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 His Excellexcy E. E. JACKSON, 
 
 GovERXOE OF Maryland, 
 
 JUNK 1 7 t h , 1891.. 
 
 COMMISSIONERS: 
 
 COL. THEODORE F. LANG, CHAIRMAN, BALTIMORE 
 
 HON. WM. D. BURCHINAL, ... CHESTBRTOWN 
 
 Hon MILTON G. URNER, , . .... FREDERICK 
 
 HON. CHARLES D. GAITHER BALTIMORE 
 
 CAPT. FRANK NOLEN, SECRETARY BALTIMORE 
 
 102 WEST LEXINGTON STREET. 
 
 GEORGE R. Graham, M. D., corresponding secretary. 
 
 BALTIMORE. 
 
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 I'uiNiED KY William K. Boyle & Son, 
 
 1891. 
 

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 STATE OF MARTLAHD 
 
 GETTYSBURG MONUMENT COMMISSION 
 
 Baltimore, June llfh, 1890. 
 To His Excellency 
 
 Governor E.;. E' Jackson. 
 
 Sir : — Your Commissioners, appointed pursuant to 
 Chapter 118, Laws of 1888, Qntitled '•' An Act to provide 
 for the erection of Memorial Tablets or Monuments 
 to suitably mark the jjositions occupied by the various 
 Maryland Military Organizations, serving with the Army 
 of the Potomac on the Battle-field of Gettysburg, and 
 to make a suitable appropriation therefor, " approved 
 March 23d, 1888, respectfully submit to your Excellency 
 their report as follows: 
 
 INCEPTION OF THE MOVEMENT. 
 
 The movement whi(^i finally resulted in erecting the 
 Maryland Monuments at Gettysburg originated in Du- 
 shane Post, No. 3, Department of Maryland, G. A. R., 
 July 21st, 1886. The following extract is copied from 
 the Post records of that date: 
 
 "Comrade Frank Nolen moved that a committee of 
 five be appointed to induce the Legislature of Maryland 
 to take some action that tablets be erected on the battle- 
 
4 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 field at Gettysburg, in commemoration of the Maryland 
 Eegiments that participated in that battle. So ordered. 
 The Commander appointed on that committee Comrades 
 Frank Nolen, H. S. Tagart, Frank M. Smith, George R. 
 Graham, M. D., and Joseph E. Sweet." 
 
 The committee at once organized by electing Frank 
 Nolen, Chairman, and George Pi.. Graham, M. D., Secre- 
 tary, and commenced active work in creating a general 
 interest in the matter by correspondence with, and per- 
 sonal visits to the various Grand Army Posts throughout 
 the State, and by attracting the attention of the general 
 public through the press. 
 
 On February 16, 1887, Dushane Post adopted the fol- 
 lowing resolutions: 
 
 '^ Whereas, Almost every State that was represented 
 by troops in the Union Army at the Battle of Gettysburg 
 have erected monuments on the battle-field marking the 
 positions occupied by their troops; And Whereas, Mary- 
 land had three Regiments of Infantry, one Regiment and 
 one company of Cavalry, and one Battery in the Union 
 army at that battle; therefore, be it 
 
 " Besolved, That our Delegates to the Eleventh An- 
 nual Encampment of the Department of Maryland, G. 
 A. R., be and they are hereby instructed to ask the En- 
 campment to adopt the following, or a similar resolution: 
 
 " Resolved, That we request the Legislature of the State 
 
 of Maryland, at its next session, to appropriate 
 
 dollars to suitably mark by monuments the positions oc- 
 cupied by the several Regiments of Infantry, Cavalry and 
 Battery of the State, that participated in that battle, in 
 the Union army. 
 
 ^'■Resolved, That every Post in this Department be re- 
 quested to obtain signatures to petitions, to be presented 
 to the Legislature at its next session, requesting such 
 appropriations. 
 
 These resolutions were presented to the Eleventh An- 
 nual Encampment of the Department of Maryland, G. A. 
 
GETTYSBURG MONUMENT COMMISSION. 5 
 
 E., at Frederickj Fel3ruary 22ncl, 1887, adopted and re- 
 ferred to the Council of Administration to take such ac- 
 tion as might be necessary to carry them into effect. 
 
 There the matter rested until the Legislature assem- 
 bled in January, 1888, when Dushane Post again took it 
 up, and on January 11th the^ increased their special com- 
 mittee on Gettysburg Monuments by adding to it Com- 
 rades John W. Worth, J. J. Kahler and Henr}^ G. 
 Graham, also one comrade additional from each of the 
 Maryland commands that participated in the Battle of 
 Gettysburg, the following being appointed: Comrades 
 George T. Ford, 1st Regt. Eastern Shore Md. Vols.: 
 Henry A. Karger, 3rd Regt. Md. Vols. ; Gottleib Seidel, 
 1st Regt. Potomac Home Brigade Md. Vols. ; John Wel- 
 ler, 1st Regt. Md. Cav. Rigby's Battery and Purnell 
 Legion were not represented, as survivors of these com- 
 mands could not be found among the Post members. The 
 committee thus constituted at once sent to every Post of 
 the Grand Army in the State printed jjetitions for signa- 
 tures, asking the Legislature to make suitable appropria- 
 tion for the erection of the monuments at Gettysburg. 
 The several Posts entered actively into the work, and in 
 a short time returned the petitions Avith several thousand 
 signatures. The press throughout the State also warmly 
 advocated the appropriation. Through the courtesy of 
 the several State Commissions the committee also secured 
 copies of the Acts passed by each State that had already 
 made appropriations for monuments at Gettysburg, from 
 which they tabulated a statement showing the amount 
 appropriated by the several States. 
 
 On February 16th Comrades Frank Nolen, George R. 
 Graham^ M. D., Joseph E. Sweet and George T. Ford 
 visited Annapolis with a rough draft of the bill, which 
 they, at the suggestion of Senator Burchinal, placed in 
 the hands of Senator Milton G. Urner, to introduce in the 
 Senate. 
 
6 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 The committee then issued a call for a mass meeting of 
 soldiers and others interested to be held at Dushane Post 
 Hall, Monday evening, February 20th, to consider the 
 matter of erecting said monuments. 
 
 THE MAS^ MEETING. 
 
 Pursuant to the call, Dushane Post Hall was crowded 
 on Monday evening, February 20th, 1888, with members 
 of the Grand Army of the Eepublic and other prominent 
 citizens. The members of Dushane Post and the Post 
 Drum Corps were present in full uniform. Wilson Post, 
 No. 1, Burnside Post, No. 22, and Denison Post, No. 8, 
 marched to the hall, headed by their respective Drum 
 Corps. The ladies of Dushane Post Auxiliary Corps, who 
 were present in a body, were given seats on the stage. 
 The meeting was called to order at 8 o'clock by 
 
 Captain FRANK NOLEN. 
 
 He stated that it ''had been called by the special 
 committee on Gettysburg Monuments appointed by Du- 
 shane Post, No. 3, Department of Maryland, G. A. R. 
 That the object of the meeting was for consultation with 
 a view of asking the present Legislature to make suitable 
 appropriations for the erection of monuments on the 
 battle-field of Gettysburg, to mark the positions in that 
 glorious battle held by the various Maryland commands. 
 This was a matter appealing directly to the pride and 
 patriotism of every citizen of the State of Maryland, re- 
 gardless of their creed or politics. It is not now a ques- 
 tion of sentiment, it is a matter of history, and all good 
 citizens must feel a just pride in knowing that their State 
 was represented in that — tlie decisive battle of the War, 
 and that the only troops who there carried the standard 
 of Maryland, by authority of the State, were fighting to 
 protect the honor of the old flag and to perpetuate the 
 union of the United States. The positions they occupied 
 
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 7 
 
 GETTYSBURG MONUMENT COMMISSION. 
 
 sliould be suitably marked for the information of future 
 generations. Every State that was represented by their 
 citizen soldiers with the Union army, in the battle of 
 Gettysburg, have either marked their positions or are 
 preparing to do so, with the exception of Maryland and 
 West Virginia. In this State, Dushane Post, No. 3, 
 G. A. R. , in whose hall we are now assembled, have taken 
 the initiatory steps; they have appointed a special com- 
 mittee to look after the matter. This committee have 
 sent petitions to every Post of the G. A. R. in the State, 
 and in towns where there are no Grand Army Posts peti- 
 tions have been sent to prominent citizens, and the peti- 
 tions have been extensively signed by all classes of citi- 
 zens; even our Confederate friends who so gallantly con- 
 tested the field with us cheerfully signed the petition, and 
 express their cordial apjjroval of the same. These peti- 
 tions, containing several thousand names, will be presented 
 to the Legislature in a day or two, asking it to make 
 such appropriations as it may deem proper for the pur- 
 pose of erecting these monuments, which will have a 
 touching interest for thousands of our citizens in all parts 
 of our State, who are associated by ties of blood and 
 friendship with the Maryland commands that fought at 
 Gettysburg." 
 
 Captain Nolen then stated that nominations for Presi- 
 dent of the meeting were in order. 
 
 Captain Frank M. Smith nominated Colonel Geo. W. 
 F. Vernon, who was unanimously elected President. 
 
 Colonel VERNON'S ADDRESS. 
 
 " The part the loyal sons of the old Maryland line took 
 in the struggle for the preservation of the Union was 
 a credit to an heroic ancestry, and an honor to their 
 posterity; in fact, the loyal Union men of the border land 
 were pre-eminently entitled to credit. There was a divi- 
 sion of sentiment here, ofttimes bitter, intolerant and 
 
8 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 vindictive, and yet many of his best friends shook hands 
 with him in the early days of the struggle, and crossed 
 over to the south bank of the Potomac. When they met 
 again it was on the battle-field. 'In war enemies, in 
 peace friends. ' The gallantry of the sons of Maryland 
 on land and sea, their sufferings and sacrifice for princi- 
 ple is a part of history and a common heritage of all; there 
 was not a great battle fought during the long, dreary 
 struggle but that Maryland blood was shed in the fore- 
 front, where the Maryland flag floated proudly alongside 
 of the Star Spangled Banner. Future generations will 
 feel proud of the history the sons of Maryland made for 
 themselves during the late Civil War, and would indeed 
 feel mortified and humiliated to visit the great battle- 
 field of Gettysburg, the best marked battle-field of ancient 
 or modern times, and not see amidst the beautiful monu- 
 ments erected by the different States in honor of their 
 heroic and beloved sons, a single monument to commem- 
 orate the part the sons of Maryland took in that great 
 struggle for the life of the Nation; he did not think there 
 would be a single vote in the Legislature of Maryland 
 against the measure." 
 
 Colonel Vernon paid a high compliment to his old 
 friend, Captain William D. Burchinal, for his action in 
 the Senate of Maryland, in that being a representative 
 Union soldier, he cast his vote in favor of the Confederate 
 Soldiers' Home at Pikesville, Md. 
 
 '^ Maryland had sent more soldiers into the Union army 
 than a number of States wherein there was no division of 
 sentiment. To Dushane Post, No. 3, Gr. A. Pv., Depart- 
 ment of Maryland, shall be ascribed all honor and glory 
 for inaugurating the measure to erect these monuments 
 to our heroic dead. Gettysburg decided that the Union 
 of our Fathers was one and inseparable and an indestructi- 
 ble union of indestructible States. The men who fought 
 for the Confederacy would fight as earnestly and bravely 
 now for the Federal Union, the honor of the old flag is 
 
GETTYSBURG MONUME'ST COMMISSION. 9 
 
 now as dear to them as to us; the little incident that oc- 
 curred in Salt Lake City on the Nation's birthday, not 
 long ago, wherein ex-Confederate soldiers compelled the 
 Mormons to respect the flag of our common country, is a 
 fair index of their feelings when ]jut to the test. With 
 what reverence trusted Confederate leaders followed in 
 the vast funeral train that bore our old commander, G-en- 
 eral U. S. Grant, to his last resting place on the banks of 
 the beautiful Hudson. We need expect no opposition to 
 the monument movement from ex-Confederates in Mary- 
 land, but on the contrary can count on their support. We 
 can appeal to the whole people of Maryland for their suj)- 
 port in this movement, without regard to party or creed, 
 and they will hearken unto us. Let us put our shoulders 
 to the wheel and we will not call upon Hercuies in vain. 
 The monuments will soon be an established fact, and in 
 honoring our martyred comrades, we honor ourselves, our 
 posterity, our gallant commonwealth, and this the grand- 
 est Republic the world has ever seen.'' 
 
 VICE-PRESIDENTS. 
 
 The following Vice-Presidents were unanimously elected 
 and took seats on the platform: Hon. F. C. Latrobe, 
 Col. H. P.. Underbill, Hon. Cliarles E. Phelps, Hon. 
 George W. Lindsay, General Felix Agnus, E. F. Abell, 
 Esq., A. Beckhofer, Esq., James R. Brewer, Esq., Edward 
 Raine, Esq., General John R. Kenly, General John W. 
 Horn, Captain J. Frank Supplee, Colonel John L. Thomas, 
 Colonel William H. Love, Colonel William Louis Schley, 
 General James M. Deems, Colonel William A. McKellip, 
 Colonel Theo. F. Lang, General Adam E. King, General 
 E. B. Tyler, Major Fred. W. Simon, Jethro T. McCul- 
 lough, Esq., Thomas Daly, Jr., Esq., Captain George F. 
 Wheeler, Rev. B. F. Clarkson, Colonel William P. 
 Maulsby, Colonel E. H. Webster, Captain Graham Duke- 
 hart, Rev. E. C. Allard, Captain John H. Suter, Captain 
 
10 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 E. T. Daneker, Colonel R. W. Scarlett, Captain George 
 B. Creamer, Colonel Joseph M. Suclsburg, Colonel Wil- 
 liam H. Purnell, Charles L. Marburg, Esq., David T. 
 Bennett, General David L. Stanton, General R. N. Bow- 
 erman. Captain James A. Rigby, Major J. 1. Yellott, 
 General John A. Steiner, Captain N. M. Rittenhouse, 
 Captain Noble H. Creager, W. W. Mclntyre, Esq., John 
 Daly, Esq., Edward D. Miller, Esq., Captain Thomas M. 
 Dukehart, Captain A. S. Cooper, A. Highberger, Colonel 
 James C. Mulliken, Henry Walker, Esq., Colonel W. E. 
 Griffith, S. L. Stockbridge, Esq , I. McCurley, Esq., D. 
 Langley, Esq., W. T. Kirell, Esq., and Hon. J. V. L. 
 Findlay. 
 
 Dr. George R. Graham was unanimously elected Sec- 
 retary. 
 
 Secretary George R. Graham, M. D., read a letter from 
 Thomas H. Coburn, Commander of Hicks Post, No. 24, 
 G. A. R., at Easton, Talbot county, returning his peti- 
 tion, and saying ''it was signed by every Union soldier in 
 the county, also by every ex-Confederate living at Easton, 
 except one, who was absent at the time." 
 
 The Secretary also read the following circular, pre- 
 pared by the Dushane Post Committee, for the informa- 
 tion of members of the Legislature: 
 
 Gettysburg Monument Committee of Dushane Post, 
 Xo. 3. Department of Maryland, G. A, R. 
 
 Baltimore. February 16th, 1887. 
 
 Maryland is the only State, save one (West Virginia), which has 
 not recognized officially the valor of her sons on the blood-stained 
 field of Gettysburg. 
 
 The record of the Maryland troops at Gettysburg will compare 
 favorably with those of any State represented at that, the decisive 
 battle of the late War. 
 
 It is a notable fact, that wherever Maryland troops fought, whether 
 in the Blue or the Gray, their action was characterized by bravery 
 and gallantry. 
 
GETTYSBURG MONUMENT COMMISSION. 11 
 
 In the last struggle for the little Eound Top, on the evening of the 
 second of Jul}', it was "Lockwood's Maryland Brigade." who, in 
 the language of General Meade's report, with the aid of other troops 
 present, "succeeded in checking and finally repulsing the assault of 
 the enemy, who retired in confusion and disorder' and ceased any 
 further efforts." 
 
 It was Colonel INIaulsby's Maryland Kegiment which held the 
 most advanced position of the Army of the Potomac, on the night 
 of the second of July. 
 
 It was the Third Maryland Eegiment which opened the fight on 
 the extreme right, on the morning of the third of July. And later 
 in the same da 3% the First Maryland P. H. B. checked the Confed- 
 erate attack on Culp'sHill, and practically ended their serious efforts 
 in that direction. 
 
 Rigby's Maryland Battery, of three-inch rifles, did their full share 
 of service in each day's fight. Xo guns in that terrible line of 
 nearly one hundred belching pieces of artillery of the Army of the 
 Potomac did more effective service than those of Rigby. 
 
 The First Maryland Cavalry received special mention for its ser- 
 vices in the cavalry fight on the third of July. 
 
 There has been, to this date, nearly one million of dollars appro- 
 priated by States' Legislatures to mark the positions of their regi- 
 ments, &c., on the field of Gettysburg, and for the purchase of 
 land. 
 
 Maryland had three Regiments of Infantry, one Regiment of Cav- 
 alry and one Battery of Artillery engaged at Gettysburg. When 
 Maryland's sons so nobly upheld the reputation of their State, her 
 Legislature can ill afford to neglect them, when other States have 
 done so much. 
 
 As a careful man who proposes to erect a house first secures his 
 house-lot, so should our State, when contemplating the erection of 
 monuments, contribute to the purchase of land and the construction 
 of avenues, which all must use alike. 
 
 There are no public lands at Gett3'sburg, and no State should so 
 far forget the courtesies of life as to attempt to erect monuments on 
 lands, purchased by appropriations of other States, without con- 
 tributing their just share. 
 
 The following statement, compiled from oflicial sources, will show 
 the number of organizations from each State engaged on the LTnion 
 side at Gettysburg, the amount appropriated by the State to each 
 organization to mark its position on the field, the anwunt appropriated 
 by the State to the Gettysburg Battle-field Memorial Association, for 
 purchase of lands. &c., and the total amount appropriated by each 
 State : 
 
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 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 States represented by 
 troops in the Union 
 Army at Gettys- 
 buro;. 
 
 i^ew York 
 
 Pennsylvania 
 
 Massachusetts ... 
 
 Maine 
 
 j^ew Jersev 
 
 Ohio ~. 
 
 Michigan 
 
 Vermont 
 
 Connecticut 
 
 Indiana 
 
 Xew Hampshire 
 Rhode Island.... 
 
 Delaware 
 
 Minnesota 
 
 Wisconsin 
 
 Maryland 
 
 West Yirsinia... 
 
 Xumber 
 
 Amount 
 
 Amouutto 
 
 Total Amount 
 
 of Or- 
 
 to each 
 
 G e 1 1 V s- 
 
 A p p r p r i- 
 
 ganiza- 
 
 Organ- 
 
 buvg Bat- 
 
 ated.* 
 
 tions. 
 
 ization. 
 
 1 1 e - field 
 Memorial 
 A s s ela- 
 
 
 92 
 
 
 tion. 
 
 
 $1,500 
 
 $20,000 
 
 $216,000 
 
 85 
 
 1,500 
 
 16,000 
 
 150.000 
 
 25 
 
 540 
 
 5,000 
 
 18,500 
 
 14 
 
 900 
 
 3,000 
 
 156,000 
 
 15 
 
 1,000 
 
 3,000 
 
 18,000 
 
 19 
 
 1,500 
 
 11,500 
 
 40,000 
 
 12 
 
 1,350 
 
 5,000 
 
 21,000 
 
 9 
 
 722 
 
 2,500 
 
 9.000 
 
 8 
 
 
 2,500 
 
 2,500 
 
 6 
 
 500 
 
 
 3,000 
 
 4 
 
 600 
 
 1,100 
 
 3,500 
 
 3 
 
 66G 
 
 1,000 
 
 3,000 
 
 2 
 
 1.000 
 
 500 
 
 2.500 
 
 1 
 
 1,000 
 
 1,000 
 
 2,000 
 
 6 
 
 1,500 
 
 1,500 
 
 10,500 
 
 15 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 , *The above totals include, in several instances, special appropria- 
 tions for monuments to distinguished officers who fell on the field. 
 t^o appropriation. 
 
 Frank Xolen, Chairman. 
 
 102 W Lexington street. 
 George R. Graham, M. D.. Secretary, 
 
 725 Columbia avenue. 
 J. J. Kahler, Frank M. Smith, 
 
 John W. Worth, H. G. Graham, 
 Jos. E. Sweet, Gottleib Seidel, 
 
 John Weller. 
 George T. Ford. 
 Henry A. Kakger. 
 
 jSTote — Co. A, Purnell Legion, Md. Cavalry, was omitted by the 
 Committee for Avant of definite information regarding it at that 
 time. 
 
 On motion the chair appointed Comrades Joseph E. 
 Sweet, John H.' Daly, Wm. A. McKellip, Frank M. Smith, 
 and J. J. Kahler, a committee to report resolutions ex- 
 pressing the sense of the meeting. 
 
GETTYSBURG MONUMENT COMMISSION. 13 
 
 Geo. R. Graham, M. D., Secretary of the special com- 
 mittee on Gettysburg Monuments, appointed by Dushane 
 Post, read the draft of a bill which had been prepared by 
 that committee, and which he stated had been placed in 
 the hands of Senator Milton G. Urner, to introduce in 
 the Senate. The bill appropriates |5,000 for the purpose 
 of suitably marking the positions occupied in tbe Battle 
 of Gettysburg, July 2nd and 3rd, 1863, by the following 
 Maryland Commands: 
 
 First Regiment Eastern Shore Maryland Volunteers. 
 
 First Regiment Potomac Home Brigade Maryland Vol- 
 unteers. 
 
 Third Regiment Maryland Volunteers. 
 
 First Regiment Maryland Volunteer Cavalry. 
 
 Rigby's Battery "A" First Maryland Light Artillery. 
 
 And the sum of $1,000 to be paid the Gettysburg Bat- 
 tle-field Memorial Association for the purchase of sites 
 and laying out of avenues leading to the Monuments, and 
 for their preservation when erected. The bill also pro- 
 vides that the Governor shall appoint five commissioners, 
 citizens of Maryland, to carry out the provisions of the 
 bill; said commissioners to serve without pay. 
 
 The Committee on resolutions presented the following 
 report : 
 
 " Besolved, That we heartily endorse the bill submitted 
 by the committee of Dushane Post, No. 3, G. A. R., to 
 be presented to the Maryland Legislature, asking that 
 the State take proper steps to mark the positions of the 
 Maryland troops serving with the Army of the Potomac 
 at the Battle of Gettysburg.'' 
 
 Signed, Joseph E. Sweet, John H. Daly, 
 Wm. a. McKellip, J. J. Kahler. 
 Frank M. Smith, 
 
14 REPORT OP THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 The Hon. Ferdinand C. Latrobe, Mayor, being intro- 
 duced, addressed the assembhige as follows : 
 
 MAYOR LATROBE'S ADDRESS. 
 
 Mr. Pi'esident, Ladies and Gentlemen : 
 
 As Mayor of Baltimore, I am here to-night to give the 
 encouragement of my official position to the object of this 
 meeting. The part taken by the men of Maryland in the 
 late civil strife was most honorable to their courage and 
 patriotism. The number of troops engaged in this con- 
 test exceeded that of those fighting in any war of modern 
 times, and I am sure there is scarcely a man who took 
 part in the great conflict who is not satisfied that the 
 result was the best thing that could have happened for 
 the country. We are now the greatest nation of free 
 people on the globe — "A government for the people and 
 of the people." 
 
 The decisive battle of the war was Gettysburg. There 
 the contending armies met in battle, and after a des- 
 perate struggle in which both sides fought as only Ameri- 
 can soldiers can fight, the banner of the Stars and Stripes 
 were victorious and the Union was saved. On the field 
 where such tremendous issues were fought out, the posi- 
 tions occupied by the troops of the different States should 
 be marked, so that future generations may know where 
 the men stood who saved the country. 
 
 Maryland is interested, for her sons took a prominent 
 part in the battle. The Legislature is now in session, 
 and this opportunity should be availed of, to ask an appro- 
 priation for the erection of monuments on the field indi- 
 cating the positions of the Maryland troops. The people 
 of the whole State will, I am sure, endorse such action by 
 the General Assembly. It is only a few days since, that 
 the Pikesville Arsenal Avas given by the State to be used 
 as a home for Maryland veterans who, in the late conflict, 
 wore the Grav uniform, and I am sure that there will not 
 
GETTVSBURa MONUxMEXT COMIMrSSIOX. 1 .") 
 
 be a A^ote in that body against the bill providing for erec- 
 tion of Monnments on Gettysburg field to mark the spot 
 where stood the Maryland "Boys in Bine." Such a bill 
 should have been enacted long since, for Maryland should 
 not be behind other States in honoring the memory of her 
 sons. His Excellency Governor Jackson will lend his aid 
 in this matter, and for whatever good it may do, I can 
 promise you the earnest co-operation of the Mayor of the 
 City of Baltimore. 
 
 Dr. George R. Graham, Avas then called upon and spoke 
 as follows : 
 
 Dr. GRAHAM'S ADDRESS. 
 
 Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen : 
 
 Wherever in Avar the sons of Maryland Avere called upon 
 to perform a duty, no matter how hopeless the task, no 
 matter if the reward of the victor or the certainty of 
 defeat aAvaited them, they Avere never found Avanting. 
 The blood of the sons of Maryland have dyed the 
 battle-fields of every Avar in Avhich this Nation has 
 been engaged. In the heroic struggle of our forefathers 
 for Independence, the Maryland Line made their indelible 
 mark of heroic service in more than a half score of 
 the heaviest engagements. In the second Avar Avith 
 Great Britain, Maryland blood enriches the soil of nearlv 
 every battle-field, and the heroic defence of Baltimore 
 at Noi:th Point taught their British foes that here in 
 Maryland, war Avas no pic-nic for the invading foe. In 
 the history of the Mexican war, the heroic deeds of Major 
 Watson, and many other noble sons of this grand old 
 commonAvealth attest the fact that a long era of peace 
 had not diminished that bravery inherited from their 
 ancestors. To approach our OAvn times; in the late Civil 
 War, no troops did more valuable service, no troojas have 
 a more honorable record, than those men Avho, true to 
 their convictions of right, took up arms in defence of 
 their principles on either side of the conflict. Our breth- 
 
16 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 ren (we will waive the question here of their being our 
 erring brethren) who embraced the cause of the South, — 
 the lost cause, — won golden laurels on every field in which 
 they were engaged. While those who were loyal to the 
 Union, left the evidence of their valor in every section of 
 the great theatre of the war; in the laurel brakes of the 
 Carolinas; in the swamps of the Chicahominy; in the 
 mountains of Tennessee; in the fei'tile valley of Virginia, 
 on the soil of their own beloved State and of their neigh- 
 bor Pennsylvania, the bodies of their dead lay mingled; 
 the cries of their wounded were heard in unison with the 
 groans of their maimed and mangled comrades from every 
 section of our country. Truly we have a right to be proud 
 of their record. The battle-field of Gettysburg seems to 
 have been set apart for preservation as a memorial of the 
 valorous deeds of the bravest men who ever crossed steel, 
 or exchanged shots in conflict. Here foi- three days two 
 immense hosts struggled for the mastery; and if the glory 
 of victory perched at last upon the banners of the one, 
 none the less did the glory of heroic efi'ort, of unparalleled 
 valor abide with the more unfortunate host. On this 
 field the loyal sons of Maryland distinguished themselves 
 in the performance of every duty assigned them, — receiv- 
 ing particular mention in the report of the Commander- 
 in-chief. .The loyal States are vieing with each other in 
 marking the sites with monuments where their noble sons 
 stood in the conflict. Can the State of Maryland afford to 
 do less ? Shall we not also mark in imperishable granite 
 the spots whereon our brave sons bore the brunt of the con- 
 flict, and thus testify our appreciation of their sacrifices. 
 The war is over. Peace ! holy peace spreads its wings 
 over our now prosperous land. The blood which was 
 shed, while it once engendered feelings of enmity will, 
 in the future, serve to cement more firmly our glorious 
 Union; and the field of Gettysburg will be the Mecca of 
 future generations, who will there cherish the memory of 
 
GETTYSBURG .MONUMENT COMMISSION. I'T 
 
 those who struggled for the maintenance of their prin- 
 ciples. 
 
