave people are never forgetful of their veteran soldiers, and the fact that the Federal Government has so generously provided for those of her sons who wore the blue, but makes more pronounced the obligation of our Mother State to care for their unfortunate brothers who, in ragged gray jackets, represented her in the Confederacy, and, to their honor be it said, in this pious purpose the Union citizens of the State have been willing and . earnest in their co-operation.
Sad, indeed, was the heart of the poor Maryland Confederate, after the days of Appomattox - the cause to which he had devoted his best years, and for which he had so freely risked his life and shed his blood, had failed - as the tearful good-bye was spoken to his associates, memories of the comrades who had yielded
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up their lives during the great struggle, came to him ; they happily needed no parole to give them immunity or protection. In the great beyond they had found a rest and a home. The toils of the march, the privations of the camp, and the dangers of the field were over, and with a mighty wail of suffering anguish, the heart of the Confederacy was broken. Like Marius, he gazed on the ruins, as it were alone ; for whither should he now turn ? There was a mockery in the very terms of his parole -" permission to return to his home " ; where was that home ? The vindictive feeling that was then ascendant denied him refuge in the land of his birth, and he was forced to patiently await the ebb of passion and the return of reason. This change was not long coming, and the joys of meeting with loved ones, soothed his wounded heart and gave him fresh courage to meet the stern realities of the hour. Not given over to futile repinings, or idle sorrow, he realized , the duties of the present, while not forgetful of the glories of the past, and earnestly engaged in the battle for livelihood - no less fierce than that through which he had recently passed. As his position became assured, although the cares which pressed upon him were severe and trying, he found time to keep up the association of comrades, and determined on an effort to keep fresh the memories of the dead, to assist the disabled and the destitute, and to preserve for posterity a true account of the great struggle and the motives which led him to take up arms. Submitting to the arbitrament of the sword, he appealed to the impartial judgment of the future to justify his past.
The Association of the Maryland Line was formed in 1880, with these objects in view. There was already in existence the Society of the Army and Navy of the Confederate States in Maryland, which was organized in 1871, shortly after the death of General Lee, and it was not proposed to encroach upon, or to displace this organization, but still to cherish it as the parent society, or center of Confederate influence and work. Under the direction of General Bradley T. Johnson, and largely aided by his material assistance, the Association of the Maryland Line made up a fairly complete roster of the various Maryland organizations. In this work they were assisted by the courtesy of the War Department, in permitting access to such muster rolls as were found in the records of the Adjutant-General's office at Richmond, and which were removed to Washington at the close of the war.
Under the auspices of the Society of the Army and Navy of the Confederate States in Maryland, was held in Baltimore in 1885. a most successful bazaar, the proceeds of which, some $31,000, were being devoted to the care of indigent Con- federates and the burial of the dead. Through the medium of this fund, and the contributions of generous friends, the duty of ministering to the wants of the infor- tunate was faithfully performed, but as the years rolled on it became painfully apparent that the means at hand were not equal to the emergency, and that the applications for assistance were far beyond the ability to meet. It was soon devel-
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oped that a number of these gallant old soldiers were finding refuge in the alms- houses of the State, and not a few instances came to light of the burial of dead in the unhallowed graves of potters' fields. After careful consideration, and appro- priate methods for engaging publie attention, it was suggested to make an attempt to raise an amount of money sufficient to build a cottage at the Richmond (Vir- ginia) Home to which these destitute veterans could be sent, and to appeal to the General Assembly for proper financial or other aid. This proposition was earnestly canvassed, but after mature deliberation, it was determined to make an effort to establish a soldiers' home in Maryland, and to ask that the property known as the Pikesville Arsenal be devoted to that purpose. To this memorial the General Assembly gave ready ear and took prompt affirmative action, and in February, 1888, the above mentioned property was given by the State to the Association of the Maryland Line, for the purpose indicated, and an appropriation of $5,000 per annum was at the same time voted for the repair of the property and maintenance of the home. This property was singularly adapted to the purpose, by reason of the character of the buildings and convenience of location. The ravages of time and abandonment had, however, sadly marred its fair proportions, and large expenditures were necessary for its rehabiliment. In this connection, it may be interesting to give the history of the establishment of this post, outlining the purposes sought to be accomplished by its location, etc. The following report by Lieutenant Baden, dated United States Arsenal, May 23, 1823, is in the possession of the Home, having been furnished by the War Department in connection with a plat of the property, shortly after the transfer of the same by the State of Maryland to the Association of the Maryland Line :
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