 Colonel Theodore F. Lang was introduced. 
 Colonel LANG'S ADDRESS. 
 
 Ladies and Gentlemen : 
 
 It was a painful surprise to me, wheu the announcement 
 was made here to-night, that Maryland and West Vir- 
 ginia were the only States whose soldiery took part in 
 that — the greatest battle of the Civil War — had as yet 
 made no provision, looking to the erection of Monuments 
 on the field to commemorate the part taken by their 
 troops in that battle. This neglect touches my heart very 
 nearly, by reason of the fact that both my native and my 
 adopted State should have shown such indifference, and 
 should have delayed so long in performing a simple duty — 
 a plain act of justice. This negligence is not character- 
 istic of the loyal people of these States, for they were 
 among the very first to go — and the very last to return — 
 when the storm and tempest of Rebellion threatened the 
 destruction of our Country's Flag. 
 
 I congratulate the members of Dushane Post for having 
 inaugurated this movement, and they should take courage 
 in'contemplating this splendid audience of interested citi- 
 zens. Whilst the Grand Army and all ex-soldiers of the 
 State feel a just pride in the erection of these monuments, 
 ■ there should l)e no indifi'erence upon the part of all the 
 people of the State, — Maryland cannot afford to be less 
 patriotic than other loyal States which have paid deserved 
 tribute to the gallantry of their loyal sons. 
 
 Do not understand me, that I hold that it is essential 
 that monuments should be erected in order to remind 
 future generations that Maryland and West Virginia 
 troops upon the field of Gettysburg performed their duty 
 well, for history has recorded it, — and the gallantry of 
 the brave men of those States will live in the hearts of a 
 
18 REPORT OF THE STATE OP MARYLAND 
 
 grateful people long after the granite and bronze shall 
 have crumbled away. 
 
 I trust the promoters of this movement may be success- 
 ful, and when Maryland has acted, I will carry the news 
 to my native State, West Virginia, and I am confident 
 she will respond. 
 
 1 have great admiration for the gallantry and the good- 
 ness of heart of that splendid Union soldier, Senator 
 Burchinal, who supported the bill, in the Senate, giving 
 the Pikesville Arsenal property as a Home for the aged, 
 poor and infirm Confederates, and he can do no less when 
 the bill for these Monuments of ours shall be presented to 
 that body. 
 
 The State of Maryland is not bankrupt, it has plenty 
 of money in the Treasury, and the only fault I find with 
 your Committee is, that you have not asked for enough. 
 Maryland deserves better monuments than the amount 
 named can secure, but I believe we will get every dollar 
 asked for. 
 
 Captain William E. Grifiith, of Cumberland, was the 
 next speaker. 
 
 Captain GRIFFITH'S ADDRESS. 
 
 Ladies and Gentlemen : 
 
 Among the epochs marking battles of the world, Gettys- 
 burg stands pre-eminent for the stupendous importance of 
 the issues involved. Upon its bloody field was not staked, 
 as has so often been the case in the Old World's conflicts, 
 the triumph of this or that dynasty, where the ambition of 
 rival potentates was to prevail or be cast down. It decided 
 the great question of human freedom in these States, and 
 settled forever the indissolubility of the American Union. 
 The wave of invasion that was here checked and rolled 
 back over the Potomac, carried with it in its ebb the last 
 reasonable hope of the Confederacy, that it could prevail 
 against the North. The struggle after that was only a 
 question of time, for the backbone of the Rebellion snapped 
 
GETTYSBUKG MONUMENT COMMISSION. 19 
 
 at Gettysburg. The glorious victory here achieved by the 
 soldiers of the Union, coming simultaneously with the 
 fall of Vicksburg, sent a thrill of exultant joy through 
 the people of the North, as inspiring as its effects were 
 crushing to the South. It is therefore, most fitting that 
 Maryland's part in this great conflict, of which we are 
 all so proud, should be marked by a memorial that will 
 survive the flight of time, and carry the story of the valor 
 and patriotism of our gallant comrades to the present 
 and future generations of men. The committee will have 
 my heartiest co-operation in every step to bring their 
 efl'orts to a happy conclusion, and I am confident that 
 their labors will be crowned with signal success. 
 
 Past Department Commander Frank M. Smith being 
 introduced, spoke as follows: 
 
 Commander SMITH'S ADDRESS. 
 
 Ladies and Gentlemen : 
 
 The Comrades of Dushane Post, No. 3, G. A. Pv., Depart- 
 ment of Maryland, are in hearty sympathy with our Com- 
 rades throughout the State in this movement for the erec- 
 tion of monuments to the valor of Maryland troops on the 
 historic field at Gettysburg. It has been delayed too long 
 for our credit. A great many of our friends have made 
 pilgrimages to Gettysburg, and were humiliated to find 
 that not a single monument had been erected to mark the 
 places where their own brave boys stood during that ter- 
 rible conflict. The men from the State of Maryland, — 
 the Union Veterans, — who took up arms under the flag 
 of their country, for the defence of its honor and preserva- 
 tion, reflected credit on the State, and should no longer 
 be overlooked or forgotten. Maryland alone, with possi- 
 bly one exception, is the only State that has not remem- 
 bered her troops. We are not asking a great sum from 
 the Treasury of the State, and I truly believe, if proper 
 eftbrt is made, our request will be granted; and that we 
 
20 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 shall, at ail early date, see erected a monument to mark 
 the position held on the field, by each Regiment or Com- 
 pany of troops from the State of Maryland. 
 
 Colonel William A. McKellip, of Westminster, was 
 then introduced. 
 
 Colonel McKELLIP'S ADDRESS. 
 
 Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 
 The record of the War Department showed 52,000 men 
 went from Maryland to fight the battles of the Union. 
 To-day the Gray and the Blue are coming together. The 
 border States sent one-seventh of all the men Avho fought 
 in the Union army. Although there were other great 
 battles fought, the one at Gettysburg was the most 
 Northern point to which rebellion advanced, and where 
 it was defeated. It was the most conspicuous battle of 
 the war, and deserved to be marked by Maryland with 
 stones which would show the bravery of her sons. If it 
 was deemed right and proper by the State of Maryland 
 to give the Pikesville Arsenal to the Confederates as a 
 home, — to men who left this State to go down South 
 and fight against the Union, as well as their State. 
 It was more than appropriate; — it was a duty that the 
 Legislature owed to the gallant Mai'ylanders who fell 
 ujjon that hotly contested field doing battle for the Union, 
 that a sufficient sum of money should be provided, where- 
 by their last resting-place should be projjerly marked. 
 The surviving Comrades of these heroic dead have a 
 right to ask this much from the Legislature; not as a 
 favor, but as a simple act of justice to them and to 
 us. That in acceding to this appeal of ours in their 
 behalf, the Legislature would not only be doing an act of 
 long deferred justice, but they would be honoring them- 
 selves as well; that in years to come, when men shall go 
 to visit that field, made holy with the blood of patriot 
 sons, they will point out the tablets or monuments erected 
 
GETTYSBURG MONUMENT COMMISSION. 21 
 
 l)y the State to commemorate their heroism, and say God 
 bless the State for the part she did by them. 
 
 Addresses were aLso made l)y Capt. Fensley and others. 
 
 On motion of Tliomas J. Larkin, Esq., the resolu- 
 tions were adopted by a unanimous vote, and the meeting 
 adjourned. 
 
 On February 22, 1888, the Twelfth Annual Encamp- 
 ment of the Department of Maryland, G. A. R. , then in 
 session at Westminster, adopted the following: 
 
 " Besolved, That this the Twelfth Annual Encampment 
 of the Department of Maryland, G. A. R., assembled at 
 Westminster, Md., do heartily endorse the bill submitted 
 by the Committee of Dushane Post, No. 3, to the Mary- 
 land Legislature, asking that the State take proper steps 
 to mark the positions of the Maryland troops serving with 
 the army of the Potomac in the Battle of Gettysburg." 
 
 February 23, Comrades Frank Nolen, Geo. R. Graham, 
 M. D., Jos. E. Sweet, and Geo. T. Ford, accompanied by 
 Theodore F. Lang, Department Commander, Depart- 
 ment of Maryland, G. A. R., appeared before the Finance 
 Committee of the Senate, and explained the objects and' 
 provisions of the bill, which met the hearty approval of 
 the Finance Committee, several of whom were ex-Con- 
 federates. Senator C. Ridgley Goodwin, an ex-Confed- 
 erate soldier and member of the Finance Committee, 
 expressing a desire to introduce the bill in the Senate, 
 Senator Urner acceded to his request, and the following 
 bill was accordingly presented in the Senate by Hon. C. 
 Ridgley Goodwin, passed both houses by a unanimous 
 vote, and was signed by his Excellency Governor E. E. 
 Jackson, and became a law on the 23rd day of March, 
 1888. 
 
22 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 THE BILL. 
 
 CHAPTER 118. 
 
 An Act to provide for the Erection of Memorial Tablets or Monu- 
 ments to suitably mark the position occupied by the various 
 Maryland Military Organizations, serving with the Army of the 
 Potomac on the battle-field of Gettysburg, in the Battle of Get- 
 tysburg, and to make a suitable appropriation therefor. 
 
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland^ That 
 the Governor shall, within thirty days after the passage of this Act, 
 appoint five discreet citizens of the State of Maryland as commis- 
 sioners of the State to carry out the provisions of this Act, as here- 
 inafter provided, and who shall serve without pay, and whose duty 
 it shall be to select and decide upon the design and material for tab- 
 lets or monuments to mark the position of each Maryland command 
 serving with the Army of the Potomac upon the battle-field of Get- 
 tysburg, viz.: The First Eegiment of Eastern Shore Infantry, the 
 Eirst Regiment of Potomac Home Brigade Infantry, the Third Regi- 
 ment of Maryland Infantry, the First Regiment of Maryland Cav- 
 alry, and Rigby's Battery "A," First Maryland Artillery, United 
 States Volunteers. 
 
 Sec. 2. And be it enacted. That the said commissioners shall call 
 to their aid and co-operate with, in selecting the location for said 
 tablets or monuments, three persons representing the survivors of 
 each of said regiments and battery, and who shall have served with 
 the respective regiments or battery they may severally represent in 
 the said battle of Gettysburg, and after said commissioners, aided 
 by said representatives of the survivors of said respective commands, 
 shall have selected proper sites on said battle-field for the erection of 
 said tablets or monuments, they shall proceed without delay to have 
 the same erected, and the said commissioners shall be fully author- 
 ized by this Act to make all necessary contracts for and on behalf 
 of the State of Maryland to carry out the objects of this Act. pro- 
 vided they shall not make any expenditure or incur any liability 
 beyond the amounts herein appropriated for the purposes of this 
 Act. 
 
 Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That the sum of five thousand dollars, 
 or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby 
 appropriated out of any monej' in the treasury not otherwise appro- 
 priated, to pay for the purchase of said tablets or monuments, and 
 having the sn me properly erected, and all the expenses necessarily 
 connected therewith, and the further sum of one thousand dollars is 
 
GETTYSBURG MONUMENT COMMISSION. 23 
 
 also hereby appropriated to pay to the "Gettysburg Battle-field 
 Memorial Association,"' for the purchase of land upon which to 
 erect said monuments, laying out avenues leading thereto, and for 
 taking care of said monuments after their erection ; and when said 
 tablets or monuments shall be completed and properly erected, the 
 said commissioners, or a majority of them, shall certify the same 
 to the Comptroller of the Treasury, who shall, upon proper vouch- 
 ers, to be approved by said commissioners, draw his warrant or 
 warrants upon the State Treasurer for the amounts hereinbefore ap- 
 propriated, or so much thereof as may be necessary. 
 
 Sec. 4. And be it enacted. That the necessary expenses incurred by 
 said commissioners in the carrying out of this Act, not to exceed in 
 all five hundred dollars, shall be paid out of the said sum of five 
 thousand dollars ; and the said Comptroller is hereby authorized to 
 draw his warrant upon the treasurer therefor upon receiving an 
 itemized account of such expenses, verified by the afiidavit of said 
 commissioners, or one of them, and the said Comptroller is hereby 
 authorized to draw his warrant as aforesaid for the payment for an}'^ 
 one or more of said tablets or monuments when completed and 
 properly erected, and certified as aforesaid, before they are all 
 erected and completed; provided, the amount so paid for on account 
 of any single tablet or monument, before the completion of the 
 whole work, shall not exceed nine hundred ($900) dollars. 
 
 Sec. 5. A7id be it enacted. That this Act shall take etiect from the 
 date of its passage. 
 
 ApjyrovedMarcli 23, 1888. 
 
 The following Commissioners were appointed to carry 
 out the provisions of the bill: 
 
 THE COMMISSIONERS. 
 
 Colonel Theodore F. Lang, of Baltimore, Department 
 Commander Dei)artnient of Maryland, G. A. R. 
 
 Senator Milton G. Urner, of Frederick, Md. 
 
 Senator W. D. Burchinal, of Cliestertown, Kent county, 
 Md. 
 
 Colonel Charles D. Gaither, of Baltimore, Colonel 
 Fifth Regiment Md. Nat. Guard. 
 
 Captain Frank Nolen, Chairman Dushane Post, No. 
 3, G. A. R., Special Committee on Gettysburg Monu- 
 ments. 
 
24 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 The Commission met at Baltimore April 12th, 1888, 
 and organized hy electing Colonel Theodore F. Lang as 
 Chairman and Captain Frank Nolen Secretary. George 
 K. Graham, M. D., was appointed Corresponding Secre- 
 tary. 
 
 Having fixed June i4th, 1888, as the date for locating 
 the sites of the monuments, the Commission next desig- 
 nated and called to their aid in this most important part 
 of their work two commissioned officers and one enlisted 
 man from the survivors of each command, all of whom 
 were jDresent at, and participated in the Battle of Gettys- 
 burg, July 2nd and 3rd, 1863, with the Regiment or Bat- 
 tery which they now represented. 
 
 One of said officers in each case, with one exception, 
 being the officer in command of the Regiment or Battery 
 during the battle (the exception being the First Regi- 
 ment Eastern Shore Volunteers), Lieutenant-Colonel 
 Comegys, second in command at the battle, acting in 
 place of Colonel James Wallace, deceased. 
 
 The following were selected, the rank given being that 
 held at the time of the battle: 
 
 First Regiment Eastern Shore Volunteer Infantry. 
 
 Lieutenant-Colonel William H. Comegys, Greensbor- 
 ough, Md., second in command of Regiment, July 2nd 
 and 3rd, 1863. 
 
 Lieutenant James C. Mullikin, Easton, Md. 
 
 Private George T. Ford, Baltimore, Md. 
 
 First Regiment Potomac Home Brigade Maryland 
 Volunteers. 
 
 Colonel William P. Maulsby, Westminster, Md., in 
 command of Regiment July 2nd and 3rd, 1863. 
 Major John A. Steiner, Frederick, Md. 
 Sergeant Gottleil) Seidel, Baltimore, Md. 
 
gettysburg monument commission. 25 
 
 Third Maryland Volunteer Infantry. 
 
 Colonel Joseph M. Sudsburg, Baltimore, Md., in com- 
 mand of Eegiment July 2nd and 3rd, 1863. 
 Captain H. Littlejohn, New York City. 
 Private Benjamin S. Andrews, Baltimore, Md. 
 
 Rigby's Battery "A" First Maryland Light Ar- 
 tillery. 
 
 Captain James H. Rigby, Baltimore, Md., commanding 
 Battery during the battle. 
 
 First Lieutenant Thomas Binyon, Baltimore. 
 Private William H. Parker, Baltimore. 
 
 First Maryland Volunteer Cavalry. 
 
 Colonel James M. Deems, Baltimore, Md., commanding 
 Regiment during the battle. 
 
 Corporal John Scherer, Baltimore, Md. 
 Private John Weller, Baltimore, Md. 
 
 LOCATING POSITIONS. 
 
 On dune 14th, 1888, the Commissioners, with the sur- 
 vivors designated, togetlier with Brigadier-General Henry 
 H. Lockwood, U. S. A., retired, (who commanded the 
 Brigade in which the First Eastern Shore and First Poto- 
 mac Home Brigade Regiments served during the battle), 
 proceeded to Gettysbnrg, and located the principal posi- 
 tions of the Regiments and Battery as follows: 
 
 First Regiment Eastern Shore Volunteers — On Gulp's 
 Hill, at a point about twenty-five yards in front of and to 
 the right of the Sixtieth New York Regiment Monument. 
 
 First Regiment Potomac Home Brigade — On a small 
 knoll on Culp's Hill about fifty yards from Spangler's 
 Spring. 
 
26 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 Third Maryland Volunteer Infantry — On Gulp's Hill be- 
 tween the monuments of the Fifth and Twentieth Regi- 
 ments Connecticut Volunteers. 
 
 Righy's Batterg "A" First Maryland Light Artillery — 
 On Summit of Powers' Hill. 
 
 Fi7'st Maryland Volunteer Cavalry — -At scene of the Cav- 
 alry fight, about three miles east of Gettysburg. 
 
 The interesting task of tracing the lines of battle and 
 defining the exact spots held by the several commands 
 occupied two days. The work was done with great care, 
 and the Commissioners succeeded in every instance in fix- 
 ing the location beyond question. 
 
 On July 21st the Commission, accompanied by General 
 Lockwood and the following survivors of the First East- 
 ern Shore Regiment, viz. : Lieutenant-Colonel W. H. 
 Comegys, of Greensborough, Lieutenant John H. Shane, 
 Baltimore (in place of Lieutenant Mulliken, who was un- 
 able to attend), and George T. Ford, proceeded to Gettys- 
 burg to rectify the position selected June 14th for the 
 First Eastern Shore Monument, to conform to the rules of 
 the Gettysburg Battle-field Memorial Association, which 
 require ''Where the same line was held by different com- 
 mands the monuments must ])e placed in tlie order in 
 which the several commands occupied the grounds, the 
 first being on the first line, the second at least twenty 
 feet in the rear of it, and so on, the inscription explaining 
 the movements." The First Eastern Shore being the 
 second Regiment occupying this line during the battle, it 
 was necessary to select a site for the monument twenty 
 feet in the rear of the position actually occupied by the 
 Regiment during the battle. 
 
 Lieutenant Shane held that the monument should be 
 placed three hundred yards further to the right, at the 
 position where four companies, temporarily detached, 
 fought under the command of Colonel James Wallace. 
 But the Commission decided to adhere to the position first 
 
GETTYSBURr, MONUMENT COMMISSION. 27 
 
 selected on the left, and to recommend in their final re- 
 port that the position of the aforesaid four companies on 
 the right be also suitably marked at an early date. 
 
 The Commissioners are indebted to the officers and men 
 designated to assist them in locating the sites, for the 
 cheerful aid rendered; also to General Lockwood and other 
 comrades for valuable assistance. 
 
 In compliance Avith Section 3 of the Law, the Commis- 
 sion on the 21st day of July, 1888, paid to the Gettys- 
 burg Battle-field Memorial Association, through its Sec- 
 retary, John M. Krauth, the sum of $1,000, and received 
 from him the following document: 
 
 Whereas, his Excellency, the Governor of Maryland, has by 
 the provisions of Chapter 118, Laws of Maryland, approved the 23d 
 day of March, 1888, appointed Theodore F. Lang, William D. 
 Burchinal, Milton G. ITriier, Charles D. Gaither and Frank Xolen, 
 Commissioners of the said State of Maryland, among other things, 
 to have erected upon the battle-field of Gettysburg tablets or monu- 
 ments to mark the positions of the First Regiment of Eastern Shore 
 Infantry, the First Regiment of Potomac Home Brigade Infantry, 
 the Third Regiment of Marj'land Infantry, the First Regiment of 
 Maryland Cavalry, and Rigby's Battery "A'" First Maryland Ar- 
 tillery, LTnited States Volunteers; And Whereas, the said Com- 
 missioners have decided upon and selected proper historical sites for 
 said tablets- or monuments ; now, therefore, for the purpose of pro- 
 viding j)ractically and without delay, in accordance with the provi- 
 sions of said Chapter 118, Laws of the State of Maryland, approved 
 March 23rd, 1888, the Gettysburg Battle-field Memorial Association, 
 a corporation created by an act of the General Assembly of the 
 State of Pennsylvania, approved the 30th day of April, A. D. 1864, 
 for and in consideration of the sum of one thousand dollars, appro- 
 priated by said Chapter 118, Laws of Maryland, aforesaid, to the 
 said Gettysburg Battle-fie'd Memorial Association, for the purchase 
 of land upon which to erect said monuments, to lay out avenues 
 leading thereto, and taking care of said monuments after their erec- 
 tion, and to be paid to the said Gettysburg Battle-field Memorial 
 Association; the said association, by virtue of authority vested in 
 its vice-president, doth hereby covenant and agree that they now 
 hold, by a title in fee simple, the land so required, for the monu- 
 ments of the First Regiment of Eastern Shore Infantry, the First 
 Regiment of Potomac Home Brigade Infantry and the Third Regi- 
 
28 KEFORT OF THE STATE OF xMARYLAND 
 
 ment of Maryland Infantry, and that it will with all practicable 
 speed, and within a period of two months, secure a similar title to 
 all lands required for said Maryland Monuments, not now held by 
 the association, and that it will provide grounds for the. monuments 
 to be erected to the First Kegiment of Maryland Cavalry and Rig- 
 by's Battery of Artillery, either by opening avenues along the line 
 of battle in which the monuments are to stand, or by the purchase 
 in fee simple of a plot of ground for each of said monuments, which 
 plot shall contain not less than four hundred square feet, with a per- 
 petual right of way to the public from some neighboring highway 
 to such plot. 
 
 In witness whereof the said Gettysburg Battle-field Memorial 
 Association have caused to be subscribed by its vice-president, to be 
 sealed with its corporate seal and witnessed by its Secretary, this 
 15th day of June. 1888. 
 
 C. H. BUEHLER, 
 
 [Seal] Attest: . Vice-President. 
 
 John M. Kratith, Secretary. 
 
 CONTRACTS AWARDED. 
 
 On July (Uh, 1888, the Commission met for the purpose 
 of selecting designs and awarding contracts for the monu- 
 ments. Sixty-three designs wei'e submitted. After a 
 thorough and exhaustive examination of the designs sub- 
 mitted, and having them fully described and explained in 
 detail by the several bidders, designs were selected and 
 contracts for erecting the same awarded as follows: 
 
 First Eastern Shore Volunteers — To Messrs. Frederick c^' 
 Fields, of Quincy, Mass. Price complete, $900. 
 
 Third Begiinent Maryland Volunteers — To P. F. Eien- 
 brown, of Reading, Pa. Price complete, $900. 
 
 First Regiment Maryland Volunteer Cavalry — To the 
 Standard Granite Quarries, of Hardwick, Vt. Price com- 
 plete, $900. 
 
 Fiigby's Battery "A" First Maryland Fight Artillery — 
 To the Standard Granite Quarries, of Hardwick, Yt. 
 Price complete, including the placing in position by the 
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 pose, $900. 
 
 The awarding of contract for the First Regiment Poto- 
 mac Home Brigade was deferred until August 22nd, when 
 it was awarded to Messrs. Frederick c^^ Field, of Quincy, 
 Mass. Price complete, $900. 
 
 The five monuments were all in place and completed by 
 the 25th of October, 1888. 
 
 DESCRIPTION OF THE MONUMENTS. 
 
 All of the monuments are of massive granite, — dura- 
 bility being the first consideration sought by the Commis- 
 sion,— with a bronze medallion eighteen inches in diame- 
 ter of the Coat of Arms of the State of Maryland on the 
 front face. 
 
 THE FIRST EASTERN SHORE MONUMENT. 
 
 This monument represents a rough boulder set on a low 
 base of the native Gettysburg granite of the battle-field, 
 the whole being placed on a mound neatly sodded two feet 
 high. The total height of the monument above the 
 mound is five feet. On the face of the boulder is carved 
 in alto relief a soldier lying behind breast-works just 
 ready -to fire — illustrating the exact position of the men of 
 this Regiment on July 3rd, 1863. This figure is life size, 
 and in pose, accoutrements and expression is remarkably 
 life-like. On the front of the stone appears the designation 
 of the Regiment in large letters. On the obverse is the 
 record of the Regiment and the Coat of Arms of Mary- 
 land. The workmanship on this is of the highest order 
 of artistic merit, and it is one of the most striking and 
 appropriate monuments on the field. It is executed in a 
 fine quality of Maine granite; the block on which the re- 
 lief is carved is seven feet long, two feet six inches wide, 
 four feet six inches high, and weighs seven tons. 
 
 The inscriptions are as follows; 
 
30 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 Front face: — 
 
 [12th Corps Badge] 
 
 l.st Reg't Eastern Shore 
 
 Maryh^ud Vol. Infantry. 
 
 Col. Jas. Wallace. ' 
 
 Lockwood's Independent Brig, 
 
 12th Corps. 
 
 "Maryland's Tribute to her Loyal Sons.'' 
 
 And on the obverse side appears the following: 
 
 [Coat of Arms in Bronze] 
 "'Five companies held the works in front of this stone 
 on the morning of July 3d, 186:3, relieving other troops 
 and remaining until about noon when they were relieved. 
 The remainder of the regiment were in position during the 
 same time about three hundred yards to the right."' 
 
 Organized at Cambridge. Md.. Sept., 1861. Consolidated 
 with the 11th Md. Inf'y, Feb. 25th, 1865. 
 
 Etiective strength July 3d, 1863. 583. Casualties: Killed 5. 
 Wounded 18. Missing 2. Total 25. 
 
 FIRST REGIMENT POTOMAC HOME BRIGADE 
 MARYLAND VOLUNTEERS. 
 
 This monument, which is of the popular cottage style, 
 presents a remarkably neat and pleasing appearance, be- 
 ing finely proportioned and substantial and massive in 
 construction. 
 
 The base, which is of the native Gettysburg granite 
 of the battle-field, measures four feet six inches square. 
 Above this base the monument is constructed of the finest 
 Quincy Granite. The die is polished and contains the 
 record of the regiment. On the plinth is finely carved a 
 fatigue cap with spray of laurel thrown across. Above 
 the die is the cap, on the upj)er j^art of which is carved 
 rolled blankets. Surmounting the whole is a large five 
 pointed star, the badge of the 12th Corps, neatly carved, 
 over which is thrown a soldier's belt with a box, and 
 bayonet in sheath. The whole monument stands thirteen 
 feet hish. 
 
GETTYSBURCi MONUMENT COMMISSION. 31 
 
 On the face of the die is the bronze medallion of the 
 Coat of Arms and the inscription: 
 
 1st Maryland 
 
 Regiment 
 
 Potomac Home 
 
 ]3rigade. 
 
 Vol. Infantry, 
 
 Col. Wm. P. Maulsby, 
 
 Lockwood's Independent 
 
 Brigade. 
 
 12th Cropj^. 
 
 Maryland's Tribute to Her Loyal Sons. 
 On right side: 
 
 •July 2d, Reinforced the Left Wing between 5 and 6 
 o'clock, P. M., charging under the immediate direction 
 of Gen. Meade and re-capturing three pieces of Artillery. 
 
 July 3d, Engaged the enemy at this point from 5 to 6 
 o'clock, A. M. At 11 A. M. went to the assistance of the 
 of the 2d Div. 12th Corps, engaging the enemy there for 
 about four hours. 
 
 On left side: 
 
 Effective strength 739. Casualties: Killed 23. Wounded 80. 
 
 Missing 1. Total 104. 
 Organized at Frederick, Md., from Aug. 15th to Dec. 13th, 
 
 1861. 
 
 PRINCIPAL ENGAC^EMENTS. 
 
 Maryland Heights. Md., Sept. 13th, 1862. 
 
 Gettysburg, Pa.. July 2d-3d. 1863. 
 
 Monocacy. Md., July 9th. 1864. 
 
 and eight skirmishes. 
 
 Mustered out Mav 29th. 1865. 
 
 Note — While inspecting the monuments in June, 1890. the Com- 
 mission discovered for the tirst time that the '■ 11 " on this monument 
 had been altered to "7" by direction of Mr. Krauth, Secretary of 
 the Gettysburg Battle-field Memorial Association, at request of Col. 
 Maulsby, who sives his reason;^ therefor in the following letter: 
 
32 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 Westminster, Md., June 28, 1890. 
 My Dear Sir: — When we were all at Gettysburg at the dedi- 
 cation of our monument, I perceived the mistake in the, inscription, 
 and requested Mr. Ivrauth to have the 11 o'clock changed to 8 or 7 
 as might be more readily done. He made a memorandum in his 
 note book which was all that was in writing, I think, on the sub- 
 ject. We went into the action on Gulp's Hill proper, about 7 or 8 
 o'clock, shortly after the opening engagement at Spangier's Spring 
 about simrise, and remained in action about four hours, and until 
 the withdrawal of the Confederate forces about 11 or 12 o'clock. 
 Precise hours at such times are always uncertain, but 7 to 11 is as near 
 correct as may be. In some way 11 o'clock going into adion has been 
 been changed for termination of action. You say that my official 
 report puts the time of going into action 9 o'clock. I certainly never 
 so wrote it, but one figure has been changed to another in thcA^arious 
 copyings. It is now about right. You know we were all hurried on 
 the occasion of the dedication, and I had only a hurried opportunity 
 of asking Mr. Ivrauth to have the change made, if practicable. I 
 did not certainly know that it had been done until I met Col. Lang 
 yesterday. To have left it at 11 o'clock when we went into action, 
 when in fact the action ended about that time, would have been a 
 gross mistake, and I am glad the correction has been made, I am 
 also gratified at the attention which you and Col. Lang appear to 
 have given the whole matter. 
 
 Yours truly, WM. P. MAULSBY. 
 
 To Capt, Frank Nolen, 
 
 Secretarg Monument Commission. 
 
 THIRD RE.GIMENT MARYLAND VOLUNTEER 
 INFANTRY. 
 
 This monument is a shaft of the best New^ Hampshire 
 granite, thirteen feet high, and is four feet four inches 
 square at the base. The second base is three feet ten 
 inches square and two feet and two inches high. The 
 front and back are polished tablets for inscriptions. The 
 die is three feet three inches square by five feet six inches 
 high. On the front are crossed muskets and cartridge 
 box carved in high relief. On the sides and back are 
 raised tablets in rough pointed work. On the front and 
 below the muskets is a polished tablet, all the rest of the 
 
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 die is cut work. The cap is two feet ten inches square 
 and three feet eight inches high. C)n each side is a raised 
 and highly })olished I'ith Corps Badge. 
 
 The front l)ears tlie following inscription, and the bronze 
 Coat of Arms. 
 
 Maryland lufty. 
 
 Col, Joiseph M. Sudsburg, 
 
 1st Brig. 1st Div. 12th Corps. 
 
 July 2d, 1863, 
 Occupied this position in reserve. Late in the afternoon 
 moved to re-inforce the left of the line. Returning about 
 9 P. M. and finding the works occupied by the enemy. 
 Maryland's Tribute to Her Loyal Sons. 
 
 On right side, 
 
 July 3d. 
 Under tire in reserve until about noon, then occupied the 
 works in front and held them until relieved. Losing in 
 killed Capt. Henry Fenton, Co. G. Wounded, 1 Officer 
 and 6 men. 
 
 On the left side: 
 
 PRINCIPAL ENGAGEMENTS. 
 
 Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, 1862. 
 Chantilly, Va., Sept. 1, " 
 
 Antietam, Md,, Sept. 17, " 
 
 Chancellorsville, Va., May 1, 2, 3, 1863. 
 Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 3, " 
 
 Wilderness, Va., May 5, 6, 7, 1864. 
 
 Spottsylvania, Va., May 10, 11, 12, " 
 Cold Harbor, Va., June 5-12, " 
 
 Petersburg, Va., (Charge) June 17, " 
 Petersburg, Va., (Siege) 1864-1865. 
 
 Petersburg, Va., (Crater) July 31, 1864. 
 Petersburg, Va., (Assault and Capture) April 2, 3, 1865. 
 
 On the rear, 
 
 Organized at Baltimore, Md.. May 11, 1862. 
 Re-enlisted Feb. 4, 1864. 
 Mustered out Julv 31, 1865. 
 3 
 
34 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 FIKST REGIMENT MARYLAND VOLUNTEER 
 CAVALRY. 
 
 This monument is of Hardwick granite, and is six feet 
 four inches square at the base, and stands ten feet nine 
 inches high. The cap has in bas-relief a large horseshoe, 
 inside of the circle of which is a horse's head, and under- 
 neath crossed sabers. With the Bronze Medallion Coat ol 
 Arms on the front, and following inscription: 
 
 Maryland's Tribute to Her Loyal Sous. 
 
 Position of the ] st Kegt. Md. Cav. 
 
 Lt.-Col. James M. Deems, 
 
 1st Brig. 2nd Div. Cavalry Corps, 
 
 in the Cavalry Engagement on this 
 
 flank, July 3, 1863. 
 
 On the reverse. 
 
 Organized at Baltimore, Md,, 
 November, 1861. Participated 
 in sixty-two engagements including 
 the following : 
 Charlestown, Va., May 28, 1862. 
 
 2d Bull Run, Aug. 29, 30, '' 
 
 Stoneman's Raid, Va., Apr, and May, 1863. 
 Brandy Station, Va,, June 9, " 
 
 Aldie, Va., "19, " 
 
 Gettysburg, Pa,, July 2-3, •' 
 
 Deep Bottom, Va., Aug. 16-18, 1864. 
 
 Five Porks, Va., Apr. 4, 1865. 
 
 Appomattox Court House, Va., " " 
 
 Casualties in action 
 during the War. 
 
 Officers. 
 
 Killed 1 
 
 Wounded 10 
 
 Captured or Missing 12 .... 
 
 Men, 
 
 Total 
 
 32 
 
 33 
 
 147 
 
 157 
 
 208 
 
 220 
 
 Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, 
 
GETTYSBURG MONUMENT COMMISSION. 35 
 
 RICxBY'S BATTERY "A" FIRST MARYLAND 
 LIGHT ARTILLERY. 
 
 This monument is of Hardwick granite, five feet four 
 inches square at the base, and stands eleven feet six 
 inches high. It is set upon a solid rock, on the summit 
 of Powers' Hill, and has standing by its side a three inch 
 Rodman gun, of the same pattern as used by the Battery 
 in this engagement. 
 
 The monument has carved on the front crossed cannons. 
 A highly polished granite ball two feet in diameter is set 
 in the pointed cap of the shaft. 
 
 The face of the die is polished, and bears the bronze 
 Coat of Arms of the State. The inscription is as follows: 
 
 On the front, 
 
 Maryland's Tribute to Her Loyal Sons. 
 Kigby's Maryland Battery A. 
 
 On the rear, 
 
 PRINCIPAL ENGAGEMENTS. 
 
 Seven days battle before Richmond, Ya., 1862. 
 Crampton's Gap, Md., Sep. 14, 1862. 
 Antietam, Md., ^' 17, " 
 
 Fi-edericksburg, Ya., Dec. 13, '' 
 2nd Fredericksburg. May 3-4, 1863. 
 Gettysburg. Pa., July 2, 3. 1865. 
 
 Rigby's Battery '"A" 1st Maryland Light Artillery, 
 Capt. Jas. H. Rigby occupied this position on the morn- 
 ing of July 2d, 1863, and remained in Battery until the 
 termination of the Battle; engaging a battery of the enemy 
 on the 2nd, and on the morning of the 3rd, shelling the 
 woods in front for nearly three hours, assisting in driving 
 out the enemy. 
 
 On the right side. 
 
 Organized at Baltimore, Md., 
 
 October, 1861, Consolidated with 
 
 Battery "B" Maryland Light Artillery, 
 
 March 11, 1865. 
 
36 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 On the left side, 
 
 Losses in Action, 
 
 Killed 5. Wounded 18. 
 
 Missing 3. Total 26. 
 
 Strength at Gettysburg. 
 
 Officers 4. Enlisted men 102, 
 
 All of tlie Maryland monuments are works of artistic 
 merit, and executed in the highest order of the sculptor's 
 art. Those erected by Messrs. Frederick and Field of 
 Quincy, Mass., being especially noted for their fine con- 
 ception of designs and faithful attention to the minutest 
 details. 
 
 The work of the Commission has brought into closer 
 communication the survivors of the Maryland commands 
 who participated in the Battle of Gettysburg, a large 
 number of whom have filed their names and addresses with 
 the Commission, with request for copies of the proceed- 
 ings and addresses delivered at the dedication. 
 
 As the addresses give a reliable sketch and brief his- 
 tory of the several commands, it is desirable that they 
 be j^rinted after first being revised by their authors, and 
 copies furnished the survivors. 
 
 Applications have also been received from other State 
 Commissions asking for copies of this Commission's full 
 report, all of which must be denied unless the report be 
 printed. 
 
 The Commission would therefore recommend that tlie 
 Legislature he asked to authorize this Commission to 
 print and distribute two thousand copies of their report, 
 including a full account of the Dedication and Addresses 
 on that occasion, with cuts of each of the Monuments 
 erected, and that five hundred dollars be appropriated 
 therefor. 
 
 We further recommend that the following additional 
 monuments be erected on the field, in order to complete 
 the history of the part taken by Maryland troops in the 
 engagement. 
 
GETTYSBURG MONUMENT COMMISSION. 37 
 
 First — One monument to mark the position of the de- 
 tachment of the Purnell Legion, which was overlooked 
 in the original petitions for the monuments. 
 
 Second — In the case of the First Regiment Eastern 
 Shore Volunteers the monument now erected marks the 
 position where five companies under the Lieutenant- 
 Colonel were hotly engaged on the morning of July 3rd, 
 1863. But it is in evidence that as the Regiment was 
 moving to this position on that morning, when passing a 
 j)oint three hundred yards to the right, four companies 
 under command of the Colonel — James Wallace — were 
 suddenly detached to resist a fierce attack of the enemy at 
 the ]3oint they were then passing, where they rendered 
 effective service in repelling the charge. The honor of the 
 State, as well as justice to the Regiment, demands that 
 this point should also he suitably marked by a monument. 
 
 Third — Another monument should also he placed to 
 mark the position attained by the First Potomac Home 
 Brigade Regiment on the evening of July 2nd, when they 
 went to reinforce the left of the line, and recovered three 
 piect3S of artillery which had been abandoned by the Third 
 Corps. 
 
 The Commission respectfully submit the following 
 financial statement, showing the disbursement of the ap- 
 propriation of $C),000 for the purposes therein set forth: 
 
 Paid for five monuments, $900 eacli $4,500 00 
 
 Paid to Gettysburg Battle-field Memorial Asso- 
 ciation '. 1,000 00 
 
 Paid expenses of Commission and survivors in 
 visiting Gettysburg to select sites for the monu- 
 ments, printing, postage and dedication 500 00 
 
 Total 86,000 00 
 
 All of which is respectfully submitted, 
 
 Theodore F. Lang, Chairman, 
 Wm. D. Burchinal, 
 Milton G. Urner, 
 Charles D. Gaither, 
 March 7th, 1890. Frank Nolen, Secretary. 
 
38 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 THE DEDICATION. 
 
 As the monuments approached completion so great was 
 the desire for an imposing ceremony of dedication by the 
 survivors and their friends, and the general public as 
 well, that the Commissioners fixed Thursday, the 25th 
 day of October, 1888, for the same, and invited His Ex- 
 cellency the Governor and stafi", General Stewart Brown 
 and staff, the several commands of the State National 
 Guard, the Grand Army Posts, Sons of Veterans, and 
 Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association, to participate 
 in the ceremonies. 
 
 The occasion proved to be the grandest military display 
 witnessed on that historic field since the days of the battle 
 itself. At the request of the Monument Commission 
 Brigadier-General Stewart Brown assumed command of 
 the parade, and issued the following order in relation 
 thereto: 
 
 Headquarters First Brigade, 
 
 Maryland National Guard, 
 
 Baltimore. October 23, 1888. 
 General Orders iSTo. 3. 
 
 1. The First Brigade Maryland jSTational Guard will proceed to 
 the Battle-field of Gettysburg on Thursday, October 25, to take part 
 in the ceremonies of dedicating the monuments erected by Mary- 
 land to mark the spots where her soldiers fought and fell in that 
 contest. 
 
 2. The honor of commanding and directing the entire parade hav- 
 ing been assigned by the Commissioners to the Brigade Commander, 
 he hereby assumes command for the occasion. 
 
 3. The entire Brigade under the command of Colonel Gaither, of 
 the Fifth Kegiment, as ranking officer, will constitute the First Divi- 
 sion, surrounding as a guard of honor the Governor and Com- 
 mander-in-Chief, the Orator of the Day. and the Mar^iand Com- 
 missioners, and ^yill be the honorar}' escort of the Second Division. 
 
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 4. The Second Division, to which the honors of the day helong, 
 will consist of the various Posts of the Grand Arniv of the Repub- 
 lic, the Survivors of the Maryland Troops who fought in that battle, 
 the Baltimore Volunteer Firemen, and such other organizations as 
 participate in the ceremonies. This Division will be in command 
 of Colonel Theodore F. Lang, Department Commander of the Grand 
 Army of the Republic. 
 
 5. Commandants of organizations will report to their Division 
 Commanders in the Center Square, Gettysburg, immediately on ar- 
 rival, and Division Commanders will report at the same place to 
 Colonel Brune, A. A. G.. Chief of Staff, who will assign their 
 places in line. 
 
 6. The parade will be dismissed at the conclusion of the ceremo- 
 nies at the monuments, so that the different organizations, if they 
 wish, may visit other portions of the Battle-field. 
 
 By command of 
 
 Brigadier-General Stewart Brown. 
 F. W. Brune, Colonel and A. A. G. 
 
 The day w^as delightfulh" fair. Early in the morning 
 the streets of Baltimore were active with soldiers, Grand 
 Army men, Sons of Veterans and Volunteer Firemen, all 
 in uniform, hurrying to their several armories and points 
 of rendezvous. 
 
 A little later and the sounds of martial music could be 
 heard on every hand, as the diiferent organizations took 
 up their line of march for the several depots to which 
 they were assigned to take the cars for Gettysburg. At 
 Hillen, Union, Pennsylvania Avenue and Fulton Stations 
 many hundred citizens were gathered for the same pur- 
 pose. 
 
 The Western Maryland Railroad Company made ample 
 arrangement for the accommodation and comfort of the 
 different organizations and public attending the dedica- 
 tion from Baltimore and other points on their road. Five 
 special excursion trains were provided — four from Balti- 
 more and one from Westminster. 
 
 The Cumberland Valley Railroad Company also run a 
 special excursion train from Martinsburg, West Virginia, 
 Williamsport and Hagerstown, Md., while the Balti- 
 
40 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 more and Ohio Railroad Company made a one-rate fare 
 from all points in Maryland to Baltimore and Hagerstown, 
 and return, for all attending the dedication. 
 
 The first train from Baltimore started from Fulton Sta- 
 tion at 7.57 A. M., carrying the Baltimore Light Infantry 
 and other Military Companies. Attached to this train 
 was a special car for the accommodation of General Stew- 
 art Brown and stafi*. 
 
 The special train carrying the Grand Army Posts from 
 Baltimore started from Hillen Station at 8.38 A. M. At- 
 tached to this train were two special cars — one for Gov- 
 ernor E. E. Jackson and staff, and one for Colonel Theo- 
 dore F. Lang, Commander Department of Maryland, G. 
 A. R., and staff, and the Monument Commission. 
 
 The Fifth Regiment Maryland National Guard, and the 
 Veteran Volunteer Firemen, left Baltimore by special 
 train from Union Station at 8.53 A. M. This train was 
 for the exclusive use of these two organizations, and had 
 attached a special car for the accommodation of Colonel 
 Charles D. Gaither and staff. 
 
 The excursion for the general public started from Hil- 
 len Station about 9 A. M., stopping at all the city stations 
 for the passengers in waiting. 
 
 The first train from Baltimore, carrying the Baltimore 
 Light Infantry, and other detached companies, with Gen- 
 eral Brown's car attached, arrived at Gettysburg at 11 
 A. M., and the other trains nearly an hour later. Upon 
 the arrival of the last train the parade was formed upon 
 the principal streets leading into the square in the center 
 of the town, ready to take up the line of march to the 
 Cemetery and Culp's Hill. 
 
 General Stewart Brown as commanding the First Brig- 
 ade, first received the Governor with proper military 
 honors, and then escorting him to a position on High 
 street, where the Governor could see the entire column as 
 it passed, turned the command of the Brigade over to 
 Colonel Gaither, of the Fifth Regiment, as the next 
 
GETTYSBURG MONUMENT COMMISSION. 41 
 
 in rank, and himself assumed command of the entire 
 parade. 
 
 Colonel Gaither then moved the Brigade forward out 
 Baltimore street, where it halted and came to a front, 
 and received the Grand Army of the Republic, as it 
 passed, with present arms. After passing, the Grand 
 Army, in its turn, halted and did like honor to the mili- 
 tary, the latter giving a marching salute, and taking up 
 its proper position as escort to the veterans. 
 
 THE ORDER OF MARCH. 
 
 The column moved in the following order: 
 General Stewart Browx. 
 
 STAFF. 
 
 Col. Fred. W. Brune, Chief of Staff. 
 Col. John Saunders, Assistant Inspector General. 
 Maj. C. C. Hall, Quartermaster. 
 Maj. E. Calvin Williams, Judge Advocate. 
 Maj. S. Lyons. Ordnance Officer. 
 , Capt. G. W. Wood. A. D. C. 
 
 FIRST DIVISION. 
 Col. Charles D. Gaither. Commanding. 
 
 STAFF. 
 
 Capt. W. Kennon Whiting, A. A. G. 
 Capt. W. G. Foster, A. D. C 
 Capt. W. D. Robinson, A. D. C. 
 Capt. Lawrason Riggs, A. D. C. 
 Capt. J. R. Trimble, A. D. C. 
 Capt. X. Lee Goldsborough. A. D. C. 
 
 Fifth Regiment Band and Drum Corps. 
 Captain Adam Itzel, Leader. 
 
42 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 Fifth Regiment, M. X, G, 
 Lt.-Col. W. A. BoYKiN. Commandino-. 
 
 Capt. B. F. Stokes. 
 Capt. Frank West. 
 Capt. Robert J. Miller. 
 Capt. E. C. Johnson. 
 
 Company B, Capt. Wyatt Owen. 
 Company C, Capt. Robert F. Brown. 
 Company D, Capt. George C. Cole. 
 Company F, Capt. J. Frank Supplee. 
 Company K, Capt. R. R. Brown. 
 Company H, Capt. Charles D. Albers. 
 
 Stafi" Color Sergeant J. Snmmerfield Bull carrying the 
 Governor's Flag. 
 
 Then followed carriages containing Governor Jackson 
 and Staff, the Mayor of Baltimore, and the Monument 
 Commission, as follows: 
 
 Governor E. E. Jackson. 
 
 E. W. LeCompte, Secretary of State. 
 
 Hon. F. C. Latrobe, Mayor of Baltimore. 
 
 STAFF. 
 
 Gen. James Howard, Adjt.-Genl. 
 
 Gen. Edmund Law Rogers, Quartermaster-Genl. 
 
 Gen. T. Herbert Shriver, Commissarj'-Genl. 
 
 Gen. Joseph B. Seth, Judge Advocate-Genl. 
 
 Gen. Clinton P. Paine, Chief of Cavalry. 
 
 Gen. Robert Ober, Chief of Artillery. 
 
 Gen. Edward C. McSherry, Chief of Ordnance. 
 
 Aides-de-Camp to the Governor. 
 Col. William H. Love, A. A. Q. M. Geul. 
 
 aad Military Secretary. 
 
 Col. Louis Strasburger, Col. John C. Horstmeier. 
 
 Col. Henrieh C. Tieck, Col. Martin Emerich, 
 
 Col. J. Columbus O'Donnell, Col. John C. Legg, 
 
 Col. John B. Morris, Jr., Col. Martin R. Joyce, 
 
GETTYSBURG MONUMENT COMMISSION. 43 
 
 Aide-de-Camps to Governor — Continued. 
 Col. Charles H. Evaus, Col. Pair}^ Lee Dowues, 
 
 Col. Lawrence B. McCabe, Col. Littleton B. Purnell, 
 
 Col. Mitchell F. .Tamar. Col. Amos L. Gage, 
 
 Col. George R. Medairy, Col. Harry P. Galligher, 
 
 Col. H. H. Garrigues, 
 
 Captain Isador Becker, Quartermaster First Piegiment, 
 M. K G. 
 
 Captain W. C. Keller, Adjutant First Illinois Inflintry. 
 
 Mr. John Robb, Registrar of Baltimore Citj'. 
 
 mo:numext commissioxers. 
 
 Senator Milton G. Urnee, 
 Senator William D. Burchinal, 
 Captain Frank Nolen, Secretary. 
 
 Baltimore Light Infantry Band and Drum Corps. 
 
 Baltimore Light Infantry. 
 Lieut.-Col. H. A. Barry', Commanding. 
 
 STAFF. 
 
 Capt. J. B. Phipps. Capt. F. W. Coale. 
 
 Maj. J. D. Xorris. Capt. P. L. Perkins, Chaplain. 
 
 Capt. D. F. Peuington. Capt. S. V. Hoopman. 
 
 Company A, Lieut. M. J. Berry, Commanding. 
 Compan}" B, Capt. George F. Haupt. 
 Compan_v C, Capt. Brent Waters. 
 Company D, Capt. John W. Cruett. 
 
 LiNGANORE Guards (L'nionville). 
 Capt. E. D. Damer. 35 men. 
 
 Bond Guards Drum Corps. 
 
 Bond Guards (Catonsville). 
 Lieut. A. M. Reed, 30 men. 
 
 Company A, Third Battalion (Elkton). 
 Capt. W. G. Purnell. 25 men. 
 
 Monumental Guard Drum Corps. 
 
 Monumental City Guards (Baltimore). 
 
 Capt. William R. Spencer, 50 men. 
 
44 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 Baltimore Kifles' Drum Corps. 
 Baltimore Rifles (Baltimore). 
 Capt. George iN". Matthews, 42 men. 
 
 SECOND DIVISION. 
 
 Col. Theodore F. Lajvg, Department Commander. G. A. R. 
 Commanding. 
 
 Captain N. M. Rittenhouse, Chief of Staif. 
 
 Gen. John W. Horn, Past Department Commander. 
 
 H. A. Maughlin, A. A. G. 
 
 John W. Worth, A. Q. M. G. 
 
 George R. Graham, M. D., Inspector. 
 
 Colonel Joseph C. Hill. 
 
 Aids. 
 
 Louis Hennighausen, Edwin D. Holt, 
 
 E. J. Woods, R. J. Jones, 
 
 T. J. Larkin, Joseph H. White, 
 
 James Wesley, Robert J, Henry, M. D., 
 
 Kelly Gootee, Edward Shilling, 
 
 James Hayden, A. G. Alford. 
 
 William H. Knight, William P. Hagadorn. 
 
 Wilson Post Drum Corps, 20 pieces. 
 , Leader. 
 
 Wilson Post, No. 1, G. A. R., of Baltimore. 
 A. S. Cooper, Commanding, 75 men. 
 
 Wilson Post Guard. 
 Capt. A. C. Evans, 29 men. 
 
 Reynolds Post, No. 2, G. A. R., (Frederick). 
 J. W. Kaufman, Commanding, 10 men. 
 
 Dushane Post Drum Corps, 20 pieces. 
 Charles Russell. Major. 
 
 Dushane Post, No. 3, G. A. R. 
 
 Gottleib Seidel, Commanding, 125 men. 
 
GETTYSBURG MONUMENT COMMISSION. , 45 
 
 DusHANE Post Guard. 
 John H, England, Commanding, 20 men. 
 
 Reno Post, Xo. 4 (Hagerstowu). 
 L. G. Warner, Commanding, 15 men. 
 
 Tyler Post, No. 5 (Cumberland). 
 E. Hadra, Commanding, 12 men. 
 
 Custer Post, No. 6 (Baltimore). 
 . Commanding, 20 men. 
 
 Latchford Camp, Sons of Veterans, Drum Corps. 
 
 Denison Post, No. 8 (Woodberry). 
 
 William H. Ebaugh, Commanding. 35 men. 
 
 WiNGATE Post, Xo. 9 (Annapolis). 
 , Commanding, 10 men. 
 
 Drum Corps. 
 
 Burns' Post. No. 13 (Westminster). 
 
 Col. W. A. McKellip, Commanding, 35 men. 
 
 Antietam Post, No. U, (Sharpsburg). 
 , Commanding, 10 men. 
 
 Drum Corps. 
 
 Guy Post, No. 16 (Baltimore). 
 
 George C. Cooper, Commanding, 25 men. 
 
 Lincoln Post, No. 7 (Baltimore). 
 George H. Brightman, Commanding, 25 men. 
 
 Beattie Post, No. 15, (Street). 
 , Commanding, 10 men. 
 
 Burnside Post, No. 22 (Baltimore). 
 Dallas Langley, Commanding, 30 men. 
 
 Hicks' Post, No. 24 (Easton). 
 Thomas H. Coburn, Commanding, 27 men. 
 
 GosNELL Post, No. 39 (Glyndon). 
 William D. Burns, Commanding, 10 men. 
 
46 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 Thaddeus Stevens' Post, J^o. 40 (New Windsor). 
 J. B. Murdock, Commanding, 10 men. 
 
 Arthur Post, No. 41, (Emmittsburg). 
 , Commanding, 15 men. 
 
 Middletown Cornet Band. 
 
 A. C. Spicer Post, No. 43 (Eklo, Baltimore County). 
 
 John W. Spicer, Commanding, 25 men. 
 
 Ellsworth Camp Sons of Veterans, U. S. A. 
 William B. Maynard, Commanding. 25 men. 
 
 Survivors Purnell Legion. 
 Captain William Gibson, Commanding. 25 men. 
 
 Survivors Third Maryland. 
 
 Col. J. M. Sudsburg, Commanding, 30 men. 
 
 Sergt. Charles W, Eomney, Marshal. 
 
 Survivors Rigby's Battery. 
 William H. Parker, Commanding, 11 men. 
 
 Survivors First Eastern Shore Regiment, 
 
 First Regiment Potomac Home Brigade, 
 
 and various other organizations, about 100 men. 
 
 American Band and Drum Corps. 
 
 , Leader. 
 
 Veteran Volunteer Firemen. 
 
 Charles T. Holloway, Marshal, 
 
 John S. Hammond, Assistant Marshal. 
 100 men in uniform. 
 
 The Ladies' Relief Corps of Denison Post, 
 
 (Woodberry), 
 was represented by forty members, the officers being 
 Mrs. Mary V. James, President ; Mrs. Barbara Holtz, 
 Senior, and Mrs. Lizzie McClaine, Junior Vice-Presi- 
 dents; Mrs. Sarah Mitchell, Assistant Conductor; Miss 
 Lilly Holtz, Secretary, and Mrs. Sarah Ball. Treasurer. 
 
GETTYSBURG MONUMENT COMMISSION. 47 
 
 THE ROUTE. 
 
 The column conducted by Major Charles A. Hale, Bat- 
 tle-field Guide, moved out Baltimore street into the Nation- 
 al Cemetery, around the National Monument, thence by 
 way of the Baltimore Pike a short distance, and through 
 the reservation to Culp's Hill, passing directly along the 
 line of breastworks so gallantly contested by the Mary- 
 landers and others on the second and third days of the bat- 
 tle. Thence down the hill to Spangler's Spring, where the 
 exercises took place. Here a temjDorary stand had been 
 erected for the speakers, on the very spot on which most 
 of them had fought years before. 
 
 But little upwards of twenty-five years ago armed men 
 from Maryland, some of whom wore Union Blue and 
 others the Confederate Gray, faced each other upon the 
 field of Gettysburg, stubbornly contesting for the mas- 
 tery. Many gave up their lives freely and fearlessly for 
 the cause for which they fought, and the green sod, which 
 then and there drank up their life blood, was tinged a 
 darker hue. Now armed men from Maryland again 
 sought the same battle-field — friend and foe of former 
 days now marching shoulder to shoulder, under the fra- 
 ternal garb of her National Guard, hand clasping hand in 
 the spirit of a re-united friendship, and the hoarse cry of 
 battle changed to the warm welcome of a brotherly greet- 
 ing, to do honor to the fallen dead. On those memorable 
 days of July, now long and happily passed, the scorching 
 rays of the sun were scarcely felt amidst the dense green 
 foliage of historic Culp's Hill ; its mild rays shone benig- 
 nantly down and through the self-same branches, now 
 made almost bare by the approach of winter, while the 
 tiny leaflets, like countless tears, covered the graves of 
 the departed heroes. It was a grand day and one long to 
 be remembered by those who participated in tlie ceremo- 
 nies incident to the dedication of the solid granite tablets 
 erected by the State, not alone in honor to the dead, but 
 
48 REPORT OP THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 in honor to herself and the Nation. And to her honor it 
 can be stated that Maryland Day at (lettysbiirg was said 
 to be, by many familiar with such occasions on that field, 
 the grandest military display witnessed since the days of 
 the battle itself, Pennsylvania even not excluded. Ohio, 
 it was said, gave a great display, but not one equal to our 
 own State. 
 
 AT THE 8TAND. 
 
 On arrival of the procession the troops were massed 
 around the stand and stacked arms. 
 
 The Fifth Regiment Band, under Adam Itzel, played 
 choice patriotic selections, when the assemblage was called 
 to order by Colonel Charles D. Gaither, and Colonel 
 Lang was requested to preside. 
 
 The ceremonies began by introducing Rev. Samuel 
 Kramer, (formerly Chaplain of the Third Maryland Regi- 
 ment), now over eighty years of age, who offered the fol- 
 lowing 
 
 PRAYER. 
 
 Almighty GtOD, our Heavenly Father, we thank Thee 
 that we are permitted, to-day, to meet in peace on this 
 battle-field, where in years past so many of our Comrades 
 gave their lives in defence of our glorious Union. 
 
 We thank Thee that Thou didst cover our heads in the 
 day of battle, when thousands fell in defending the flag 
 of our beloved country; and that we are permitted to 
 dedicate these monuments to commemorate our dead and 
 wounded Comrades, and to mark the positions we occupied 
 in the deadly strife, in j)eace and fellowshij), under the 
 flag of our common country, without the loss of a single 
 star from the glorious banner. 
 
 "Long may it wave, 
 O'er the laud of the free and the home of the brave." 
 
 Amen and Amen. 
 
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 Col. Lang then iiili-oducod Lieut. -Col. Wm. Comegys, 
 who spoke foi' the 
 
 FIRST REGIMENT EASTERN SHORE VOLUN- 
 TEERS. 
 
 Address of Lteut.-Col. Comegys. 
 
 Comrades, Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 
 The First Eastern Shore Maryland Infantry Avas organ- 
 ized hy order of the Secretary of War, dated August 12th, 
 1861, authorizing Colonel James AVallace to raise the 
 Regiment, provided it was in marching order within sixty 
 days. The Colonel, with characteristic energy, entered 
 upon the work without delay, and by November 1st had a 
 considerable portion ready to take the field. General 
 Dix, then in command of the Middle Department, deem- 
 ing it important that the two counties constituting the 
 Eastern Shore of Virginia should be taken possession of, 
 organized an expedition under the command of General 
 H. H. Lockwood for that purpose. A jiortion of our Regi- 
 ment, about two hundred, volunteered to accompany the 
 expedition, leaving the unorganized portion with Colonel 
 Wallace at the rendezvous in Cambridge. After remain- 
 ing in Virginia until tlie approach of winter, the detach- 
 ment was ordered into winter quarters at NewtoAvn, just 
 over the border of Maryland, and Colonel Wallace made 
 his headquarters at Salisbury, Md., and so distributed his 
 force as to more effectually police the towns and sections 
 where disloyalty tlireatened to give aid and comfort to the 
 enemy. 
 
 In the spring of 18G2 Colonel Wallace was ordered to 
 concentrate his regiment at Drummondtown, Va., except 
 two companies, H and I, that were ordered to Northamp- 
 ton, and in June following the entire regiment was ordered 
 to Eastville, where General Lockwood had established his 
 headquarters. The Regiment remained on duty in 
 Northampton until October, when, owing to reported out- 
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50 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 rages by the disloyal citizens of portions of the Eastern 
 Shore of Maryland, Colonel Wallace was ordered to make 
 a demonstration as far as Caroline and Talbot counties — 
 returning to Accomac for winter quarters, detachments of 
 the Regiments being so stationed as to guard the many 
 creeks and inlets that were so extensively used for block- 
 ade running. We remained so stationed until June, 
 1863, when on the 13th, Companies C and D and a de- 
 tachment of Company K were ordered to Point Lookout, 
 where Company B was stationed, and on the 19th was 
 ordered to Baltimore, and Colonel Wallace was also 
 ordered to Baltimore on the 23rd, thereby once more con- 
 centrating our entire Regiment, excepting a detachment 
 of Company E, left on the Eastern Shore for guard pur- 
 poses. Upon our arriving in the city we were ordered out 
 on Steuart's Hill to aid in throwing up defences for pro- 
 tection. On the 2'7th we were ordered to join (leneral 
 Lockwood at Monocacy. Taking up our march we moved 
 out of Baltimore, and as we marched along, our way 
 seemed to be clear of an enemy until, on the 28th, we ar- 
 rived at Poplar Springs about dusk in the evening, and 
 then we were little dreaming that the foe was nigh. We 
 had halted our 500 men, and about to lay down for rest, 
 when informed by a Government scout that Stuart, with 
 five brigades of cavalry, had crossed at Seneca Ford, and 
 were then between us and Baltimore, and cutting off our 
 retreat. It was a complete surprise to us, and without 
 delay we took all precautionary stejis to secure our com- 
 mand against the overwhelming force tlien coming down 
 on us, and which we might expect any moment. Our 
 position was a strong one, but we could not hope to resist 
 15,000 men, therefore our entire force was thrown out as 
 pickets, thereby enabling them the better to retreat if at- 
 tacked. 
 
 We were not long left in suspense as to the designs of 
 the enemy. In. a short time an advanced picket of Cap- 
 tain Duvall's Cavalry, that was in our rear about one and 
 
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 a half miles, encountered and captured a picket of Stu- 
 art's, and brought him into our camp, and from him we 
 learned of Stuart's force and his intentions. He seemed 
 to know of our position, and we were informed by him 
 intended to strike us early in the morning. We, thinking 
 it best, despatched to General Lockwood, informing him 
 of our situation, but fortunately General Kilpatrick was 
 near, his advance under General Mcintosh being then at 
 Rido'eville, about two miles awav. Our courier was 
 turned back with the advice to hold our position during 
 the night, and he would come to our rescue. His sugges- 
 tions were carried out to the letter, and before day dawned 
 we silently moved away, but not too soon, for before it 
 was light Stuart's men were on the ground. We safely 
 arrived at Ridgeville, when Kilpatrick went thundering 
 down the Pike to encounter his old enemy. Stuart being 
 delayed in his movements would not wait for a fight but 
 hurried on, and but a slight skirmish was the result. At 
 Ridgeville we encountered the Sixth Corps, which were 
 pressing on to the front, and we were delayed until they 
 had i3assed, but as soon as we could move we took up our 
 march, making Liberty on the 29th, entirely destitute of 
 rations, which we were compelled to seek in the neighbor- 
 hood. 
 
 On July 1st we arrived at Taney town, then General 
 Meade's headquarters, where apprehension and excitement 
 seemed to reign supreme. Reynolds had fallen, and de- 
 feat stared us in the face. Owing to the excitement then 
 existing, and the danger of getting entangled with the 
 many commands then pressing to the front, we could not 
 leave until the morning of the 2nd, arriving on the field 
 just in time to witness something of the struggle for the 
 possession of Round Top. Uncertain as to the position 
 of our brigade, we were not able to report until the close 
 of the day. The Regiment was ordered to the front on 
 the morning of the 3rd, and held the breastworks on 
 Gulp's Hill, where the monument now stands. The posi- 
 
52 EEPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 tion was held by us under a severe fire for about two 
 hours, and were relieved a while before the memorable 
 artillery duel commenced at one o'clock. 
 
 On December 23rd Colonel Wallace resigned, and bid 
 farewell to the Regiment, leaving its Lieutenant-Colonel 
 in command until mustered out December 23, 1864, serv- 
 ing three years and three months, giving evidence that 
 our fathers knew what was right and dared defend that 
 right. 
 
 I am here to-day as a plain citizen, representing as the 
 senior surviving officer the First Eastern Shore Regiment, 
 and to act with you, my Comrades, in dedicating this 
 monument, placed here by my State in commemoration of 
 the services rendered on this field on July 3, 1863. That 
 day was one of the three which made this ground historic 
 — made so by the heroic efforts of the marshaled hosts 
 then concentrated here, to meet and beat back the adver- 
 saries of our Government and the bold champions of the 
 Southern cause. The result of that conflict is written in 
 the annals of the past history, and will be handed down 
 to comino; venerations. Our children's children will be 
 taught in the far distant future that here, among these 
 hills and through these valleys, the mighty tide of war, 
 culminating in defeat, sent back, broken and disjointed, 
 the many thousands that confidently invaded our sister 
 State. Here, on the crests of these hills, in the midst of 
 a carnage unknown in modern times, the torrent was 
 stayed. Although a quarter of a century has passed, and 
 our Comrades peacefully sleep, to be aroused no more by 
 war's alarms, they yet speak; and we, my Comrades, do 
 rejoice in the knowledge that God reigns and the country 
 is safe. Our firesides and our homes are no longer made 
 sad and desolate by the horrors of war. Peace and plenty 
 has made us a prosperous and happy people. The noble 
 body of men that I had the honor to associate with, al- 
 though but a fragment of the Grand Army of the Poto- 
 
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 mac, will ever remain most conspicuous in my recollec- 
 tions of the past. 
 
 I am proud of their record on this field. Memory keeps 
 fresh the incidents of that day. No more valiant regi- 
 ment entered these breastworks than the First Eastern 
 Shore Maryland Volunteers. They were my pride, ai^d I 
 rejoice to-day in the recollections of the past. To honor 
 the First Eastern Hhore Regiment this monument was 
 erected. I am glad that Providence has spared me, that 
 I can look upon the evidences of my State's gratitude, as 
 now displayed. To us, the survivors of that regiment, it 
 is a thing of beauty and a joy for coming generations. 
 After we shall be mustered out and sleep as other Com- 
 rades now sleep, our children will lead their children to 
 this spot and recite the lessons to be learned here. No 
 armed foe dare invade the soil where rest our brothers and 
 our sons, who shed their blood that the work of our 
 fathers should not prove a failure. As the battle of 
 Marathon has lived on the pages of history for the past 
 2,400 years, as the glory of Greece, so shall the Battle of 
 Gettysburg live on as the glory of this Nation, and these 
 monuments shall stand as emblems of the indomitable 
 courage of our defenders and our country's greatness. 
 Therefore, gentlemen of the Memorial Association, take 
 and safe keep the monuments, that those coming after us 
 may feel just pride in the work of their ancestors, as we 
 to-day feel in the remembrance of the trying days of '76, 
 when Lexington and Bunker Hill sounded the battle-cry 
 of freedom, and inspired our forefathers to do and dare 
 that w^e might be free. 
 
 Colonel William P. Maulsby was introduced as the 
 Commandant of the 
 
54 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 FIKST EEaiMENT POTOMAC HOME BRIGADE. 
 
 Address by Colonel Maulsby. 
 
 Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 
 The Potomac Home Brigade was designed to consist of 
 four regiments of infantry, with a squadron of cavalry 
 and a battery of artillery attached to each, for defence of 
 the line of the Potomac River, and to be commanded by 
 General Ord, the locality of its service to be whatever the 
 proper authorities might deem best adapted to an efficient 
 defence of that line. 
 
 The other regiments not having been formed with suffi- 
 cient promptness, this regiment entered the Shenandoah 
 Valley on the last day of February, 1862, with Banks' 
 Corps, and led, by several miles, the advance of that 
 corps, to Kabletown, Va. Its cavalry was afterwards 
 known as Cole's Cavalry. 
 
 On the advance of the corps to Winchester, the regi- 
 ment was assigned to the charge of Banks' communica- 
 tions between Harper's Ferry and Winchester, with its 
 headquarters at Charlestown. 
 
 Its service was at Charlestown, Winchester and Har- 
 per's Ferry, and in the adjacent country. It participated 
 in the movements at and about Harper's Ferry on the 
 occasion of the approach of the Confederate Army in Sep- 
 tember, 1862, and was surrendered while it was success- 
 fully holding its line, the river front. 
 
 The surrender of Harper's Ferry by Colonel Miles was 
 the inevitable sequence of orders issued from the parlor 
 of the War Department at Washington, without knowl- 
 edge of either the particular location, or of the circum- 
 stances. Colonel Miles was a Marylalider, an experienced 
 officer of the Regular Army, loyal to his Government and 
 faithful to his duty of obedience to the orders of his 
 superiors; and to his scrupulous and literal obedience to 
 
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 orders he gave his life, and a reputation which has been 
 tarnished by injustice. 
 
 Nearly the entire service of this regiment, both before 
 and after the Gettysburg battle, was in the State of Vir- 
 ginia, at Harper's Ferry, Winchester, Martinsburg, the 
 Shenandoah Valley, and at Maryland Heights. It was 
 engaged in various active skirmishes and operations, par- 
 ticular reference to which is forbidden by the limitations 
 of time of the present occasion. When this regiment re- 
 ceived the preparatory orders for what proved, in the 
 sequel, to be the Gettysburg Campaign, it was on duty on 
 the lower Potomac, from near Washington to near Point 
 Lookout. It was immediately put in motion, and on 
 reaching Baltimore was detained for a few days in the en- 
 trenciiments west of that city. Here it was joined by the 
 One Hundred and Fiftieth New York, Colonel Ketcham, 
 then entering on active service. 
 
 These regiments were marched to Monocacy Junction, 
 where they met the assembled Army of the Potomac, and 
 were attached to the Twelfth Corps. 
 
 On the 30tli of June they moved towards the locality 
 in wdiich the Confederate Army was supposed to be, and 
 that night bivouacked at Bruceville. On the 1st of July 
 they marched towards Littletown and bivouacked in the 
 angle between the Taneytown and Littletown roads and 
 the Baltimore Turnpike. Shortly after midnight they 
 received orders from General Sloe am to move to the Two 
 Taverns, and there at early daylight met him. 
 
 With other troops under his command they were 
 marched to three or four points north of the turnpike in 
 search of the position of any part of the Confederate 
 Army, which might purpose to turn the right flank and 
 rear of the position on Cemetery Hill, and the adjacent 
 ridge, which had been selected by or at the instance of 
 General Hancock, during the preceding night. About 8 
 or 9 o'clock A. M. they were placed in position on the 
 extreme right of the Union line in the piece of woods in 
 
56 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 which now stand monnments to the Third Wisconsin and 
 Thirteenth New Jersey. 
 
 They formed at that time the brigade commanded by 
 General H. H. Lockwood as the Independent Brigade, 
 Twelfth Corps. 
 
 Having erected strong entrenchments, in the afternoon 
 of the 2nd of Jnly, on the occasion of the disaster to 
 Sickle's Corps, the brigade was ordered to cross over to 
 the left of the Union line, to repair, as far as might be, 
 that disaster. 
 
 On reaching the eminence south of the Taneytown road, 
 it was ordered to form line, fix ba3^onets and charge at 
 double-quick on the enemy, Avhich had pierced the Union 
 line. Forming line of battle, and fixing bayonets with- 
 out halting, whilst played on by artillery and shell, which 
 wounded some thirty men, who were not reported in the 
 report of wounded and killed made at the close of the 
 battle, the charge was made with so great animation, the 
 enemy retired before it, leaving in our possession three 
 pieces of artillery, which had been lost by our troops 
 during the previous fighting of the day. 
 
 These regiments were both full, the First Potomac 
 Hoine Brigade numbering between seven and eight hun- 
 dred men, and the One Hundred and Fiftieth New York 
 between six and seven hundred, and aided by the glitter 
 of the sunlight on their bright bayonets and gun-barrels, 
 and by the woods which abutted each flank, and by the 
 character of the ground, which disabled the enemy from 
 seeing beyond the rear line, they were well calculated to 
 impress the enemy in their front with a belief that the 
 force was much larger than it, in fact, was. The Poto- 
 mac Home Brigade formed the front line, and the One 
 Hundred and Fiftieth New York the rear. 
 
 The charge was continued for a mile and a half, or 
 more, passing by the base of Little Round Top, where a 
 force of Penns3dvania Bucktails was fighting, and the 
 left flank of General Hancock's line and for half a mile 
 
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 beyond that line, over the wheat field, and ending in the 
 ravine, on a line with the Peach Orchard, or nearly so, 
 and a short distance north of the Emmittshnrg road. 
 
 This position was held several hours, and until late at 
 night, whilst the adjutant of the regiment and its sur- 
 geons were occupied in gathering up the wounded, Avho 
 lay in a long line, where they had fallen in battle earlier 
 in the day, and over which we had passed in the charge, 
 and sending them to the hospital. 
 
 This accomplished, an essay was made to return to our 
 position on the right. At one or two o'clock in the morn- 
 ing, attempting to march into our position from the turn- 
 pike, we were met by a fire between two Ijodies of sol- 
 diery, and then found tliat the enemy had, during our 
 absence, taken possession of it, and the Orte Hundred and 
 Fiftieth New York, which had returned earlier than the 
 Potomac Home Brigade, was in actual conflict with it. 
 The darkness was pitchy, and it was impossible to distin- 
 guish friend from foe, and those in conflict soon mutually 
 separated. 
 
 This regiment, First Potomac Home Brigade, rested on 
 Cemeterv Hill until break of day, when it supported the 
 artillery which first opened fire to dislodge the enemy 
 from our entrenchments on Gulp's Hill. 
 
 Within an hour it was ordered to move down the turn- 
 pike to a point opposite Spangler's Spring, form line of 
 battle, and charge the enemy behind the stone wall, then 
 as now, being on the descent of Gulp's Hill to the level 
 ground at its base. The regiment moved up to within 
 thirty or thirty-five feet of the stone wall, halted, dressed 
 the line, fixed bayonets for the purpose of charging over 
 the wall, when it was ordered to withdraw, for the rea- 
 son, as its commanding ofiicer supposed at the time, that 
 a flank movement by other troops had dislodged the 
 enemy; but from information since received he must have 
 been mistaken, and the order to withdraw was given pi'ob- 
 
58 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 ably to save it from the murderous tire to which it was 
 exposed. 
 
 In thirty minutes or less the regiment had lost in killed 
 and wounded in or about one hundred officers and men. 
 It was said that the opposing force consisted of neigh- 
 bors, friends and relatives of the officers and men in this 
 regiment, and was a Confederate Maryland Regiment. It 
 is certain that such tie^s did not render less deadly the 
 aim taken on either side. The information received was 
 that about an equal number of killed and wounded at- 
 tested the senses of fidelity to duty of each force engaged, 
 without regard being had to personal ties. 
 
 Being retired to the turnpike, the commanding officer 
 was requested by General Slocum to rest his men, with a 
 statement that* they had done their full share of duty, and 
 should not be called upon again during the day. 
 
 Within less than an hour after the officers and men had 
 lain on the grass to rest. General Slocum came by lead- 
 ing the First Eastern Shore Maryland Regiment, which 
 had just arrived, and other troops, and oftering the exi- 
 gences of the occasion as an apology, asked that the First 
 Potomac Home Brigade would follow to that part of 
 Gulp's Hill occupied by the line of battle under the im- 
 mediate command of General Greene, where the fight was 
 raging with great fury. It was done, and this regiment 
 occupied the center of that line for about four hours, and 
 until General Ewell's Corps was withdrawn, and the battle 
 ended. It then returned to its position on the right. 
 
 It was again sent for by General Slocum, when General 
 Pickett's charge was most threatening, and was on the 
 march to the point of attack, and had nearly reached it, 
 when it was met by an aide-de-camp with a message that 
 the danger had passed, and an apology for having called 
 on it. 
 
 Amid the rugged and bloody scenes which were passed 
 through, the composed and cautious bearing of the Corps 
 Commander, General Slocum, is entitled to much of the 
 
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 credit for whatever energetic action was displayed by the 
 regiment, and its Brigade Commander is also entitled to 
 share largely in that credit. Greneral Lockwood was at 
 the head of every movement of every part of his brigade. 
 
 On July 4th it remained in line of battle, awaiting cer- 
 tain ascertainment of the enemy's movements. 
 
 On July 5th it marched to Littlestown; on the (Jth to 
 Monocacy, thirty miles, more or less; thence to the vicinity 
 of St. James' .College, and then to the Potomac in pursuit 
 of General Lee's Army. 
 
 General Meade had sent to the commander of the regi- 
 ment for information as to the nature of the country about 
 and between St. James' College and the Potomac River. 
 Major Cook, afterwards Colonel of this regiment when re- 
 organized as the Thirteenth Maryland, who had for many 
 years been a surveyor in that region, and was most familiar 
 with it, waited on General Meade, and described it as 
 filled with very strong defences. 
 
 More than twenty-five years have gone by, but our rev- 
 erential love for the memories of the men whose lives 
 were sacrificed here is not dimmed. Tlie memory of them, 
 and of the deeds done here; is a sacred deposit in our in- 
 most hearts, ever fresh and green. They have gone to 
 the limitless mercies of the God of battles, leaving us, 
 their survivors, a little way behind. 
 
 To those who grappled with us in deadly conflict in 
 July, I860, and who are here to-day to do honor to our 
 dead, and to us still living, we can but say that they 
 showed the quality of their large manhood, and our hearts 
 go out to them. 
 
 Captain Joseph F. Carter was called upon to speak for 
 the 
 
60 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 THIRD MARYLAND REGIMENT VETERAN VOL- 
 UNTEERS. 
 
 Kemarks of Captain Carter. 
 
 Comrades, Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 
 The Third Maryland Regiment was organized in Balti- 
 more and mustered into the service of the LTnited States 
 May 7, 1862. It was the result of a consolidation of the 
 3rd and 4th Regiments, Dix Light Infantry, one Com- 
 pany from Williamsport, Md., one Company of Oregon 
 Rifles from New York, and one Company from Ellicott 
 City, Md., and some of these organizations had heen in the 
 service as early as August, 1861, and had heen engaged 
 with the enemy oh the upper Potomac as earl}^ as August 
 27th, 1861. 
 
 The regiment was commanded by the following officers: 
 Colonel DeWitt of the Regular Army, and Lt.-Col. Joseph 
 M. Sudsburg, the latter being promoted to Colonel soon 
 after the battle of Cedar Mountain, and remained with 
 the regiment until it was consolidated into a Battalion of 
 four (4) Companies, June 24th, 1864, when he was mus- 
 tered out, and Lt.-Col. Gilbert P. Robinson was left in 
 command of the Battalion, he being subsequently Brevet- 
 Colonel for services while in command of the Brigade at 
 Weldon Railroad, August, 1864. 
 
 The regiment was placed in General Banks' Corps; 
 fought their first battle at Cedar Mountain, and subse- 
 quently served under Generals Mansfield and Hooker at 
 Antietam; upon the re-organization of the Army of the 
 Potomac it was placed in the Twelfth Corps, and served 
 under General Slocum. The regiment went west under 
 General Hooker to the relief of Chattanooga, and re- 
 enlisted as Veterans in Tennessee; they returned to Balti- 
 more on furlough; those that did not re-enlist remained 
 with General Hooker, and were selected by him as head- 
 
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 quarters' guard; remained with him during the Atlanta 
 campaign, and were mustered out of service at that place. 
 
 Before the expiration of the thirty days allowed to the 
 Veterans, G-eneral Sherman began to move, and the Third 
 Eegiment was sent to join General Grant. It was placed 
 in the First Division of the 9th Corps, and formed part 
 of the ord Brigade, where it remained until mustered out 
 as a Battalion, July 31st, 1865. 
 
 During their term of service of over three years they 
 were present and participated in the following general 
 engagements: 
 
 Cedar Mountain Aug. 9, 1862. 
 
 Antietam Sept. 17. 18G2. 
 
 Chancellorsviile May 1- 3. 1863. 
 
 Gettysburg .July 1- 3. 1863. 
 
 Wilderness May 5- 7, 1864. 
 
 Spottsylvania May 9-20, 1864. 
 
 North Anna May 23-27, 1864. 
 
 Tolopotaray May 28-31, 1864. 
 
 Bethesda Cluu-ch June 1- 4, 1864. 
 
 Cold Harbor .Tune 5-12. 1864. 
 
 Assault on Petersburg June 17. 1864. 
 
 Crater July 30, 1864. 
 
 Weldon Railroad Aug. 13, 1864. 
 
 Poplar Spring Church Sept. 30, 1864. 
 
 Hatcher's Run Oct. 27, 1864. 
 
 Fort Steadman March 25, 1865. 
 
 Assault and Capture of Petersburg April 2- 3, 1865. 
 
 Cedar Mountain. — The Third Regiment participated in 
 the battle of Cedar Mountain, — fought between Stonewall 
 Jackson's forces and Banks' Corps of Pope's Army, — this 
 was its first engagement, and went far to establish its 
 standing and reputation, and show the quality of its mem- 
 bers; which was done under trying circumstances, — for in 
 addition to the fire of the enemy in front, they were sub- 
 jected to one from the rear, by one of their own regiments, 
 which had opened on them through some mistake. 
 
 Notwithstanding that unpleasant experience, when the 
 order came to advance they went forward with a dash, and 
 
62 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 reached the most advanced position gained over the enemy, 
 and held their ground longer than any of the Union forces 
 engaged in that battle. To confirm this statement I will 
 introduce the following proof from "our friends, the 
 enemy;" in the Eebellion Record, Vol. 9, page 567, you 
 will find the report of Col. J. A. Walker of 13th Virginia 
 Regiment, as follows: 
 
 "We had no sooner given up our position than the 
 enemy following planted a Federal and Maryland fiag 
 where ours stood a moment before, and opened fire on us 
 at very short range; we continued to fall back about two 
 hundred yards; when fresh troops coming up on our left, 
 and the enemy beginning to give back on that flank, I 
 immediately halted my men and reformed them upon the 
 colors; advanced directly back to our former position, 
 driving the two stands of colors before us." 
 
 From this testimony we learn that the enemy were 
 driven from their position, the 13th Virginia being the 
 last to give way, but did not stop to engage the 3rd Mary- 
 land at short range; that the Colonel did not attempt to 
 reform his scattered men until he perceived that the Con- 
 federates on his left had flanked the Third Maryland; that 
 he rallied his men to advance when he saw their retreat, 
 which he claims to have been due to his forward move- 
 ment. 
 
 In order the more fully to realize the situation, we must 
 remember that the Third Regiment was brought in con- 
 tact with troops flushed with victory, led by Stonewall 
 Jackson, who were fresh from the Peninsula, where they 
 had been engaged in a military promenade at the expense 
 of McClellan. 
 
 General Pope censured Banks for his temerity in attack- 
 ing Jackson with his Corjjs, owing to the disparity of 
 numbers, but it must be said to the credit of Banks, that 
 he saved his chief from destruction, for Jackson declared 
 that when he found Pope's army scattered, he thought to 
 defeat them in detail, but he was not prepared for such a 
 
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 display of courage upon the part of Banks, whose audacity 
 disconcerted Stonewall and staggered the troops under 
 him to such an extent that he was not able to reap any 
 advantage from his victory. It was a great surprise to 
 his men, who had begun to despise their foes, for they 
 were intoxicated with success, and were indulging in dreams 
 of eas}^ conquest, which were thus subjected to a rude 
 awakening. 
 
 The men of the Third Regiment, wlio laid down their 
 lives on that held were not sacrificed in vain: time had 
 been gained fur Pope to concentrate his army. Jackson 
 seeing that he had been foiled in his purpose, retired 
 across the Eapidan where he stood upon the defensive, 
 awaiting the arrival of General Lee who hastened to the 
 support of his Lieutenant, removed the pressure upon 
 McClellan, who was at liberty then to retire unmolested 
 from the James, which he did in a most provoking leisurely 
 manner, and thus endangered the safety of the Capital; 
 which was only saved by a flood in the Rappahannock 
 that impeded the advance of Jackson, which proved that 
 the Most High whom he Avorshipped still rules in the 
 kingdom of men, and had drawn the line on him and said 
 ''Thus far shalt thou come and no farther." 
 
 It seemed to be the fate of the Third Maryland ever 
 afterwards to be brought into contact with Jackson's 
 forces until his death. They repeated at Antietam what 
 they had performed at Cedar Hill; the brigade captured 
 Mumma's Hill, a commanding position on the enemy's 
 line, which enabled Hooker to enhlade their position, and 
 finally forced them to abandon it, and take up a new one 
 nearer Sharpsburg; the enemy did not relinquish the hill 
 without a struggle, for they charged Knapp's battery, 
 which the Third Maryland was left to support, and caj)- 
 tured tlie guns, but were driven back and pursued by that 
 Regiment across the Hagerstown Pike as far as the old 
 Dunker Church, which they held until relieved later in 
 the day, for whicli they were complimented by General 
 
64 KEPORT OF THE STATE OP MARYLAND 
 
 Williams, their Division Commander; the wounding of 
 General Hooker seemed to paralyze any further advance 
 upon the right, and upon the granting of a truce by Gen- 
 eral McClellan the enemy retired unmolested across the 
 Potomac. 
 
 C'HANCELLORSVILLE. — At the Battle of Chancellorsville 
 the Third Regiment was engaged in restoring order among 
 the demoralized soldiers of the 11th Corps, whicli had 
 been surprised by Stonewall, and was subsequently sent 
 to the Plank Road, in close proximity to the place where 
 Jackson received his fatal wound; his death marked the 
 decline of success on the part of the enemy, for when that 
 bright star went out in the darkness on that night the 
 Confederates suffered an irreparable loss. 
 
 On the next day the Tliird Regiment held tlieir position 
 on the Plank Road until ordered by General Hooker to 
 retire. This made a gap in the line by which the enemy 
 entered and succeeded in flanking the 3rd Corps. jSome 
 persons, not knowing the reason for such a movement on 
 the part of the Third Regiment were disposed to throw 
 all the blame on them for the loss of the battle. If there 
 is any censure it must rest upon the Commander of the 
 Arni}^ on that day. I venture the opinion that the Third 
 Regiment was used on that occasion by the God of battles 
 to humiliate and rebuke a reckless blasphemer. 
 
 Gettysrurg. — On this field, which will be ever memor- 
 able in the History of the Nation, we rear a monument to 
 our dead Comrades, who, on every field, never failed to 
 maintain the honor and reputation of Maryland. The men 
 who followed the colors of the Third Regiment have no 
 reason to blush for the record made by them for their 
 State. Here they were acting in the capacity of reserves, 
 which they did on many occasions; they point to that fact 
 as proof of confidence on the part of superiors. On the 
 second day they were sent from the right to the left to 
 
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 repair the mistake of the Commander, who had exposed his 
 communication with Washington by withdrawing Buford's 
 Cavalry from the Emittsburg road, thereby enabling Long- 
 street to surprise and defeat General Sickles, whose sound 
 sense taught him its stragetic importance to the enemy, 
 as well as its tactical value to the Army of the Potomac, 
 which enabled G-eneral Warren to save little Eound Top. 
 
 The Third Regiment with its division was hurried to 
 the left, but found that Lockwood's Brigade had antici- 
 pated them, and won for the Maryland soldiers the honor 
 of having checked the advance of the enemy; which gave 
 time for the restoration of tlie new line upon Cemetery 
 Ridge. The Third Regiment returned at night to take up 
 their old position at Culp's Hill, which they found occu- 
 pied by the enemy, who thus commanded the Baltimore 
 Pike. Thus one mistake led to another, — while to pro- 
 tect the left flank the communications on the right were 
 exposed, rendering it necessary to drive out the enemy 
 in order to hold this strong position. 
 
 In that movement the Third Regiment was called to 
 su2)port Lockwood's Brigade on the morning of the third 
 day, when the latter advanced against Maryland soldiers 
 who had espoused the cause of the Confederac}". The 
 Third Maryland concedes to that Brigade the honors won 
 for the State on this field. 
 
 Wilderness. — Before the Wilderness the Third Regi- 
 ment was assigned to the 9th Corps and became a part of 
 the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division; they crossed the Rapidan 
 May 5th, and took position on the right of the Army of 
 the Potomac. About daylight the next morning they 
 were sent to the supj^ort of General Hancock on the Brock 
 Road. The Brigade was used by him to clear his front of 
 the enemy's skirmishers, from whom it was learned that 
 General Longstreet was ijreparing to attack Hancock's 
 position. Longstreet being wounded. General Lee assumed 
 command. Aided by the fire that swept in the face of the 
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66 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 2nd Corps and destroyed their works, Lee gained posses- 
 sion of the Brock and Plank Roads. 
 
 The 3rd Brigade held their ground and finally drove the 
 enemy back, and to the Third Maryland belongs the honor 
 of having begun the charge, led by its color bearer, who 
 was the first to waive his fiag upon the recovered works, 
 where that of the enemy had been floating in triumph. 
 General Hancock rode up and thanked the Brigade for 
 having "saved the day," and next day wrote a personal 
 letter to the Colonel of the Third Maryland thanking the 
 regiment for saving his guns.. 
 
 Spottsylvania. — At the Battle of Spottsylvania the 
 Third Regiment was taken out of its division, and sent to 
 General Potter, 2nd Division, on the morning of May 12th, 
 he having made a personal request of the Corps Com- 
 mander for a Maryland Regiment to take the place of the 
 Second Maryland, showing that Maryland soldiers were 
 appreciated by their superiors. General Potter having 
 the task of supporting Hancock's charge on the ''Bloody 
 Angle," placed the Third Regiment on the right of his 
 division, and ordered them to advance, which they did 
 until they reached the abattis, when the troops on the 
 left gave way and enabled the enemy to concentrate their 
 fire upon the Third Maryland; they were forced to retreat to 
 the edge of the wood, where they reformed, and held their 
 position alone and unsupported for twenty-four hours; — 
 thus keeping the enemy in check and preventing their 
 advance from their works to take the 2nd Corps in flank, 
 while ent»;ao'ed in the struo;;e;le over the Angle. 
 
 ^&&' 
 
 ToLOPOTAMY. — The Battle of Tolopotamy gave the Third 
 Regiment a chance to prove that they were the equal, man 
 for man, to the enemy; on that occasion they were ordered 
 to advance with their brigade beyond the works, when they 
 became isolated from it. A regiment of the enemy at- 
 tempted to charge them in the flank. The Third quickly 
 
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 wheeled and faced about in good order; they then opened 
 fire u^^on the enemy about one hundred yards away and 
 checked them. They began to deride and defy the enemy, 
 daring them to come on and cross bayonets with them; 
 they maintained their ground until the enemy brought 
 U23 some guns and opened a raking fire on the flank; this 
 forced the Third Regiment to retire, which they did slowly 
 and in good order. 
 
 Petersburg, June 17th. — At the assault on Petersburg, 
 June 17th, the brigade was called to cha'rge the last redan 
 of the enemy, where two charges had failed. In order 
 to impress upon the men the necessity of relying upon the 
 bayonet, they were ordered to remove the caps from their 
 guns; the works were carried, the Third Maryland was the 
 first to enter them and crossed bayonets with the enemy 
 wlio tarried to receive them. 
 
 Weldox Railroad, August 18th, 1864. — At the Battle 
 of the Weldon Railroad the brigade was sent to the support 
 of General Warren, and arrived in time to check Greneral 
 Mahone, who had succeeded in flanking the 5th Corps, for 
 which Lt.-Col. Gilbert P. Robinson of the Third Mary- 
 land, in command of the brigade, was Brevetted Colonel 
 U. S. Volunteers. 
 
 Two days after the enemy made their last eff'ort to 
 recapture the road from Warren; the Third Regiment 
 being on the right and under fire, were not pressed by 
 the enemy in front, and were at leisure to witness the 
 gallant conduct of the Maryland Brigade under Colonel 
 Dusliane, who were compelled to bear the brunt of the 
 battle, and who repulsed the enemy with great loss; thus 
 maintaining at the Weldon Railroad the reputation of 
 Maryland troops in the 5th Corps, as well as at Five 
 Forks, when tliey captured the last road that led into 
 Petersburg. 
 
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 Fort Steadman, March 25th, 1865. — ^When Greneral 
 Lee began the Spring Campaign with an attack upon 
 Fort Steadman, to secure an easy route to Joe Johnson, 
 his troops were driven back and the Third Maryhmd were 
 thanked by Greneral Wilcox, commanding 1st Division, in 
 the following language: 
 
 ''On the left the enemy made a vigorous assault on 
 Fort Haskell, but were as handsomely repulsed by the 
 rallied troojjs of the 3rd Brigade, whose ranks had been 
 crushed, but whose spirit was unbroken by so alarming a 
 disaster." * * * "To some of your number, officers 
 and men of the Third Maryland and 100th Pennsylvania 
 seems to be justly due the praise of re-entering the cap- 
 tured Fort." 
 
 The Third Regiment participated in the final assault 
 along with the Second and Sixth Regiments, the latter 
 being conspicuous on that occasion, and when the enemy 
 evacuated Petersburg that night the Third advanced into 
 that place and halted under orders on Cemetery Hill until 
 day-light. Driving the enemy's rear guard before them, 
 they marched to the City Hall to the strains of music 
 from a band supplied by the enemy, said to be from Bal- 
 timore, who furnished such familiar airs as Yankee Doodle 
 and Star Spangled Banner. This ended the active service 
 of the regiment; having helped to foil General Lee in his 
 efforts to gain the short route, and forced him to take the 
 longer road to Johnston, when he was intercepted by Gen- 
 eral Sheridan, who, with his cavalry, horse and foot, was 
 more unrelenting in the pursuit of General Lee than the 
 Russians proved to Napoleon in his retreat from Moscow. 
 
 While we have given in detail the record made by that 
 portion of the Third Regiment which followed the colors, 
 those who remained in the West can refer with honor to 
 the fact, that they followed Joe Hooker to the end of his 
 career, which ended the fighting of Sherman's Army. 
 They participated in the most noted campaign of the war. 
 
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 in wliicli two of the greatest strategists the world has pro- 
 duced contended for supremacy, and demonstrated that 
 America can furnish commanders who are masters of the 
 art of war, for Johnston and Sherman, fully illustrated the 
 principles of strategy, logistics and grand tactics of which 
 that science consists. 
 
 The former adopted the tactics of ancient Fabius and 
 thus kept Sherman at hay, until they were changed by 
 his successor to those of Marcellus, which enabled the 
 American Hannibal to proudly declare '^ Atlanta is ours 
 and fairly won," which opened the gateway to the sea, and 
 permitted Sherman to join in the siege of Kichmond, which 
 General Grant was conducting at long range; not having 
 been able to secure the roads that led to that city, he was 
 compelled to wait until Sherman marched through the 
 Atlantic States consuming the supplies necessary for Lee's 
 Army, and thus supplemented the work of Sheridan in the 
 valley, when Grant ordered him to destroy that granary of 
 supplies, which enabled Lee to keep a force there as a con- 
 stant source of alarm at Washington, which Early came 
 within an ace of capturing; it was only when the latter was 
 defeated and driven into Richmond, and Sheridan had cap- 
 tured the south side road by the Battle of Five Forks, that 
 the investment of Petersburg was complete. 
 
 The Army of the Potomac. — The question has often 
 been asked, Why the Army of the Potomac, with its 
 superior numbers, was not able to defeat that of General 
 Lee sooner than it did? Here in the presence of the 
 dead, whom I wish to vindicate, J desire to say that it 
 was for no lack of valor on the part of Maryland soldiers 
 that it was not done. 
 
 The Army of the Potomac was the best organized and 
 worst commanded army of which history treats. And in 
 saying this I pay them the greatest compliment that could 
 be rendered. Sheridan in speaking of the French re- 
 marked: "That soldiers love success;" which has been 
 
70 REPORT OF THE STATE OP MARYLAND 
 
 demonstrated in the past. No army has survived con- 
 tinued reverses; those that followed the great Napoleon 
 in the hour of victory, soon went to pieces when fortune 
 frowned upon them. 
 
 The Army of the P.otomac was defeated but not dis- 
 mayed, it was repulsed but not disheartened; when disap- 
 pointed in success it did not despair. You will search 
 history in vain for its equal. None so often failed to reap 
 the fruits of success or was so often baffled in its purpose, 
 and still it maintained its organization, and this is its 
 great glory— that for persistence and perseverance under 
 difficulties it was never surpassed. 
 
 The explanation of its want of success is to be found in 
 the fact that it was not only a foot-ball for politicians, but 
 it was the toy for theoretical soldiers, the victim of mis- 
 placed confidence, the subject of incompetent blunderers, 
 the prey of conspirators, who were strangers to patriotism, 
 and actuated by no higher motive than the pay derived 
 from their occupation as professional soldiers. . To sum 
 it all up in the language of the modern Alexander: — 
 "The Commanders of the Army of the Potomac never 
 went out to whip anybody — but were always more anxious 
 to -keep from getting whipped." 
 
 Hon. Milton G. Urner being introduced made this 
 explanation for the 
 
 FIRST REGIMENT MARYLAND VOLUNTEER 
 CAVALRY. 
 
 Senator LTrner said: 
 
 General James M. Deems was not well enough to be 
 present, and requested him to read his address, which was 
 as follows: 
 
 " In behalf of the First Regiment Maryland Volunteer 
 Cavalry, which I had the honor to command in a series of 
 
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 engagements, including this, the turning point of the 
 war, I receive this monument. 
 
 "In August, 1861, we commenced the organization of 
 our regiment, and it is only we, who experienced the op- 
 jiosition of the majority of our acquaintances, even to 
 ostracism, who know the trials and difficulties we had to 
 undergo. So much the greater, then, is our pleasure in 
 receiving from our vState the acknowledgment of our ser- 
 vices, in connection with our gallant comrades of other 
 States, the final commendation in our successful efforts to 
 defeat the attempt to destroy this Union. 
 
 "Our regiment was engaged in sixty-two battles and 
 skirmishes, including Oharlestown, Va., Second Bull Run, 
 Stoneman's Raid, Brandy Station, Aldie, Gettysburg, 
 Deep Bottom, Five Forks and Appomattox." 
 
 Captain James Rigby was called and spoke for 
 
 RIGBY'S BATTERY. 
 
 Captain Rigby 
 
 said he had been admonished to sjjeak briefly, but the fact 
 was that he could not tell all he knew if he talked all 
 night. He thanked the boys for their hearty greeting and 
 for being present at the dedication of the monuments so 
 generously bestowed by the State in honor of the dead. 
 Speaking briefly of the battery, he said it was organized 
 as part of the Purnell Legion in August, 1861, at Pikes- 
 ville Arsenal; joined General Lockwood's command in 
 October, 1861, and remained at Pikesville until May, 
 1862, when the Legion was split up. Then the battery 
 was with McClellan, following the Army of the Potomac 
 in all its successes and reverses, until April, 1864, when 
 Grant took command. After that date the battery served 
 about AVashington until 1865, when it was consolidated 
 with Battery B, and so remained till the close of the War. 
 
72 REPORT OF THE STATE OP MARYLAND 
 
 Colonel Lang then introduced Colonel James C. Miilli- 
 kin, of Easton, a survivor of the First Eastern Shore 
 Eegiment, as Orator of the day. 
 
 COLONEL MULLIKIN\S ORATION. 
 
 Comrades and Friends: 
 
 To every American the field of Gettysburg must ever 
 he one of the deepest interest; hut to these the survivors 
 of the Maryland Regiments who took part in that engage- 
 ment, the ground whereon we stand seems almost sacred. 
 We have not the time, neither does the occasion call for a 
 detailed description of the hattle. None that ever was 
 fought has been so generally studied. Its minutest de- 
 tails are as familiar to the school-hoys of to-day as they 
 are to the veterans who here upheld the honor of their 
 flag. And yet as memory carries us hack over the inter- 
 vening twenty-five years which have elapsed since those 
 hot July days, we cannot help recalling that here the 
 youth and chivalry of the two sections of our country met 
 in hostile array; that the soil was enriched by the hlood 
 of thirty thousand of the flower of our country ; that these 
 hills witnessed the greatest artillery duel the world ever 
 saw; that here was the scene of the grandest charge re- 
 corded in history — that of Macdonald and his twenty 
 thousand Frenchmen at AVagram not excepted, for they 
 were not marching against Americans. AVhat Marathon 
 was to Greece, Blenheim to Germany, Hastings to Eng- 
 land, more was Gettysburg to America. Truly if Boro- 
 dino is entitled to be called the '' Battle of the Giants," 
 Gettysburg ought to be called the "■ Battle of the Titans," 
 for here were shown endurance and courage never sur- 
 l^assed. In this one battle we had instances of individual 
 heroism and valor suflicient to fill the annals of a nation 
 older than ours. Here charges which none but American 
 soldiers could have made were met and repulsed as none 
 but American troops could have done. Whilst that flag 
 
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 waves and these hills endure, the eyes of the lover of his 
 country will turn towards Gettysburg, and hither the feet 
 of the patriot traveler will bear him, even after the last 
 of those who had bared their bosoms to the leaden storm 
 have gone to rejoin their old comrades — Reynolds, Han- 
 cock and Meade, Grant and Sheridan. 
 
 Joshua, when he led the Israelites dry-shod over the 
 Jordan, commanded a representative from each of the 
 twelve tribes to take each a stone from the bed of the river 
 and to erect on the other side a memorial, so that when 
 their children should ask their fathers, in time to come, 
 "What mean these stones ? " they should tell them that 
 it was a memorial of the great deliverance the Lord had 
 wrought. When our children ask us what mean these 
 stones, what answer shall we return ? 
 
 In the imst, when we have looked upon the numerous 
 monuments erected here by the survivors of the various 
 organizations which took part in this engagement in 
 memory of their fallen comrades, or gazed upon the stone 
 which appreciative States had placed here to perpetuate 
 the remembrance of the part borne by their gallant sons 
 in this glorious victory, we have left chagrined and 
 humiliated that there was nothing to show that Maryland 
 had a representative here, no stone, however small, to 
 mark the spots where stood and fought and died the sons 
 of the old commonwealth. But to-day we rejoice that 
 this was not done before, for now we can return a different 
 answer from what might have been given in former years. 
 To-day we answer that they mean that the suspicions, 
 the bitterness, the animosities necessarily engendered by 
 a protracted Civil War have departed from our State 
 never to return. They mean that liberality, charity and 
 fraternity now characterize our people. They mean that 
 all true Marylanders respect real manhood and honor 
 courage and devotion. They mean that should a foreign 
 foe assail us the sons of those who wore the Blue and the 
 sons of those who wore the Grray would be found march- 
 
74 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 ing side by side under the same starry banner, and ready 
 to die, if need be, in defence of their common country. 
 In confirmation of all this we point to the fact that the 
 memorials sent to the Legislature asking for this appro- 
 l^riation were signed by all classes and 'conditions, regard- 
 less of past differences or present political affiliations — by 
 those who sympathized with the cause represented by the 
 Stars and Bars as well as those whose affections were with 
 the Stars and the Stripes — by those who marched with 
 Robert E. Lee and those who served with Ulysses S. Grant. 
 When the question was submitted to the two branches of 
 the General Assembly we find the same unanimity and 
 absence of partisanship. Party lines were ignored, past 
 differences forgotten, and the Blue and the Gray, in the 
 persons of Senators Tunis and Burchinal, again clasped 
 hands, and were one in their desire to do honor to those 
 who, on this bloody field, had brought no discredit upon 
 their native State, and our honored Executive, Governor 
 Jackson, promptly affixed his signature to the bill, and 
 thus rendered effective tliis Act, than which no other 
 passed by the Legislature reflected more credit upon that 
 body or brought more honor to the State. 
 
 All this, and moi'e, these stones mean to the people at 
 large, but to the youth of our State they mean that hon- 
 esty, firmness, endurance, courage and all those qualities 
 which, among the ancients went to make uj) that one 
 quality they called virtue, will henceforth be appreciated 
 and honored within our borders. To the citizen soldiery 
 of Maryland they mean that should your country need 
 your services, your State will not be unmindful of your 
 toils, your privations and your dangers. To you, Com- 
 rades of the Grand Army of the Republic, they mean that 
 henceforth your worth is to be recognized and your 
 achievements appreciated. 
 
 And just here I will be pardoned, I am sure, if I make 
 some slight allusion to the part the Maryland Troops 
 took in this eno-aarement. We have had no historian to 
 
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 chronicle our deeds, and we have been modest and trusted 
 to time to render us full justice. Of the six organiza- 
 tions which represented Maryland on this battle-field, not 
 one brought discredit upon our State. While Rigby's 
 Battery held the position assigned it, the First Maryland 
 Cavalry and Company A, Purnell Legion — which you 
 strangely overlooked in the Act providing for the erection 
 of these monuments, though we hope some day to see a 
 similar stone marking their position — were proving that 
 all our bold riders were not with Mosby, the infantry were 
 boldly and enthusiastically rushing to the charge or firmly 
 withstanding the assaults of the foe. When darkness 
 overtook us on the evening of July 2nd no command in 
 the Army of the Potomac had a more advanced position 
 than did Colonel Maulsby's First Maryland Potomac 
 Home Brigade, over on our left, under command of Gen- 
 eral Lockwood — whom we claim as ours, though born in 
 Delaware — and on the next morning the same r.egiment 
 here on the right re-took the works which had been occu- 
 pied by the enemy the night before. Here Colonel Wal- 
 lace's Eastern Shoremen met and repulsed the charge of 
 the Confederate Maryland line on the third da}' — Sergeant 
 Ross bearing the colors of the First Eastern Shore Mary- 
 land, and his cousin, Sergeant Moore, carrying the flag of 
 the Confederates. Just over there Colonel SudburgY 
 Third Maryland sustained the reputation they had won on 
 many a hard fought field. 
 
 Now, Comrades, let us here dedicate ourselves anew to 
 the cause of civil liberty, and let us carry away from 
 here a love for our State and country stronger and purer 
 than we brought here a quarter of a century ago; let 
 " Friendship, Charity and Loyalty " be the guides of your 
 lives, and let our devotion to good government, and our 
 eftbrts to promote the interest of our State and preserve 
 its good name, show to our fellow-citizens with whom we 
 come in contact that the good soldier of his countr}' in 
 time of war makes a good citizen in time of peace. 
 
76 KEPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 Colonel Lang, the Chairman of the Commission, then 
 delivered the monuments to Grovernor Jackson, 
 
 COLONEL LANG'S ADDRESS. 
 
 Your Excellency: 
 
 Your Commissioners, appointed in compliance with an 
 Act of the Legislature of Maryland, approved March 20, 
 1888, to erect monuments to suitably mark the positions 
 occupied by the several Maryland Volunteer organizations 
 of the Army of the Potomac, which participated in the 
 Battle of Gettysburg, are pleased to report to you that 
 they have performed, to the best of their ability, the 
 duties conferred upon them by that Act. Those duties 
 have been manifold and laborious, often delicate and per- 
 plexing in manner; yet looking only to the best interests 
 of the State whose funds you committed to our keeping, 
 and to the organizations which we sought to please, we 
 hope and believe that the completed monuments which we 
 now turn over to the Gettysburg Battle-held Memorial 
 Association, through you, the honored Governor of the 
 State of Maryland, will testify by the beauty of finish 
 and by the appropriateness of design, that your Commis- 
 sioners have fulfilled the part assigned them, and they 
 trust to receive the commendation of all interested in this 
 great good work of the State. 
 
 Comrades, Ladies and Gentlemen: The monuments that 
 have been erected here are not to commemorate a fratrici- 
 dal strife. They are not to stand as a memorial of the 
 triumph of one section of our country over another. The 
 ex-Union soldier and the citizens of Maryland as a body 
 would never have sanctioned their construction for such 
 an object. They have a nobler purpose, a more patriotic 
 design. These columns stand for union. They are to 
 commemorate the heroic services and the unselfish sacri- 
 fices of those Marylanders who bore their part and were 
 instrumental in establishing upon an enduring foundation 
 
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 the Union of the States. We are not here to recite the 
 sad scenes of the War, nor to open afresh the closed 
 wounds made by the civil convulsions through which we 
 were called to pass. The soldiers of both sides were the 
 arbiters of their country's fate. The triumph and the 
 surrender ended the strife so far as the clash of arms 
 could do it. The soldiers of both armies were American 
 soldiers. Opposed in warfare, each combatted, respected 
 and admired the prowess of his opponent, and neither felt 
 humiliated in the presence of veterans worthy of his steel. 
 So, in the presence of this great audience, as a Union sol- 
 dier, I feel that I would be inditJerent to every sense of 
 duty and right did I not make special mention of the Con- 
 federate Marylanders who met their neighbors and former 
 friends and so gallantly charged the works just in front 
 of where we now- stand. The charge that regiment made, 
 led by Major Goldsborough, was not often excelled in 
 heroism and audacity in any single engagement on either 
 side during the contiict. Though forced from its position 
 in the front, undismayed by its loss of ground, it imme- 
 diately turned to its right and gallantly charged again an 
 impregnable position: and the survivors of that regiment, 
 I know, feel a just pride in the part they took in defence 
 of a principle which they believed to be right. 
 
 Your Excellency, in behalf of the Commission, which 
 in your official capacity you were pleased to honor with 
 this pleasant task, I thank you most sincerely. I now 
 have the honor to turn over to you the completed monu- 
 ments. 
 
78 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 GOVEKNOK JACKSON, ix reply, 
 
 Addressing the Secretary of the Gettysburg Battle-field 
 Memorial Association, said : 
 
 Mr. Secretary and Gentlemen of the 
 
 Gettysburg Battle-field Memorial Association: 
 The Chairman of the Commission appointed in behalf 
 of the State of Maryland to provide and put in place suit- 
 able monuments to mark and commemorate the position 
 held by our Maryland Troops during the battle so gal- 
 lantly fought on this field, has formally turned over to 
 me, as Executive of that State, the several monuments 
 provided by that Commission, and I now have the pleas- 
 ure of delivering into your care and custody the monu- 
 ments provided by them. In so doing I cannot refrain 
 from expressing to the Commission my very high appre- 
 ciation of the work which has been so well and conscien- 
 tiously done by them. These monuments will not only 
 commemorate the occasion when brave men fell in a strug- 
 gle for what thej^ believed to be right, but will also bear 
 lasting testimony to the judgment and good taste of the 
 Commission. Our people have shown their great valor in 
 deeds of war, but it is in the pursuits of peace that we 
 desire to excel all nations. I know you will sacredly 
 guard the trust reposed in you; yet you will pardon the 
 wish that time will crumble all monuments to dust in this 
 country ere we shall witness another day like this one. 
 These monuments commemorate deeds the mention of 
 which to-day opens afresh the wounds in the hearts of 
 thousands of widows and orphans. 
 
 Secretary John M. Krauth, of the Gettysburg Battle- 
 field Memorial Association, accepted the trust on behalf 
 of the association in a few well chosen words. 
 
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 BENEDICTION. 
 
 Rev. Samuel Kramer, of the Third Maryhind, pro- 
 nounced the henediction. He said: 
 
 We pray the hlessing of God, the Father, the Son and 
 the Holy Ghost, to abide with us, and the peace of God 
 with all the people of our beloved country, through our 
 Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen and Amen. 
 
 After the benediction the parade was dismissed. 
 
 XOTES. 
 
 'The Maryland State Flag carried iu the column, in advance 
 of and accompanying the Governor's carriage, was presented to the 
 State by Governor Jackson, and was used for the first time. The 
 flag is about ten by six feet, and consisting entirely of the State 
 Coat-of-Arms, in orange and black. It presented a handsome ap- 
 pearance. , 
 
 8@==The addresses as given are from the original manuscripts, 
 noAv in the possession of the State of Maryland Gettysburg Monu- 
 ment Commission, 
 
 ]^='Although late in the season, Major Hale the battle-lield 
 guide, scoured the flower gardens along the country roads and suc- 
 ceeded in finding enough blooms to decorate the Maryland lot in the 
 National Cemetery and the mounds at the base of the Maryland 
 Monuments dedicated. 
 
 g@= Mr. W. H. Tipton, of Gettysburg, the battle-field photo- 
 grapher, at the close of the dedication photographed all the Mary- 
 land Monuments, the Governor and staff, the Monument Commis- 
 sion, the Veteran Volunteer Firemen, and sevei'al other organiza- 
 tions present. The cuts of the Monuments used in this report are 
 from Photographs taken by Mr. Tipton. 
 
 ^^ The Artistic ]\[odel from which the Bronze Medallions of the 
 Coats of Arms of Maryland were cast, was made by Col. Joseph 
 M. Sudsburg of Baltimore. 
 
 S^" The Bronze Medallions of the Maryland Coat of Arms, ap- 
 pearing upon the several Monuments, were cast for the Commission 
 by Messrs. ,J. Regester & Son, of Baltimore. 
 
 jg@="The thanks of the Commission and the survivors of the Mary- 
 land Commands are due to the Governor and Statf for the cordial 
 
80 REPORT OF THE STATE" OP MARYLAND 
 
 manner iu which the}^ responded to the invitation to participate, and 
 the interest'shown in the undertaking, thereby adding to its histori- 
 cal importance. 
 
 The thanks of the Commission and the survivors of the Maryland 
 Commands are also due to General Stewart Brown and stall' who 
 kindly accepted the invitation to form and command the marching 
 column. 
 
 Also to Colonel Charles D. Gaither, commanding First Division, 
 and Staff". 
 
 Also to Colonel Theodore F. Lang, Department Commander 
 G. A. R., and Staff". 
 
 Fifth Regiment Maryland National Guard of Baltimore, 
 
 The Baltimore Light Infantr^y of Baltimore, 
 
 The Groome Guards of Elkton, 
 
 The Linganore Guards of Unionville, 
 
 The Bond Guards of Catonsville, 
 
 The Baltimore Rifles of Baltimore, 
 
 The Monumental City Guards of Baltimore, 
 
 Wilson Post, G. A. R., No. 1, Baltimore, 
 
 Reynolds Post, No. 2, G. A. R., Frederick, 
 
 Dushane Post, No. 3, G. A. R., Baltimore, 
 
 Reno Post, No. 4, G. A, R., Hagerstown, 
 
 Tyler Post, No. 5, G. A. R., Cumberland, 
 
 Custer Post, No. G, G. A. R., Baltimore, 
 
 Lincoln Post, No. 7, G. A. R., Baltimore. 
 
 Denison Post, No. 8, G. A. R., Hampden, 
 
 Wingate Post, No. 9, G. A. R., North-East, 
 
 Burns Post, No. 13, G. A. R., Westminster, 
 
 Antietam Post. No. 14, G. A. R., Sharpsburg, 
 
 Beattie Post, No. 15, G. A. R., Street, Harford county, 
 
 Guy Post, No. 16, G. A. R., Baltimore, 
 
 Burnside Post, No. 22, G. A. R., Baltimore, 
 
 Hicks' Post, No. 24, G. A. R., Easton, 
 
 Gosnell Post, No. 39, G, A, R., Glyndon, 
 
 Thaddeus Stevens, No. 40, G. A. R., New Windsor, 
 
 Arthur Post, No. 41, G. A. R., Emmettsburg, 
 
 Spicer Post, No. 43, G. A. R., Eklo, 
 
 Ellsworth Camp Sons of Veterans, Baltimore, and the 
 
 Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association, Baltimore, for their 
 presence and participation in the parade at the dedication. 
 
 Also to Major Charles A. Hale, battle-field guide, and W. H. 
 Tipton, battle-field photographer, for valuable assistance in their 
 work of locating the sites, and to Mr, B. H. Griswold, G. P. A,, 
 W. M. R, R., for official courtesies. 
 
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 80a 
 
 OFFICIAL LIST OF CASUALTIES 
 
 OF THE MARYLAND REGIMENTS PARTICIPAT- 
 ING IN THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, 
 JT^LY 2nd and 3rd, 1863. 
 
 THIRD MARYLAND VOLUNTEERS. 
 
 Sanies. 
 
 FaiiJc. 
 
 Co. 
 
 EeDHirks. 
 
 Harry Fentou, 
 
 ... Captain. 
 
 . G, . 
 
 .. Killed. 
 
 John M. Stevenson, 
 
 ... Surgeon, 
 
 
 .. Wounded 
 
 Matthew Hart, 
 
 ... Private, 
 
 . D, . 
 
 a 
 
 Thomas Cocklin. 
 
 
 . E, . 
 
 . 
 
 Joshua Porter, 
 
 1. 1. 
 
 . K, . 
 
 " 
 
 Peter Miller. 
 
 
 . I. . 
 
 . 
 
 J. Brown, 
 
 ... 
 
 . F. . 
 
 •• 
 
 H. Cummiugs. ' 
 
 ... 
 
 k( 
 
 n 
 
 FIRST REGIMENT POTOMAC HOME BRIGADE, 
 MARYLAND VOLUNTEERS. 
 
 James T. Smith. 
 
 . 1st Lieutenant. 
 
 . C, . 
 
 .. Kille 
 
 John L. Willman, 
 
 
 . D, . 
 
 
 Charles E. Eader, 
 
 . •' 
 
 • I, • 
 
 . 
 
 John J. Earling, 
 
 . Private, 
 
 . A, . 
 
 
 Alpheus Hesson, 
 
 . Corporal. 
 
 . B, . 
 
 <" 
 
 Thomas Yance, 
 
 . Private, 
 
 . C, . 
 
 . 
 
 Henry Miller, 
 
 
 
 '' 
 
 Stephen Ford. 
 
 
 . D, . 
 
 .. 
 
 Peter French. 
 
 
 . E, . 
 
 ki 
 
 Philip Warner, 
 
 . Sergeant. 
 
 . F, . 
 
 " 
 
 John Conner, 
 
 . Private, 
 
 . •• . 
 
 .. 
 
 Hiram H. Hartman, 
 
 
 . - . 
 
 
 George Must. 
 
 
 
 
 5a 
 
 
 
 
80b 
 
 REPORT OP THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 FIRST REGIMENT POTOMAC HOME BBLGAD^—Continved. 
 
 Names. 
 
 Rank. 
 
 Co. 
 
 Beniai'ks 
 
 Peter L. Miller, 
 
 ... Private, 
 
 .. G, . 
 
 . Killed. 
 
 Uriah Fleagie, 
 
 " 
 
 
 
 i. 
 
 Silas Frizzle. 
 
 
 
 
 
 David Krebs, 
 
 
 
 
 
 George Barger, 
 
 ... 
 
 .. H, . 
 
 
 
 Joseph Baylis, 
 
 •' 
 
 .. L . 
 
 
 
 David L. Carnes, 
 
 ... 
 
 '■ 
 
 
 
 John H. Brace, 
 
 ... 
 
 .. K, . 
 
 
 
 George G. Lowr}-, 
 
 ... 
 
 ... '' . 
 
 
 
 Daniel Sherbert, 
 
 ... 
 
 ... "■ . 
 
 
 
 Joseph Groft", 
 
 ... Captain. 
 
 .. B. . 
 
 . W( 
 
 unde 
 
 George H. Wain, 
 
 ... 2nd Lieutenant. 
 
 .. C, . 
 
 
 
 Frank H. Ilardesty, 
 
 ... 1st Lieutenant. 
 
 .. G, . 
 
 
 
 Thomas J. Humes, 
 
 ... Sergeant Major. 
 
 
 
 
 Robert Wood, 
 
 ... Corporal, 
 
 .. A, . 
 
 
 
 Joseph A. Jackson, 
 
 ... Private. 
 
 ii 
 
 
 
 Daniel Hewitt, 
 
 ... 
 
 
 
 
 Franklin Kelsey, 
 
 
 ... '' . 
 
 
 
 John Roulett. 
 
 ... 
 
 "' 
 
 
 
 John Ingram, 
 
 ... 
 
 ... " . 
 
 
 
 William Caldwell, 
 
 
 .. " . 
 
 
 
 Hezekiah Xuse, 
 
 ... 
 
 ... '• 
 
 
 
 Andrew Picketts. 
 
 ... 
 
 .. B, . 
 
 
 
 John W. Stockman, 
 
 
 
 
 
 William H. Yingling, 
 
 ... 
 
 
 
 
 Charles Rhinehart, 
 
 ... 
 
 ... '^ . 
 
 
 
 William P. Moffatt, 
 
 
 .. " 
 
 
 
 Samuel Battee, 
 
 ... Sergeant. 
 
 ... C, . 
 
 
 
 Leopold Stall, 
 
 ... 
 
 .. '' 
 
 
 
 John W. Jackson, 
 
 *' 
 
 
 
 
 Charles E. Smith. 
 
 ... Corporal, 
 
 ... '^ . 
 
 
 
 George Strong, 
 
 ... Private, 
 
 
 
 
 William Strong, 
 
 ... 
 
 ... '' . 
 
 
 
 Robert Jamison, 
 
 ... 
 
 .. ^' . 
 
 
 
 Edward Turner, 
 
 
 ... '' . 
 
 
 
 John Lisle, 
 
 
 .. " . 
 
 
 
 Roger Bel lis. 
 
 ... Sergeant, 
 
 ... D. . 
 
 
 
 Lewis E. Shriner, 
 
 
 .. '' . 
 
 
 
 Leander H. Kuhn, 
 
 ... Corporal. 
 
 .. •• 
 
 
 
 Lloyd M. Harper, 
 
 
 .. ^' . 
 
 
 
 Francis Baxter, 
 
 ... Private. 
 
 .. " . 
 
 
 
GETTYSBURG MONUMENT COMMISSION 
 
 8()r 
 
 IRST KEGI.MEXT l'(3T 
 
 OMAC HOME 
 
 BRIGADi: 
 
 ]— Continued. 
 
 Xanics. 
 
 EanL 
 
 Co. 
 
 E em arks. 
 
 Columber Barger, 
 
 ... Private, 
 
 ... D, .. 
 
 . Wounded, 
 
 Daniel Wilhide. 
 
 
 
 
 John J. Eippin. 
 
 •' 
 
 I , 
 
 . 
 
 Samuel Ray. 
 
 
 
 .. 
 
 Daniel Krebs. 
 
 
 
 11 
 
 Lloyci M. Lorentz. 
 
 
 1. . 
 
 ■•' 
 
 William H. Proctor, 
 
 ... Sergeant. 
 
 ... E, ., 
 
 
 Wm. H. Leidenstricker, 
 
 
 
 '• 
 
 Benjamin Marks, 
 
 ... Corporal. 
 
 ... '• . 
 
 .. 
 
 William H. Stern, 
 
 
 
 
 Michael Ryan. 
 
 ... 
 
 
 •' 
 
 Barney Florey. 
 
 ... Private, 
 
 ... •• .. 
 
 '' 
 
 Daniel D. Dusing, 
 
 
 ... •' . 
 
 •' 
 
 Philip Fenory, 
 
 •• 
 
 
 " 
 
 George Thompson. 
 
 ■' 
 
 
 •• 
 
 Elisha Easton. 
 
 ... 
 
 
 •' ' 
 
 Samuel Marlow. 
 
 
 
 •' 
 
 Peter Boyer, 
 
 ... 
 
 
 1 1. 
 
 Oscar Besore. 
 
 ... 
 
 
 
 Reuben Hardinger. 
 
 ... Corporal, 
 
 ... F, . 
 
 .. 
 
 William D Kuepper, 
 
 ... Private. 
 
 
 (i 
 
 Michael Inglebright. 
 
 
 
 " 
 
 Joseph L. Hughes, 
 
 
 
 
 John M. Sosey, 
 
 
 ... "^ 
 
 " 
 
 Frederick G. Warner, 
 
 
 ... '• . 
 
 '' 
 
 William Miller. 
 
 ... 
 
 
 .. 
 
 Caleb B. Lowe, 
 
 ... Sergeant, 
 
 ... G, . 
 
 •' 
 
 Kichard Pierce. 
 
 ... 
 
 
 :!. 
 
 Samuel Breighuer. 
 
 ... Corporal, 
 
 
 I • 
 
 James P. Wetherall, 
 
 '• 
 
 
 •' 
 
 William T. Billingsley, 
 
 ... 
 
 
 '' 
 
 Peter Miller, 
 
 ... Private, 
 
 •' 
 
 •' 
 
 Jacob Shew. 
 
 
 ... •' . 
 
 ■' 
 
 Sylvester Matthews, 
 
 
 
 .. 
 
 John J. Beck, 
 
 ... Corporal, 
 
 ... H, . 
 
 .. 
 
 George Bender, 
 
 ... Private. 
 
 ... " 
 
 " 
 
 James Cunningham, 
 
 
 ... " . 
 
 " 
 
 Andrew Caswell, 
 
 It 
 
 ... •• . 
 
 •'■ 
 
 John W. Dye, 
 
 ii. 
 
 ... '• . 
 
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 William Bowers, 
 
 ... 
 
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 Edward G. Abbott, 
 
 ... Sergeant. 
 
 ... I. . 
 
 
80d 
 
 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 FIRST REGIMEXT POTOMAC HOME BRIGADE— Confmued 
 
 Co. Remar-ks. 
 I. ... Wounded. 
 
 K, 
 
 Names. 
 
 Rank. 
 
 William H. Rohrer. 
 
 Corporal, 
 
 AYilliiim H. Burk, 
 
 Private, 
 
 Elijah R. Wachter, 
 
 '' 
 
 George M. D. Bast, 
 
 " 
 
 Matthew Gormley, 
 
 Corporal 
 
 William Thompson, 
 
 Private, 
 
 William H. Booth, 
 
 •4 
 
 James Dunlap, 
 
 .; 
 
 I. 
 
 Missins'. 
 
 FIEST REGIMENT EASTERN SHORE MARYLAND 
 VOLUNTEERS. 
 
 William P. Jones, 
 
 Private, 
 
 B, . 
 
 . Killed. 
 
 Edward Pritchett, 
 
 
 ■• . 
 
 . 
 
 Samuel J. Arnold, 
 
 " 
 
 C, . 
 
 ( 4 
 
 William H. Eaton, 
 
 '' 
 
 E, . 
 
 . 
 
 Southey Sterling, 
 
 •• 
 
 K, . 
 
 . 
 
 Josephus H. Hay man, 
 
 Corporal, 
 
 B, . 
 
 . Wounded 
 
 Francis E. Andrews, 
 
 Private, 
 
 
 . 
 
 Joseph Wolford. 
 
 " 
 
 C, . 
 
 . 
 
 William Hill, 
 
 " 
 
 •^ . 
 
 " 
 
 William Carter, 
 
 •' 
 
 •' . 
 
 ki 
 
 William E. Perry, 
 
 ^' 
 
 E, . 
 
 . 
 
 James H. Gossage, 
 
 Corporal, 
 
 H, . 
 
 ^' 
 
 Charles H. Jester. 
 
 Private, 
 
 .1 
 
 " 
 
 James H. Scott, 
 
 •' 
 
 •' 
 
 " 
 
 William H. Price, 
 
 " 
 
 '^ 
 
 . 
 
 James E. Price, 
 
 >( 
 
 •' . 
 
 11 
 
 Andrew Satterfield, 
 
 - 
 
 '^ . 
 
 ii 
 
 William R. Champlain, .. 
 
 '^ 
 
 •• . 
 
 i( 
 
 William Hull, 
 
 •' 
 
 •' 
 
 " 
 
 Robert Giles, 
 
 •' 
 
 '• 
 
 i.i 
 
 William Adams, 
 
 . Corporal, 
 
 I, . 
 
 
 Samuel Nickum, 
 
 . Private, 
 
 '■ 
 
 . 
 
 Henry C. Long, 
 
 
 K, . 
 
 lit 
 
 Alfred Townsend, 
 
 •' 
 
 E, . 
 
 . Missing. 
 
 Joshua Townsend, 
 
 . 
 
 1.1. 
 
 41 
 
 The preceding list of Casualties was kindly furnished the Com- 
 mission through the courtesy of the Hon. Redfielu Proctor, 
 Secretary of War, after the Report had gone to Press. 
 
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 At the rc(|iiest of the Coiumission, the following Nar- 
 rative has been kindly })re})are(l by 
 
 General Henry H. Lockavood, U. S. A., letireJ. 
 
 When (leneral Lee crossed the Potomac, in 1863, those 
 Maryland troops which, with the One Hundred and Fif- 
 tieth New York, afterwards constituted my brigade at the 
 Battle of Gettysburg, were with me on the lower Poto- 
 mac. Two of the regiments had already served with me on 
 the Eastern Shore of Virginia, where, to use tiie simile of 
 Sydney Smith, we captured the oyster and opened it with 
 our swords. General Butterheld, Chief of Staff, Army 
 of Potomac, came to Baltimore seeking re-enforce- 
 ments, much needed after the slaughter at Chancellors- 
 ville. My troops were called to the rescue, and with the 
 One Hundred and Fiftieth New York were formed into a 
 brigade and placed under my command. 
 
 The following constituted the brigade: 
 
 One Hundred and Fiftieth New York, Colonel Ketcham. 
 
 First Regiment Potomac Home Brigade, Maryland Vol- 
 unteers, Colonel Maulsby. 
 
 First Eastern Shore Maryland Piegiment, Colonel Wal- 
 lace. 
 
 Second Eastern Shore Maryland Regiment, Colonel 
 Rodgers. 
 
 Company '' A " rurnell Legion Cavalry, Captain 
 Duvall. 
 
 These (excepting the Second Eastern Shore Regiment, 
 whicdi remained to complete its equipment) took up the 
 line of march by the Frederick Pike on the 25th of June 
 for Monocacy Junction, with orders to report for duty in 
 the Army of Potomac. The fate of the Nation was felt 
 to rest on that army. The horrors of civil war were at 
 our very doors. Naturally we were j)roud to have been 
 selected to join that gallant army at this crisis. 
 
82 . REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 En route, Stuart's Cavalry having crossed our track, 
 Wallace's Regiment and Duvall's Company were tempo- 
 rarily detached to guard certain army trains. The two 
 remaining regiments pushed on anil reached the Monocacy 
 Junction June 27th. 
 
 On the evening of the following day the Grand Army 
 was seen crossing the Monocacy Bridge, and by night-fall 
 filled the entire valley before us. Thousands of camp- 
 fires lighted up the region around .us, .and we, from the 
 hill top, stood spell-bound at the sight of the vast en- 
 ginery of war. No one of our camp can ever forget the 
 bi'illiant sight presented to us. Inspired by this sublime 
 spectacle, my command imbibed the true spirit of war 
 and nerved itself for the trying scenes we knew we must 
 soon encounter. 
 
 The brigade was ordered to join the Twelfth Corps, but 
 failed to do so at Frederick, because of the many obstruct- 
 ing trains that filled the roads. Consequently we followed 
 by the Taneytown road, and reached Littlestown on the 
 evening of the 1st July. 
 
 The booming of artiller}^ here reached our ears and 
 warned us the battle had begun. Long before daylight 
 on the morning of 2nd July we moved towards the battle- 
 field and reported for duty soon after the rising of the 
 sun. We were posted with the Twelfth Corps on the ex- 
 treme right, flanked by the small mill pond above the 
 bridge by which the Baltimore Pike crosses Rock Creek. 
 This position we held till late in the afternoon, when 
 Sickles, having been forced back from his advanced posi- 
 tion, we, with others of the Twelfth and other corps were 
 ordered to the rescue. When we reached the scene of 
 strife the contest had assumed vast and alarming propor- 
 tions. General Hunt, Chief of Artillery, Army of Poto- 
 mac, says in his sketch of the Battle of Gettysburg, pub- 
 lished in the "Century," that at no time was the result 
 of Sickles' defence graver than at about the time the 
 Twelfth Corps joined in the contest. We found the nar- 
 
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 row roads filled with kSickles' men seeking hosj)itals, })ear- 
 ing every kind of ghastly wounds, covered with blood, 
 sweat and the black, grimy smoke and dirt of the battle. 
 Reacliing a little eminence beyond the Taneytown road, 
 we were ordered by General Williams, Corps Commander, 
 to form line, fix bayonets and charge at double-quick. 
 Formed in two lines, Maulsby's Regiment leading, Lock- 
 wood's Independent Brigade — for such was its title and so 
 known in the reports — rushed with many cheers into the 
 thickest of the fight, over ground strewn with dead and 
 wounded and many other evidences of having been suc- 
 cessively lost and won. The enemy fell back and our 
 brigade reached the celebrated peach orchard, and there, 
 with other troops, held the enemy in check. Night fol- 
 lowing, the enemy retired and gave up the attack on our 
 left. Colonel Maulsby thinks that the field just back of 
 the peach orchard should have been the site selected for 
 his battle monument, for though little blood was here 
 shed by us, our resolute charge and firm stand at this 
 critical hour had much to do in determining the result of 
 the contest. The Compte de Paris, in his well-known 
 history of this battle, commends this independent brigade 
 more than once — indeed, ours is about the only brigade 
 named by him or in General Meade's report, probably be- 
 cause it was the onlv one not attached to a division organ- 
 ization. General Williams exhibited intense anxiety in 
 botli manner and tone when he gave the order for tlie 
 bayonet charge. Uniformly tranquil and quiet, this is 
 the only occasion when he was seen to betray excitement'. 
 General Meade's presence and participation indicate the 
 importance he attached to it. He refers to it most favor- 
 ably in his report. Those that desire a full account of 
 this Battle of Gettysburg and of the part taken by Lock- 
 wood's Independent Brigade of the Twelfth Corps, should 
 read the Compte de Paris' spirited and admittedly impar- 
 tial history. Many other accounts of this battle have 
 been published — some partisan, some colored. 
 
84 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 Falling back to resume our old position on the right, 
 Ave reached the Baltimore Pike after midnight, and were 
 surprised to find the enemy's pickets in front of us. Dur- 
 ing the absence of the Twelfth Corps the enemy had 
 driven in the few troops left to guard our right, and now 
 held some of the works, notwithstanding the admirable 
 defence of General Llreene. We lay on our arms till the 
 break of day. The enemy lay under cover between us 
 and the right of Gulp's Hill. At daylight this brigade 
 supported heavy batteries, which shelled the enemy and 
 afterwards formed line of battle to charge under cover of 
 these batteries. This charge was made in most gallant 
 manner by Maulsby's Regiment and at considerable loss, 
 resulting in driving the enemy behind a stone wall on the 
 summit of the hill. With difficulty the men were checked 
 from exposing themselves to the deadly fire from behind 
 this wall and driving the enemy from it. Other troops 
 flanking the enemy, the same end was effected without 
 further loss. 
 
 Subsequently my brigade, now increased by Wallace's 
 Regiment, occupied the rifle pits on Gulp's Hill, and later 
 in the day was called to reinforce the center, so bravely 
 defended by General Hancock. 
 
 Few who participated in this battle will forget the mis- 
 erable day and night that followed. How the Heavens 
 opened and we all became "damp, wet and uncomfortable 
 bodies," to use the language of Mr. Mantilini, as we lay in 
 bivouac along the Baltimore Pike. How, with well filled 
 stomachs and haversacks, we made the long and Aveari- 
 some march to Williamsport, hoping, vainly hoping, there 
 to encounter and capture the retreating army of General 
 Lee. How, with the Twelfth Corps, we marched to Mary- 
 land Heights, where the brigade, as such, was dissolved, 
 and I Avith my Maryland troops joined the garrison at 
 Harper's Ferry. Here we remained — Rodgers and Du- 
 vall's commands joining — till October, wlien my connec- 
 
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 tion with my gallant Maryland comrades terminated by 
 my surrendering the command to General Kelly. 
 
 No battle stands more conspicuous in the history of the 
 War than that of Gettysburg, nor had any one a more 
 important bearing on the result of the War. Senator 
 Ingalls has most eloquently portrayed this in a recent 
 speech made on the battle-field. It was the turning point 
 of the war, which had we lost it is fearful to contemplate 
 the disastrous consequences. This battle looms up 
 brighter and brighter as time rolls on, and our children 
 will ever be glad that we were there. Its bearing on the 
 future was not so fully seen at the time as it is at this day, 
 because of the disappointment felt by the country at the 
 failure to overcome Lee at Williamsport. I know from 
 personal interview with President Lincoln how grateful 
 he felt at the successes of the 2nd and 3rd, and how deeply 
 he regretted that this was not followed up before Lee 
 escaped over the Potomac. 
 
 I close this narrative by extracting from Rebellion 
 Reports of the War the official reports made, showing 
 the doings of these Maryland regiments in this battle. 
 
 Henry H. Lockwood, 
 Late Brigadier-General of Volunteers. 
 
 General Meade to General Halleck. 
 
 •• Perceiving the falling back of General Birney and the great ex- 
 ertiont* of the enemy (on the evening of the 2nd Jnly), a portion of 
 the First Corps, particularly Lockwood's Brigade, was brought uji 
 and succeeded in checking and linall}^ repulsing the assaults of the 
 enemy, who ceased any further attack on our lett." 
 
 PayelU, Serial AZ. 
 
 General Williams to General Slocum. 
 
 ••1 ordered General Lockwood, whose brigade was in advance (to 
 the relief of Sickles), to deploy his line and occupy the woods, 
 which he did in gallant style, pushing a considerable distance to the 
 front, and recapturing three pieces of artillery, abandoned by the 
 enemy in his retreat. It was now quite dark and I ordered a halt 
 and soon after a return to our breastworks on the right." 
 
 PageUp, Serial AZ. 
 
86 REPORT OP THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 General Williams to General Slocum. 
 
 "General Lockwood. being senior to General Ruger, of the Sec- 
 ond Division and a stranger to the division, I directed him to take 
 orders directly from me as an unassigned brigade during pending 
 operations, and when the First Division and Lockwood's Brigade 
 were ordered to support the left on the afternoon of 2nd July I went 
 in command of the supporting column. I ordered General Lock- 
 wood to move into the woods, where the enemy had a clear field 
 and were helping themselves to our artillery, which was promptly 
 done, and our artillery abandoned by the enemy was almost imme- 
 diately recaptured.*' Page 766, Serial 4S. 
 
 From a Letter l<> GENERAL MeADE FROM GENERAL SlOCUM. 
 
 " You give great credit to Lockwood's Brigade for services on the 
 evening of 2nd July, but state that the brigade was a portion of the 
 First Corps, while it never at any time belonged to that corps, but 
 was a portion of the Twelfth Corps, and was accompanied in its 
 operations on that evening by General Williams in person." 
 
 Page 764, Serial 43. 
 
 (tENeral Meade to General Slocum. 
 
 '' The crediting of Lockwood's Brigade to the First Corps I ac- 
 knowledge as a palpable error which I am unable to account for, 
 unless it be that General Xewton, in his report of the operations of 
 the First Corps, makes marked mention of the arrival and services 
 of Lockwood's Brigade." Page 769. Serial 43. 
 
 These remonstrances of Generals Slocum and Williams in- 
 duced General Meaije to correct his report as follows : 
 
 "•The First Division and Lockwood's Brigade of the Twelfth 
 Corps, under the immediate command of General Williams, arrived 
 at the scene of action— Sickles' line — the services of Lockwood's 
 Brigade being particularly mentioned." Page 120. Si-rinl4Z. 
 
 General Williams to General Slocum. 
 
 •• During its continuance (the recovery of our right on the morn- 
 ing of the 3rd), Lockwood's Brigade, now strengthened by the ar- 
 rival of the First Eastern Shore Maryland Regiment (with other 
 troops named), came to the support of General Geary and rendered 
 important aid." Page 775, Serial 43. 
 
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 General Geaky to General Williams. 
 
 -' At 7.30 A. M. of the 3rd, Lockwood's Brigade, 1700 strong, re- 
 ported to me as a support, and was posted twenty-five yards in rear 
 of Greene's breastworl<s. This brigade, composed almost entirely 
 of untried troops, was engaged for a short time as a relief to other 
 regiments, and rendered efficient service." P<'0<' ^29, Serial 43. 
 
 No. 282. 
 
 Report op Brig. -(ten. Henry H. Lockwood, U. S. A., 
 * Commanding Independent Brigade, 12tii Corps. 
 
 Headquarters Independent Brig., 12th Corps, 
 
 July Ut/i, 1863. 
 
 Captain: — I have the honor to render the following re- 
 port of the operations of this command during the late 
 battle near Gettysburg. After a long and painful march 
 from Baltimore, via Frederick City, two regiments of this 
 command, namely, the First Regiment Potomac Home 
 Brigade, Maryland Volunteers, Colonel William P. Mauls- 
 by, and the One Hundred and Fiftieth New York Volun- 
 teers, Colonel J. H. Ketcham, arrived and reported to the 
 Twelfth Army Corps at 8 A. M., July 2nd. They were 
 posted at various places until about 5 P. M. of that day, 
 when, having received an order to support the left wing 
 of the army, then heavily engaged, they were marched to 
 and deployed near a battery then firing on the enemy. 
 The First Regiment Potomac Home Brigade, Maryland 
 Volunteers, Colonel William P. Maulsby, formed the first 
 line, and the One Hundred and Fiftieth New York Vol- 
 unteers, Colonel Ketcham, the second line. 
 
 Thus formed, these regiments, under my charge, ad- 
 vanced about one mile, a portion in double-quick, amid 
 the most terrific firing of shells and musketry to and be- 
 yond the extreme front, driving the enemy before them 
 and entirely clearing the field. A battery which had 
 fallen into the hands of the enemy \yas retaken, and on 
 
88 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 our return drawn off the field by hand by a detachment 
 of the One Hundred and Fiftieth New York. 
 
 On a portion of the ground over which we drove the 
 enemy was found a number of dead and wounded. The 
 latter were cared for by Dr. Willard, Assistant Surgeon 
 First Regiment Potomac Home Brigade, Maryland Vol- 
 unteers, who having with difficulty procured ambulances, 
 removed them to the hospitals. This occupied him nearly 
 the whole night. The command withdrew from the field 
 by special order after full darkness had set in. 
 
 I cannot too much commend the cool and steady cour- 
 age of both officers and men on this trying occasion, which 
 is the more remarkable as it was the first time tliey had 
 been under fire. 
 
 I am especially indebted to Colonel Maulsby, not only 
 for his daring and intrepidity, but for many suggestions 
 which were the more valuable in consequence of his 
 knowledge of the gi'ound upon which we were operating. 
 
 Early in the morning of the 3rd these regiments sup- 
 j)orted a battery placed to shell the woods in front of the 
 rifle pits on our right. At about G A. M. I received 
 orders to deploy a regiment and engage the enemy within 
 these woods. Colonel Maulsby 's regiment (First Potomac 
 Home Brigade Maryland Volunteers) was selected for this 
 purpose. Under my command, the wood was entered, and 
 the enemy engaged and driven back behind a stone wall, 
 which was nearly parallel with the turnpike. While pre- 
 paring to charge and drive him from this cover, informa- 
 tion reached me that another regiment was flanking him 
 on his right, and that our fire would damage tliat move- 
 ment. Having already lost in killed and wounded some 
 eighty men a,nd our ammunition being short, I witlidrew 
 the regiment and returned to the turnpike. I cannot too 
 strongly commend the courage and good conduct of every 
 officer and man engaged in this fearful enterprise. 
 
 Soon after our return the One Hundred and Fiftieth 
 New York was detailed for duty in the rifle pits, and sue- 
 
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 cessively the other regiments of my command (now in- 
 creased by the arrival of the First Eastern Shore Regi- 
 ment, Mary hind Volunteers, Colonel Wallace) were as- 
 signed to the same duty. Finding Brigadier-deneral 
 Greene already on duty at this position, I declined taking 
 command, though his senior, and served under him there. 
 The detailed operations of the regiments here are made in 
 the accompanying regimental reports. I believe that 
 every man did his duty. 
 
 Toward the close of the day I was ordered to cover the 
 center, and on my arrival near the cemetery Avas directed 
 to hold myself in readiness to reinforce any point requir- 
 ing aid. Here we remained inactive until near evening, 
 when we were ordered to occupy the breastworks on the 
 right, near the position we had held on the previous day. 
 
 It only remains for me to notice the conduct of the 
 troops. Considering these regiments, as such, had never 
 been under fire, I claim for them praise for the coolness 
 and firmness exhibited by them. Beyond a too rapid fire 
 and a too hasty and inconsiderate advance I have nothing 
 to find fault with. 
 
 I beg leave to notice favorably my personal staff, to 
 whom I am indebted for very efficient service, and both 
 of whom had their horses killed by shot and shell on the 
 3rd. I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, 
 
 Henry H. Lockwood, 
 
 Brigadier-General. 
 To the Adjutant General, \2th Corps. 
 
 Reports of Colonel William P, Maulsby, First Poto- 
 mac Home Brigade, Maryland Infantry. 
 
 Headquarters 1st Regiment P. H. B. Md. Vols. 
 
 Jidy 4th, 1863. 
 
 Captain: — I have the honor, in obedience to orders, to 
 submit the following report: 
 
 This regiment and the 150th Ncav York Volunteers, 
 Colonel Ketcham, part of the brigade of Brigadier-Gen- 
 
<)0 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 eral H. H. Lockwood, marched together from the City of 
 Baltimore through Frederick City to Gettysburg, where 
 they arrived on the morning of the 2nd instant. They 
 were immediately posted on the right, and formed in line 
 of battle, under the orders of Major-General Slocum. 
 During the day they were twice advanced, but without 
 meeting the enemy until 5 P. M., when, under the com- 
 mand of Brigadier-General Lockwood, they were led up 
 to the support of the left wing, then heavily engaged with 
 the enemy. On their arrival on this field of battle they 
 were instantly deployed in line, this regiment forming the 
 first and the loOth New York the second and supporting- 
 line of battle, and ordered to advance and engage the 
 enemy. The advance was made at double-quick for about 
 one mile to the extreme front, driving the enemy before 
 us and entirely clearing the field. A battei'y which had 
 fallen into the hands of the enemy was retaken and drawn 
 off the field by hand by some of the 150th New York. 
 
 This regiment Avas especially occupied in bringing in 
 and caring for the wounded of our own army, all of whom, 
 it is believed, were properly attended to. 
 
 It is due to Assistant Surgeon Willard, of this regi- 
 ment, to state that he remained on the field with these 
 unfortunates during almost the whole night, and until he 
 had succeeded, with difficulty, in procuring amV»ulances 
 and in having them removed to the hospitals. 
 
 About midnight the command returned from the field, 
 and about 4 A. M. the 3rd instant, this regiment was 
 ordered to attack a position of the enemy on the riglit be- 
 hind the stone wall, running through and covered by a 
 dense woods. The attack was made with energy under a 
 severe musketry fire and the stone Avail nearly reached, 
 and bayonets were fixed for a charge on it, when a brigade^ 
 of National troops was perceived approaching for the pur- 
 pose of flanking the enemy's position, and this regiment 
 was compelled to cease firing, lest it should destroy its 
 own friends. At this moment numbers of the enemy 
 
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 were distinctly seen fleeing from behind the stone wall to 
 the rear. The number of lamented dead and suffering 
 wounded attests the severity of this engagement, and 
 subsequent ascertainment left no room to doubt that the 
 enemy had paid a fearful penalty. 
 
 About 9 o'clock of the same morning this regiment was 
 ordered to advance to and hold the front of the rifle-pits 
 on the right, which it did until the enemy's fire wholly 
 ceased about 12 M. 
 
 During this period a portion of my command occupied 
 the rifle pits at intervals, and other portions the plain 
 surface at the top of the embankment, behind which the 
 troops were sheltered, and poured upon the enemy a direct 
 and deliberately aimed fire, pending which a white flag 
 was raised b}' the enemy, and the firing, by my order, 
 ceased. It was not again resumed on the right. At the 
 time when this flag was raised many other regiments were, 
 pouring upon the enemy a terrible fire, and it would be 
 most unjust for any one to claim that the raising of the 
 flag was due to the fire of any particular one or number 
 of those engaged. The heaps and mounds of dead and 
 wounded enemies which were found on the position occu- 
 pied by them might well satisfy the ambition for bloody 
 deeds of each man of every regiment engaged, however 
 craving such ambition might be. 
 
 During the final effort of the enemy on the left [center] 
 on the afternoon of the 3rd instant this regiment was 
 ordered, with the remainder of the brigade, to the sup- 
 port of the troops engaged, but while on the march the 
 order was countermanded, the enemy having been fully 
 and finally repulsed. 
 
 In the engagement at the stone wall early on the morn- 
 ing of the 3ril were killed First Lieutenant James T. 
 Smith, of Company C, and First Lieutenant John L. 
 Willman, of Company D, and in that at the rifle pits on 
 the same day was killed First Lieutenant Charles E. 
 Eader, of Company I. Of each of these officers I can 
 
92 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 truly say, for I know, that no braver man ever took arms 
 to vindicate his country's honor and uphold its glory, or 
 was animated by simpler or purer patriotism. Their 
 faith was unmixed with complications or side issues of 
 any kind. For their flag, the emblem of the grand Con- 
 stitutional Republic, they died. They lived with hearts 
 full of love for it. 
 
 The following; is a list of casualties: 
 
 Officers and Men. 
 
 Killed. 
 
 W 
 
 OUNDED. 
 
 Missing. 
 
 Total. 
 
 Commissioned officers... 
 Enlisted men 
 
 3 
 21 
 
 3 
 
 69 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 91 
 
 Total 
 
 24 
 
 
 72 
 
 1 
 
 97 
 
 
 
 The gallantry of our lost brethren in arms, enlisted 
 and commissioned, has embalmed their memories in the 
 affections of their surviving comrades, while the suffer- 
 ings of the wounded elicit their profoundest sympathies. 
 
 The advance of this command on the afternoon of the 
 2nd and the morning of the 3rd were led by Brigadier- 
 General Lockwood in person, whose unqualified exposure 
 of his own person has impressed this command with a 
 sense of the gallantry of their brigade commander which 
 will ever prompt them confidently to follow where he njay 
 lead. 
 
 I have the honor, &c., 
 
 William P. Maulsby, 
 
 Colonel Commanding , 
 To Assistant Adjutant General Lockicood' s Indejiendent 
 
 Brigade, Vlth Cor^ts. 
 
gettysburg monument commission. 93 
 
 Eeport of Colonel James Wallace, First Eastern 
 Shore Maryland Infantry. 
 
 Near Gettysburg, Pa., July A, 1863. 
 
 (tENERAl: — I have the honor to report, that in obedience 
 to your order, I put my command in motion at 6.30 A. M. 
 on yesterday, and reached the field of battle a sliort time 
 before 8 o'clock, where we were immediately formed into 
 line of battle, and prepared to relieve another regiment 
 then engaged in the fight. 
 
 At 8 o'clock the order was given to advance, and the 
 regiment went forward with a shout to relieve their ex- 
 hausted Comrades, who had been fighting for seven hours. 
 They had to advance up a considerable slope, and when 
 reaching the open level space immediately in rear of the 
 breast-works, we became exposed to a terrible fire of mus- 
 ketry. Owing to some misunderstanding as to the jjoint 
 of the works designed to be supported, four companies, 
 under Lieut. -Colonel Comegys, passed to the left, and 
 and five, under my own immediate supervision, moved 
 directly to the front. Upon reaching the brow of the 
 hill, the five companies halted for an instant upon the 
 discovery of the enemy attempting to rush uj^on our works, 
 and then delivered a very efi"ective volley over the heads of 
 men occujjying the position Ave were ordered to relieve. 
 
 The officer in command of the men in the breast-works, 
 supposing we were firing into his command, requested 
 that the fire should cease. That volley, however, with 
 the fire from the regiment in the works, eftectually checked 
 all further advance of the enemy. The men immediately 
 moved forward, and relieved the regiment in the advance, 
 opened their fire, and kept it up until they had expended 
 their ammunition, when they were in turn relieved by the 
 150th New York Eegiment. In crossing the open space 
 between the hill and the breast-works, we lost one man only, 
 though the fire upon us was severe. As soon as we reached 
 the breast-works, the enemy opened upon the five com- 
 
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 panies above referred to from the flank and front, a point 
 not fully protected b}^ our works. There we met with 
 nearly all the casualties which we suffered during the 
 fight; but I am happy to state that our loss has been 
 small for the length of time we were engaged and the 
 severity of the fire received. Five were killed, 22 wounded 
 and 7 missing. 
 
 The conduct of my men was very satisfactory. All did 
 their duty, and considering that this was the first time 
 they were under fire, their behaviour was very steady. 
 Where all did their duty so well it is impossible to dis- 
 criminate. 
 
 We remained upon the field until 8 P. M., when in 
 obedience to orders, we took up another position, and 
 bivouacked for the night. Thus ended the participation 
 of ray command in the glorious achievements of yester- 
 day. 
 
 From the prisoners taken, we have been credibly in- 
 formed that the enemy we fought was the First Maryland 
 (Rebel) Regiment. 
 
 I have tlie honor to be very respectfully, 
 
 James Wallace, Colonel 
 First Begiment, Eastern Shore Maryland Vols. 
 
 BniG. Gen. H. H. Lockwood, 
 
 Lockwood's Independent Brigade, 
 
 Coiiimanding Tivelftli Army Corps. 
 
(;etty.sdur(} monument commission. 95 
 
 SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT. 
 
 COMPANY A.. 
 
 PURNELL LEGION MARYLAND CAVALRY. 
 
 In accordance with the recommendation in the report 
 which was submitted to your Excellency March 7, 1890. 
 Senator Milton G. Urner drew up and presented in the 
 Senate the following bill, which having passed both houses 
 was signed and became a law April 8, 1890. 
 
 THE BILL. 
 CHAPTP:R 413. 
 
 Ax Act supplemeutary to an Act passed by the General Assembly 
 of Maryland, at the January Session of Eighteen hundred and 
 eight^y-eight. Chapter one hundred and eighteen, sub-title, an Act to 
 provide for the erection of Memorial Tablets or Monuments to suit- 
 ably mark the positions occupied by the various Maryland organiza- 
 tions serving with the Army of the Potomat on the battle-field of 
 Gettysburg, in the Battle of Gettysburg, and to make a suitable 
 appropriation therefor. 
 
 Whereas. By the Act of the General Assembly of Maryland 
 passed at the January Session of Eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, 
 Chapter one hundred and eighteen, the Governor was authorized to 
 appoint Commissioners to erect upon the battle-field of Gettysburg, 
 suitable monuments to mark the positions occupied by the Maryland 
 Commands, that participated in .said battle, viz: the First Regiment 
 of Eastern Shore Infantry, the First Regiment of Potomac Home 
 Brigade Infantry, the Third Regiment of Maryland Infantry, the 
 First Regiment of Maryland Cavalry and Rigby Battery A First 
 Marvland xVrtillerv. United States \'olunteers. And Whereas. 
 
9fi REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 The Commissioners appointed under the provisions of said Act did 
 proceed to have said monuments erected, and have made a report of 
 their proceedings and work to the Governor, which report contains 
 valuable historical information, which it is desirable to perpetuate 
 in print. 
 
 And Whereas, The C'«ya/r^ detachment of the Purnell Legion, 
 a Maryland organization, also participated in said battle, but by 
 inadvertence was omitted from the provisions of said Act, and it 
 being eminently proper that its position on said battle-field should 
 also be suitably marked, therefore. 
 
 Section I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland^ 
 That the Commissioners heretofore appointed under the provisions 
 of said Act of Eighteen hundred and eighty-eight. Chapter one hun- 
 dred and eighteen, be, and they are hereby authorized and directed 
 to proceed to have erected upon Gettysburg battle-field a suitable 
 Memorial Tablet or Monument to mark the position occupied by 
 the said Cavalry detachment of the Purnell Legion in the said battle, 
 and that they proceed in the same manner and with the same author- 
 ity prescribed in the said Act of Eighteen hundred and eighty-eight. 
 Chapter one hundred and eighteen, to which this is a supplement. 
 
 Section 2. And be it enacted^ That the said Commissioners when 
 they shall have completed their labors under this supplementary Act, 
 shall make a full report thereof to the Governor, and appropriately 
 incorporate the same with the report heretofore submitted and that 
 said Commissioners be and they are herebj' authorized to expend 
 not more than five hundred dollars of the amount hereinafter appro- 
 priated in having said report printed, one hundred copies of which 
 shall be delivered to the State Librarian for disposition as the Gov- 
 ernor may direct and the balance shall be distributed by said Com- 
 missioners. 
 
 Section 3. And be it enacted^ That the sum of sixteen hundred 
 dollars or so much thereof as may be necessary be and the same is 
 hereb}' appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not other- 
 wise appropriated, to pay the cost of said additional monument, and 
 the expenses necessarily incurred in the selection of the site there- 
 for, and the erection thereof and the printing of said report, and 
 when said tablet or monument shall be completed and properly- 
 erected and said report shall be printed and ready for deliver}^ the 
 said Commissioners or a majority of them, shall certify the same 
 to the Comptroller of the Treasury who shall upon proper vouchers 
 draw his warrant upon the Treasurer of the State for the amount 
 or amounts required to pay for said monument, and expenses .and 
 said printing not exceeding in all the said sum of sixteen hundred 
 dollars. 
 
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 Section 4. And he if ciuu-ted. That this Act sliall take eft'ect from 
 the date of its passage. 
 
 Approved April Sfh, 1890. 
 
 On June 16, 1890, Commissioners Theodore F. Lang, Mil- 
 ton G. Urner, Wm. D. Burchinal, Frank Nolen and cor- 
 responding Secretary Geo. R. Graham, M. D., visited the 
 battle-field for the purpose of locating the site for the 
 Monument to mark the position of Company "A," Furnell 
 Legion, Maryland Cavalry. 
 
 There were present assisting in this iiuportant work 
 Henry S. Merryman, Chas. Engle, John A. Schaffer, and 
 Frederick Schaffer, survivors of Company "A," Robt. 
 E. Duvall, son of Captain Duvall, who commanded Com- 
 pany "A," Furnell Legion, Maryland Cavalry, during the 
 engagement at Gettysburg. Major Chas. A. Hale, the 
 Gettysburg Battle-field Guide; Senator C. Ridgely Good- 
 win and Hon. Wm. Marine were also present. 
 
 The site was finally located on the Rummell Farm, 
 near the First Maryland Cavalry Monument. 
 
 The contract for the Monument was awarded to Messrs. 
 Frederick and Field of Quincy, Mass., who promptly exe- 
 cuted the same, and had everything in place and ready for 
 the dedication October 23, 1890. 
 
 DESCRIPTION OF THE MONUMENT. 
 
 This is a Monument in the style of that adopted for the 
 First Eastern Shore Maryland Infantry. 
 
 The alto relief in front represents a dismounted Cav- 
 alryman, life-size, with carbine and complete accoutre- 
 ments, in the position of '^ ready." It is sufficient to say 
 that in modelling and execution it equals the First East- 
 tern Shore Monument. 
 
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 On the obverse appears the record of the regiment, the 
 bronze Coat of Arms of State of Maryland, and bronze Cav- 
 alry Corps badge. On the band below the alto relief is the 
 designation of the Company, and on the front wash of 
 base the dedicatory inscription ''Maryland's Tribute to 
 Her Loyal Sons. " The wash on rear and ends of base are 
 inscribed with the brigade, division and corps to which 
 this Company was attached. The Monument is con- 
 structed of same material as First Eastern Shore Monu- 
 ment, measures 5 feet 3 inches by 2 feet H inches at base, 
 and stands 6 feet 6 inches high, being further elevated 
 two feet by a grass mound. 
 
 INSCRIPTION. 
 
 On the front; 
 
 Co. A, Purnell Legion 
 
 Maryland Cavalry. 
 
 Maryland's Tribute to Her Loyal Sous. 
 
 On the right side: 
 
 1st Brigade. 
 
 On the left side: 
 
 2nd DivisioH. 
 
 On the rear: 
 
 This detached Company, 
 
 Commanded by Capt. Robert E. Duvall. 
 
 Served in the Cavalry Engagement 
 
 On the flank, July 2nd and 3rd, 1863. 
 
 Organized at Pikesville, Md., Sept., Oct., and Nov., 1861. 
 
 Mustered out at Fort Monroe, Yn.. -lulv 28, 1865. 
 
 [Cavalry Corps Badge.] 
 Cavalry Corps. 
 
.v^ZiAm^^i'Kiy 
 
 »:^>*S 
 
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 THE DEDICATION. 
 
 Thursday, October 23r(l, 1890, having been designated 
 for the dedication, the Department of Maryland G. A. R. 
 arranged for special excursion train from Baltimore to 
 Gettysburg, for the accommodation of Survivors of the 
 Purnell Legion and others who desired to attend the dedi- 
 cation. 
 
 The day opened with a cold drenching rain which con- 
 tinued without intermission during the entire day. De- 
 spite the inclemency of the weather the excursionists, num- 
 bering over 150, including many ladies, left Hillen Station, 
 Baltimore, on their special train at 8.30 A. M., arriving 
 at Gulden's Station about 11 A. M. 
 
 As the Monument was located at tlie scene of the Cav- 
 alry fight of July 3rd, 1863, about three miles east of 
 Gettysburg, arrangements were made to leave the train 
 at Gulden's Station, about five miles from Gettysburg, and 
 drive to the Monument, and after the dedication drive to 
 Gettysburg. Carriages having been ordered of Mr. Wm. 
 T. Ziegler of Gettysburg, to meet the party at Gulden's. 
 On the arrival of the train the Commissioners, Survivors 
 of the Legion and others took the coaches in waiting and 
 drove to the Monument. 
 
 The journey in the coaches was three miles, through a 
 drenching rain, at times crossing swollen streams with 
 the water up to the floors of the coaches. Many ladies 
 were in the company, and braved the storm and rain. On 
 account of the rain, the services could not take place at 
 the Monument. Notwithstanding which the Commission, 
 G. A. R. Ofiicers and Survivors got out of the coaches, 
 and, surrounding the Monument had their photographs 
 taken in a group by Mr. W. H. Tipton, the battle-field 
 photographer. 
 
 Resuming their carriages the party proceeded to Gettys- 
 burg where dinner was had. After dinner the party marched 
 
100 REPORT OP THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 through tlie rain to the Rink were the dedicatory services 
 took place. 
 
 Among those present were the Monument Commission, 
 consisting of Colonel Theodore F. Lang, Chairman, Cap- 
 tain Frank Nolen, Secretary; Captain W. D. Burchinalof 
 Kent County; Hon. Milton G. TJrner, of Frederick; Colo- 
 nel Charles D. Gaither, and Dr. George R. Graham, Cor- 
 responding Secretary, Colonel William H. Love, repre- 
 senting the Governor of Maryland; Captain Edmund 
 Zalinski, of the Fifth United States Artillery, and the 
 inventor of the dynamite gun; T. E. Bogardus, Chap- 
 lain of Warren Post 45, Department of Maryland; Dr. 
 A. B. Gaither, of Baltimore, and Robert E. Duvall, of 
 Harford County. 
 
 Among the Survivors of the Purnell Legion present 
 were: Colonel Wm. H. Purnell of Frederick, Chas. A. 
 Engle and John A. Shaffer of Harrisburg, Pa., Wm. T. 
 Akins, M. D., of Chicago, Ills., Henry S. Merryman of 
 Fawn Grove, Pa., Rev. Adam Stengel of Wilmington, 
 Del., Wm. N. Richardson, Charles Millenburg, John C. 
 Foose, Samuel S. Haslett, Aaron Swen, W. N. Chenoweth, 
 George W. Mecaslin, Samuel Burns, L. R. Brown, B. L. 
 Simpson, Corporal Clinton S. Birch, E. Y. Collett, Ser- 
 geant Thomas S. Rosier, Wm. M. Grape, Lewis Spies, 
 John Higdon, Lewis Brown and Frank Porter, Assistant 
 Surgeon J. H. Jarrett, Sergeant E. T. Daneker, Captain 
 William Gibson, Lieutenant John C. McCauley, William 
 P. Channell, John F. McGuire, James A. Sank and Mar- 
 tin Nomberry. 
 
 The Department of Maryland, G. A. R. Officers present 
 were: George R. Graham, M. D., Department Commander; 
 Hugh Maughlin, Assistant Adjutant General; Wallace 
 Bartlett, Judge Advocate, and the following aids: Colonel 
 John E. Hough, Comrades John Bowers, Joseph Bisser, 
 W. P. Elbin, Captain N. M. Rittenhouse and Major Henry 
 G. Graham. 
 
GETTYSBURG MONUMENT COMMISSION. 101 
 
 Colonel Theodore F. Lang, Chairman of the Commission, 
 announced the programme and spoke of the Monument 
 erected to the memory of the brave soldiers of the Purnell 
 Legion. He said it was an artistic piece of work, of which 
 the surviving memhers of the Legion should l)e proud. 
 
 ( 'Olonel Wm. H. Furnell gave an interesting account 
 of how the Legion came to be organized. 
 
 ADDRESS OF CAPTAIN WILLIAM GIBSON. 
 
 This Monument is dedicated to Company ''A" Cavalry, 
 of the Purnell Legion, Maryland Volunteers, — one of the 
 Companies organized by Colonel Wm. H. Purnell at the 
 indirect suggestion of President Abraham Lincoln. The 
 recruitment of the Legion commenced August 23rd, 186L 
 It consisted of two Companies of Cavalry, A and B, com- 
 manded, respectively, by Captains Robert E. Duvall and 
 Thomas H. Watkins; subsequently, Company ''C," Cap- 
 tain Theodore Clayton, was added. Two Batteries of 
 Artillery, "A," known as Rigby's, and "B," as Snow's, 
 and a regiment of Infantry. 
 
 October 28, ISfil, the Infantry marched from Pikes- 
 ville Arsenal, the place of rendezvous, and proceeded to 
 the Eastern Shore of Maryland; the Batteries soon followed, 
 and joined in the ex[»edition under General Lockwood which 
 €leared the Eastern Shore of Virginia of armed Rebels, 
 and remained on that Peninsula until March, 1862, hav- 
 ing in February been joined by Duvall's Cavalry. 
 
 In the spring of 1862, the Artillery crossed the Chesa- 
 peake and joined the army of the Potomac under General 
 McClellan, participated in the seven days' battles before 
 Richmond and at Malvern Hill, and received honorable 
 mention for distinguislied services; continuing with that 
 army, they were present at Crampton's Gap, September 
 14, and Antietam, September 17, 1862, at Fredericksburg, 
 
102 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 Chancellorsville and other battles. Kigby's was also at 
 Gettysburg. The Batteries were consolidated in March, 
 1865. 
 
 Captain Duvall's Company remained upon the Eastern 
 kShore of Virginia until April, 1863, when they were ordered 
 to St. Mary's and Calvert Counties, Maryland; thence to 
 the Monocacy in the same month. On the 28th of June, 
 1863, while en rrwie for Baltimore accompanied by a section 
 of the Third Pennsylvania Artillery, commanded by. Cap- 
 tain Wm. D. Rank, and having reached near Cooksville, 
 they threw out pickets and encamped for the night; near 
 11 o'clock the pickets were driven in, and from a prisoner 
 captured by them information was obtained of the advance 
 of Stuart's Cavalry Corps, some 15,000 strong. Duvall, 
 being in a tight place, concluded to retire, but with the 
 loss of his baggage, camp equipage and four horses. . He, 
 however, as his first important duty, took the precaution 
 to send Sergeant Andrew Duncan and private Norris, two 
 discreet and trustworthy men, to inform the Commander 
 of the army of Stuart's flank "movement. 
 
 When it became known at the headquarters of the army 
 that Stuart's column had crossed into Maryland, fears 
 were entertained for the little command, and dispatches 
 were telegraphed from headquarters of the army to and from 
 headquarters at Washington and Baltimore concerning 
 their safety. 
 
 Orders were telegraphed from army headquarters June 
 29th to Captain Duvall to fall back until he should meet 
 with our cavalry forces, and accompany them until further 
 orders; but Duvall, with Rank's guns, had anticipated the 
 order, having fallen in with General D. McM. Gregg's 
 Division of Cavalry near Popal Springs. The force he 
 thus joined had for a month before been actively watch- 
 ing the movements of the enemy's cavalry, and were at 
 this time scouting the country to learn their whereabouts 
 when Duvall and Rank happily found them. Gregg's 
 Division now covered the right flank of Meade's Army. 
 
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 Duvall and Rank continued with Mcintosh's Brigade. 
 The march was kept up and at daybreak of the 30th 
 reached Westminster, charged into the town, drove out 
 Stuart's rear guard and captured some prisoners. In 
 the town the troops were enthusiastically and cordially 
 received. The ladies stood on the door steps and at the 
 windows, braving the flying bullets, waving flags and 
 handkerchiefs and encouraging them with their voices. 
 The march was resumed, and halted at Manchester for 
 the night. -July 1, at daybreak, were again in motion, 
 reaching Hanover about one o'clock that night. The 
 day's march Avas a terrible one; the heat most intense 
 and almost unendurable. Scores of horses fell by the 
 road side. Dismounted cavalrymen whose horses had 
 fallen struggled along, carrying saddles and bridles, hop- 
 ing to buy or capture fresh mounts. Every energy was 
 strained in the one direction where they knew the enemy 
 was to be found. The men of Rank's artillery implored 
 to be allowed to rest and get something to eat. Such hard- 
 ships they had never before endured, but the rest denied 
 to others was likewise denied to them. But little time 
 was allowed, for about 3 o'clock on the morning of July 2 
 they were ofl" to Gettysburg as hard as they could march, 
 the sound of artillery from the front urging them on. 
 
 About 11 o'clock the head of the column came near 
 Gettysburg and closed up near the crossing of the Salem 
 Church and Hanover roads. In the advance two regi- 
 ments of infantry of the 11th Corps were deployed as 
 skirmishers along BrinkerhofF's Ridge. About 3 o'clock 
 the infantry were relieved by the cavalry; Rank's guns 
 were unlimbered and loaded in the middle of the Hanover 
 road. Some skirmish firing continued during the after- 
 noon, iibout 6 o'clock some 50 men of the cavalry, 
 advancing to clear tlie front were met by a regiment of* 
 Confederate infantry which drove them back. 
 
 Soon a party of the enemy appeared at the top of Brin- 
 kerhoif's hill, but Rank's men put two shots into their 
 
104 REPORT OF THE STATE OP MARYLAND 
 
 midst which caused them to fall hack instantly hehind 
 the hill. Orders were given for the Third Pennsylvania to 
 move forward, and the regiment advanced at a trot along 
 the road to Gettyshurg. Two squadrons were dismounted 
 to fight on foot and were deployed as skirmishers on the 
 summit of Brinkerhoff's Ridge. The Purnell boys imme- 
 diately followed and deployed, dismounted, on the left on 
 the prolongation of the line. A strong, well-built stone 
 wall ran along the top of the ridge. Both parties at once 
 perceived that the wall was the key to the position, for 
 by the time the Union cavalry reached it the Confederate 
 infantry were running for it at full speed, and were not 
 more than twenty feet distant when the cavalry gave them 
 a withering volley from their breech-loaders. 
 
 The fire of Rank's guns delayed the enemy's advance 
 long enough to give our troops time to get there first. 
 Failing to drive our troops back, the enemy retired some 
 200 yards distance to a sheltered position, where he re- 
 mained until after dark; but heavy firing was kept up 
 all the time. Later in the evening, the Confederates, 
 taking advantage of the darkness, turned our right and 
 dislodged a part of the line, which was re-established after 
 considerable trouble. 
 
 The importance of this fight will be seen when it is 
 known that the opposing force was the Second Virginia 
 Infantry of the celebrated "Stonewall Brigade," which 
 latter was supporting it close at hand, acting as a flank- 
 ing party of Joiinston's Division in its advance to the 
 attack of Gulp's Hill. The threatening position occu- 
 pied by the cavalrymen and their vigorous fight com- 
 pelled the Confederate Brigade to remain on the ground 
 until too late to participate in the assault of that position, 
 which came so near proving successful, and which, had it 
 succeeded, would have rendered the heights of (irettysburg 
 untenable. 
 
 About 10 o'clock in the evening the line was withdrawn 
 from the stonewall and moved over to the Baltimore turn- 
 
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 pike near the position of the Reserve Artillery, to he avail- 
 ahle tor whatever duty they might l)e called ui)on to do on 
 the niori'ow. 
 
 In the hard fight next day (July IJ) Duvall's troop was 
 on the skirmish line, and in position at the angle on the 
 left of Mcintosh's line, half of it facing north where was 
 W. H. F. Lee's Brigade, and the remainder facing west 
 towards Cress' Ridge, where wais Jenkins" Brigade of cav- 
 alry, armed as mounted infantry with muskets. The 
 portion of Jenkins' Brigade in Duvall's front made two 
 vigorous attempts to dislodge that part of the line, hut 
 was gallantl}' repulsed. 
 
 When the grand cliarge was made hy Hampton and 
 Fitzhugh Lee's Brigades, led by their officers, Duvall's 
 men were necessarily swept hack with the 8ixth Michigan 
 of Custer's Brigade which came to support that part of 
 the line, hut upon the re-estahlishment of the line by the 
 First Michigan Cavalry, led by Custer, and portions of the 
 Third Pennsylvania and First New Jersey, they resumed 
 their former position. 
 
 In the glorious results of that splendid fight in which 
 Stuart, with the Brigades of Hampton, Fitzhugh Lee, 
 W. H. F. Lee and Jenkins, attempted unsuccessfully to 
 turn the right fiank and strike the rear of the Army of 
 the Potomac, Duvall's troop of Cavalry is entitled to its 
 full share. 
 
 Duvall's troop remained with Gregg's Division about 
 two weeks longer, and was engaged in pursuit of Lee's 
 Army in various skirmishes to Harper's Ferry, and at 
 Bolivar Heights was relieved from duty with the Army 
 of the Potomac and ordered back to Lockwood's Brigade; 
 after a time they were ordered to the Eastern Shore of 
 Virginia. In February, 1864, most of the comjjany re- 
 enlisted and continued on the shore until May, 1865, thence 
 to Portsmouth, Virginia, on provost duty, from which point 
 they were discharged July 28, 1865. 
 
lOfi KEPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 March 24, 1862, the Infantry of the Legion arrived in 
 Baltimore under command of Colonel Wm. J. Leonard, 
 Colonel Purnell having resigned. Ma}"- 25, left Baltimore 
 for Harper's Ferry, crossed the Potomac and camped on 
 Bolivar Heights. "Stonewall " Jackson attacked and the 
 place was besieged five days. June 2nd, marched in pur- 
 suit of Jackson under (leneral Sigel; proceeded up the 
 Shenandoah Valley as far as Cedar Creek. On the 26th, 
 (leneral Pope assumed command of the Army of Virginia. 
 July 5th, being in the 12th Army Corps, commanded by 
 General Banks, marched to Front Eoyal, thence to Rap- 
 pahannock County. August 6th, were detached to guard 
 the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, causing the regi- 
 ment to miss the Battle of Cedar Mountain in which the 
 brigade to which we belonged suff'ered severely. On the 
 night of the 22nd, at Catlett's Station five Companies 
 were attacked and completely surprised by Stuart's CaA-- 
 airy in a thunder-storm — loss, 2 killed and 63 captured; 
 among the captured was Colonel Leonard, and the com- 
 mand devolved upon Lieut. -Colonel Benj. L. Simpson. 
 Retreated with Pope's Army; was present at Cliantilly 
 September 1st, South Mountain September 14th, and 
 Antietam 16th .and 17th; the killed and wounded at 
 Antietam numbered 33. Continued with the Army of the 
 Potomac until December 13th, 1862, when it was ordered 
 to Frederick to be recruited. 
 
 Colonel Leonard having resigned, Captain Saml. A. 
 (Iraham was promoted to the Colonelcy, January 30th, 
 1863. The regiment during this year served at Harper's 
 Ferry, Virginia, Frederick City, along the line of the 
 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Fort Delaware, DelaM'are, 
 and on the Potomac River in Charles County. . On tlie 
 21st May, 1864, marched from Belle Plain, Virginia, with 
 471 officers and men to join the Army of the Potomac 
 under Grant and Meade. Came up with the main army on 
 the 26th, and was assigned to the 2nd Brigade (known as 
 the Maiyland Brigade), Colonel N. T. Dushane, 2n(l Divi- 
 
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 sion, 5th Corps. On the 30th, in action at Shady Grove: 
 June 1st, Bethesda Church; 3rd, 4th and 5th, at Cohl 
 Harbor — ^here lost 30 men in kilied and wounded. 
 
 On the 9th, Companies B and C of the Cavalry, 160 
 officers and men, were incorporated with the regiment; 
 these men, having had a soft thing of it for a long time, 
 longed to be sent to the front ''Some war to see." They 
 petitioned the War Department, and their request was 
 granted at once. Now these companies had just been 
 inspected, and horses, arms, equipments, drill and disci- 
 pline pronounced "excellent," but the exigencies of the 
 service required that they be dismounted and so they joined 
 the Infantry. It was a bitter pill to swallow, but they 
 bore it bravely and proved themselves upon every occa- 
 sion good and true soldiers. 
 
 The regiment bore its part in the assault on Petersburg, 
 June 17th and 18th, Jerusalem Plank Road; was in the front 
 trenches before Petersburg some twenty days. August 
 18th, 19th and 21st, battle of Weldon Railroad; subse- 
 quently at Poplar Grove Church, Chapel House and Pee- 
 ble's Farm. 
 
 At the Weldon Railroad the Maryland Brigade lost in 
 killed, wounded and missing 314; of this number the 
 Legion lost IT killed, 59 wounded and 58 captured — total 
 134. Early in this action Colonel Dushane was killed, 
 and Colonel Samuel A. Graham took command of the 
 brigade and held it till near the muster out. On the 24th, 
 at the Weldon Railroad, the original members (except 
 Veterans) were mustered out of the service, and the Vet- 
 erans and recruits to the number of 192 transferred to the 
 First Maryland Regiment. 
 
 The Veterans and recruits of the Cavalry Companies 
 were transferred to the Eighth Regiment and were desig- 
 nated Companies H and I. These were engaged in the 
 battles of Hatcher's Run, Hicksford Raid, Dabney's Mill, 
 White Oak Road, Five Forks and Appomattox. So it 
 
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 came to pass that the men of the Purnell Legion were in 
 at the death of the great Army of the Rebellion. 
 
 My Comrades, it was our good fortune to belong to the 
 Army of the Potomac. It was the great Army of the 
 Union. 
 
 In the history of the war it holds the right of the line. 
 After its Bull Run, it never, except in proper manteuvres 
 and under orders, turned its back to the foe. An army 
 that fought by day and marched by night. It lost in 
 killed 27,720, and in wounded 155,052; adding those who 
 died from gunshot wounds, the number who lost their 
 lives in the Army of the Potomac was 48,902 — about 
 one-half of all who died from wounds in all the Armies 
 of the United States. 
 
 Colonel Lanu then introduced Commissioner Milton G. 
 Urner, of Frederick, who, he 'said, as Senator had pre- 
 pared the bill creating the Commission and making the 
 appropriation, and who would present the monument to 
 the State through Colonel Love as the representative of 
 the Grovernor. 
 
 HON. MILTON G. URNER'S ADDRESS. 
 
 In behalf of the Commission appointed by His Excel- 
 lency the Governor to erect monuments upon the Gettys- 
 burg Battle-iield, in memory of the soldiers of Maryland 
 who there fought for the Union, it is my pleasure to trans- 
 fer to the representative of the State the last monument 
 we were commissioned to erect, that which marks the 
 position occupied by the Cavalry detachment of the Pur- 
 nell Legion. The work committed to our hands has now 
 been completed. Realizing that to us was confided the 
 responsible duty of giving enduring expression to Mary- 
 land's gratitude to her loyal sons for their heroic deeds 
 upon this historic field, we have endeavored to secure the 
 
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 very best results attainable with the means placed at our 
 disposal. We think we have been reasonably successful, 
 and point with pardonable pride to the six granite shafts 
 we have had the honor to erect, to show to future genera- 
 tions where Maryland's patriotic sons fought in the deci- 
 sive battle of Gettysburg. 
 
 No men ever faced danger upon a battle-field in defence 
 of country who more richly deserved the grateful remem- 
 brance of their countrymen than the soldiers of Maryland 
 in the late War for the Union. They not only fully sus- 
 tained the reputation for courage won by Maryland arms 
 in the battles of the Revolution, and preserved in every 
 war in which our country has since been engaged, but 
 they fought with patriotic devotion for their country and 
 their country's flag against a section with which they had 
 previously been allied in interest and sympathy. It is a 
 well-known historic fact that in the ante-bellum contro- 
 versy upon the question of slavery, Maryland being a 
 slave State, her people sympathized with the pro-slavery 
 sentiment of the South. And when tbe War began there 
 was a division of sentiment among the j)eople of our 
 State; families were divided, and upon nearly every battle- 
 field kinsman was arrayed against kinsman. When the 
 Maryland soldier enlisted at his country's call he placed 
 country above section, above family ties, above everything, 
 and manifested a patriotism equalled by few and excelled 
 by none. 
 
 But while Maryland soldiers for the Union required and 
 displayed unusual courage and patriotism, and were not 
 always inspired with the consciousness that they had the 
 united sympathies of their fellow-citizens at home, they 
 lyere inspired with the consciousness they were fighting 
 for their country, for liberty and for the right, and now, 
 those who have survived the conflict are proud and hajjpy 
 in the knowledge that there is no longer a division of 
 sentiment in Maryland, but that her people all rejoice 
 that victory finally perched upon the banners of the 
 
110 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 Union, and that we are one Nation and a /'ree people, in 
 fact as well as in name. Time, the great vindicator and 
 healer, has done its work. The bitterness and animosities 
 engendered by the War have all been buried. Charity 
 has thrown its mantle of forgetfulness over the past, and 
 as brothers and fellow-citizens of a common country we 
 have our faces to the future, marching on to its possibili- 
 ties, made grander by the regenerating influences of the 
 war. 
 
 You will pardon me for narrating an incident illustra- 
 tive of the feeling of brotherly kindness now animating 
 our people. Colonel Lang referred to me as having pre- 
 pared, while a member of the Senate of Maryland, the 
 bill under which the Commission was created and these 
 monuments erected. After the bill was prepared it was 
 submitted for approval to the committee of the Grand 
 Army of the Republic, at whose request it had been 
 drawn. Knowing the bill would have to be referred to 
 the Committee on Finance, I secured a hearing for the 
 gentlemen representing the Grand Army of the Republic 
 before that committee previous to the introduction of the 
 bill. When I read the bill to the Committee on Finance, 
 Hon. C. Ridgely Goodwin, a Senator from Baltimore City 
 and a member of the committee, who had been a gallant 
 soldier in the Confederate Army, asked that he be per- 
 mitted to introduce the bill. Recognizing the graceful 
 chivalry which inspired the request, it was promptly 
 granted, and so the bill creating the Commission and 
 making the appropriation for the erection of these monu- 
 ments, in honor of the Maryland troops who here fought 
 so valiantly for the Union, and which passed both Houses 
 of the General Assembly without dissent, was first intro- 
 duced in the kSenate of Maryland by one who had bravely 
 fought under the flag of the Confederacy. 
 
 Surely the War is over and its animosities forgotten. 
 The plow-share has supplanted the sword and the spear 
 has yielded to the pruning hook. But while we would 
 
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 bury forever' the remembrance of" the cruel contentions of 
 the past, the decisive battle fought upon this field so 
 affected tlie subsequent prosperity of our country and ex- 
 erted such a beneficent influence upon civilization, that it 
 is but right we sliould commemorate in imperishable 
 granite the heroic deeds of those who liere fought and 
 died that the Union should live and constitutional liberty 
 be preserved for a united people. 
 
 Mr. Urner then formally delivered the monument to 
 Colonel William H. Love, who represented the Governor. 
 In accepting the monument from the committee he made 
 the following remarks: 
 
 COL(JNEL LOVE^S ADDRESS. 
 
 Gentlemen of the Gettysburg Blonument Commission: 
 
 The soldier has always been regarded as the ideal man 
 from the earliest recorded time, and it made no difference 
 whether he was clothed in skins and armed with a stone ax 
 and fell defending some rude fort or in storming it, or with 
 Leonidas, King of Sparta, fell at Thermopylae; whether 
 he marched and fought with Caesar in Gaul, with Crom- 
 well at Edge Hill, with Napoleon at Waterloo, with 
 Washington at Trenton or Yorktown, he was regarded by 
 his comrades, by all womankind, and i)y the country that 
 sent him forth, as a hero whom it was an lionor to claim 
 as a son. The American soldier has made a splendid record 
 from the Revolution to the present day of which any 
 nation miglit be proud, and of which we are proud, proud 
 as well for deeds of kindness, courtesy and courage, as for 
 prowess. 
 
 And what shall I say for the soldier of Maryland^ 
 During the War of Independence he fought from Bunker 
 Kill to Savannah, and at Camden, Eutaw and Brooklyn 
 Heights his blood was poured out like water. 
 
112 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 The '' Maryland Line " has passed into history as the 
 "Macaronis," and Washington Irving, in speaking of the 
 fight at "Brooklyn Heights," said: "It was indeed a 
 desperate tight, and now Smallwood's Macaronis showed 
 their game spirit." Later on at North Point, Strieker 
 and the "Baltimore Brigade" claimed the honor of 
 bringing on the fight and being the first to meet the 
 enemy. In the war with Mexico our noble Watson, 
 Kenly, Howard and Ringgold and hundreds of others bore 
 the brunt of battle. 
 
 In the last awful struggle we have no cause to blush 
 for our boys, whether they wore the Blue or the Grray — 
 no better or braver men ever marched to battle. 
 
 And, my countrymen, we are here to-day to do honor 
 to our dead, and while the distinguished officers of other 
 lands and other climes rest under splendid monuments or 
 have them dedicated to their memory, it has been re- 
 served to us to place these memorials of a people's grati- 
 tude and love over the graves of the common soldier 
 Avho fell in the discharge of his duty. 
 
 I return my thanks and the thanks of the State of 
 Maryland to the members of the Gettysburg Monument 
 Commission, for the very perfect manner in which they 
 have accomplished the work intrusted to them. 
 
 Colonel Love then transferred the monument over to 
 Mr. Calvin Hamilton, Secretary of the Clettysburg Bat- 
 tle-field Memorial Association. 
 
 Calvin Hamilton, Secretary of the Memorial Associa- 
 tion, in accepting the monument, paid a high tribute to 
 the gallantry of the Maryland soldiery and the intense 
 devotion of the loyal citizens of the State to the cause of 
 the Union, expressed a feeling of kinship with Maryland- 
 
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 ers from having always lived in sight of the State, and 
 for that reason all tlie more heartily welcomed the sur- 
 vivors of Purnell Legion to the field of Gettysburg, which 
 their bravery had helped to render immortal and the 
 blood of their comrades forever sacred, assuring them 
 that their monument would be reverently cared for by the 
 Association. 
 
 Remarks were made also by Colonel Charles D. Gaither, 
 Captains William D. Burchinal and Frank Nolen, and 
 Department Commander G. R. Graham, likewise by Dr. 
 William T. Akins and Rev. Adam Stengel. 
 
 REV. ADAM STENGEL'S ADDRESS. 
 
 Mr. Chairman and Comrades: — While the occasion 
 that calls us together, the place where we are assembled, 
 and the relations that we sustain to each other, all com- 
 bine to awaken many slumbering memories, and to re- 
 kindle many extinct emotions, and to recall many familiar 
 and loved forms long since vanished from our vision, yet 
 the lateness of the hour and the uncomfortable state of 
 this room, forbid that I should indulge my inclination to 
 dwell among these suggestions for a little while, or to in- 
 troduce reminiscences pleasant and otherwise wdiich are 
 recalled by this reunion. 
 
 And yet as I have been called upon for a speech, I 
 would be ungrateful if I did not, as a member of Com- 
 pany A, at least acknowdedge and in some measure ex- 
 press our appreciation of the honor conferred upon our 
 company by the State of Maryland and by the eloquent 
 and complimentary addresses of the gentlemen composing 
 the "State of Maryland Gettysburg Monument Commis- 
 sion." Permit me, therefore, gentlemen, as a private 
 member of the late Company A of the Purnell Legion 
 
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114 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 Cavalry, and in behalf of the said company, to thank you 
 for your kind words and courtesies, and also through you 
 to express to our State our high appreciation of this 
 recognition of our humble service. 
 
 And, Comrades, I would also feel lemiss in my duty if 
 I did not extend to you a word of congratulation. We 
 should be devoutly grateful that after the lapse of a 
 quarter of a century so many of us are yet alive and 
 privileged to participate in this reunion on this historic 
 battle-field. 
 
 But while this is an occasion for mutual congratulations 
 and joyous greetings, our joys will be tinged with a de- 
 gree of sadness. All occasions like this inspire conflict- 
 ing emotions of joy and sorrow, for they are reminders of 
 many painful scenes in that most painful period in our 
 Nation's history. We will naturally recall the bitter 
 hatred, the bloody struggle, the sacrificed lives, the deso- 
 lated homes and the general devastation wrought by the 
 war. 
 
 But the object of our reunion is not to rekindle the 
 fires of discord and strife, nor to cherish bitter memories 
 of a former foe; but rather is it to foster the spirit of true 
 patriotism, and to cherish and cultivate the friendships 
 contracted in the camp and in the field during that period 
 of strife and bloodshed. The men who bunked together 
 in the same tent, who marched side by side through sum- 
 mer's heat and through winter's sleet, who fought shoul- 
 der to shoulder against the common foe, have been welded 
 together by fire and -blood into a brotherhood which will 
 be as enduring as memory itself. And though much of 
 the old-time vigor has departed from the hand, and though 
 time has dimmed the lustre of the eye, and the passing 
 years have woven many '^silver threads among the gold," 
 yet we are the same comrades still; and it is a source of 
 joy to us to meet each other again, and to grasp each 
 other by the hand, and to look into each otlier's eyes. 
 
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 But let us not forget that however pleasant and profit- 
 able these i-eui]ioiis may be, we will not have the pleasure 
 of holding many. Death is rapidly thinning out our 
 ranks. Nearly all of the leaders and older soldiers of 
 the late War have been mustered out of service by "Old 
 Father Time," and our term of enlistment, too, will soon 
 expire. Soon the last reunion will have been held; soon 
 the last soldier will have been buried. 
 
 But there will be another reunion. The bugle call of 
 death is mustering the Blue and the Gray again, not in 
 the field of carnage, but before the Judgment seat of Him 
 whose infallible decision will assign us our places in Eter- 
 nitv. The departed soldiers are falling into their places 
 in the lines over there. They are answering to the final 
 roll-call, to receive their bounty and pension from the 
 "•enerous "hand of Him who redeemed us with His own 
 Idood. 
 
 Comrades, let us devote our lives to the service of our 
 God, and then when death sweeps us away from our 
 earthly associations we will have a reunion in the realm 
 of endless bliss, Avhere no sin can enter, where strife and 
 discord are unknown, where clouds never gather and shad- 
 ows never fall, where tears never flow and hearts never 
 ache — where friendsliips never fail and love never wanes. 
 Let us meet there. 
 
 Immediately after the exercises a reunion of the Pur- 
 nell Legion took place. Captain E. T. Daneker presided. 
 The officers elected at the reunion were: Colonel William 
 J. Leonard, President; D. Herring and E. T. Daneker, 
 Vice-Presidents; Clinton S. Birch, Secretary; AVilliam H. 
 Parker, Treasurer; William Calder, J. Eimby and J. J. 
 Kughson, Executive Committee. 
 
 Comi)any ''A" Purnell Legion Maryland Cavalry also 
 h(4d a special reunion at the City Hotel in Gettysburg 
 which was greatly enjoyed V)y all present. 
 
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APPKNDIX. 
 
 Circular Xo. 1. 
 
 Baltimore. .4//n7 28, 1888. 
 
 ■ XoTiCE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the Commission will meet ou 
 the Battle-field of Gettysburg at noon. Thursday, June i4th, 1888, 
 for the purpose of locating sites for the Monuments to be erected to 
 mark the position in that battle of the following Maryland Regi- 
 ments and Batter\'. viz : 
 
 Jst Regiment Eastern Shore Maryland Volunteer Infantry. 
 1st Regiment Potomac Home Brigade Mar3'land Volunteer 
 
 Infantry. 
 3rd Regiment Maryland Volunteer Infantry. 
 1st Regiment Maryland Volunteer Cavalr\'. 
 Rigby^s Battery "A." 1st Maryland Artillery. 
 
 $5,000 having been appropriated by the State of Maryland for that 
 purpose, and the further sum of $1,000 has been appropriated by the 
 State to pay to the "• Gettysburg Battle-field Memorial Association," 
 for the purchase of laud upon which to erect said Monuments, lay- 
 ing out avenues leading thereto and for taking care of said Monu- 
 ments after their erection. 
 
 The Commissioners are authorized to call to their aid in selecting 
 the locations for said Monuments, three persons representing the 
 survivors of each of said regiments and battery, and who shall have 
 served with the respective regiments or battery they may severally 
 represent, in said Battle of Gettysburg. 
 
118 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 The Survivors of the above named regiments and battery, which 
 have no existing organization, are invited without unnecessary delay 
 to form such organizations, and to communicate the fact thereof to 
 the Secretary of the Commission, at his othce, 102 W. Lexington 
 Street, Baltimore, in order that the Commission may advise with 
 them in securing reliable data for locations and inscriptions. 
 
 If Individual Members of the above Commands will communi- 
 cate their Name. Company, Eegimeut and Bank held by them at the 
 time of the battle, together with their present Post Office Address, 
 to the Secretary of the Commission, he will give such aid as in his 
 'power towards effecting such Begimental and Battery Organization. 
 This should be done at once so that as many of the survivors as 
 possible may be present as an organized body when the Sites are 
 located. 
 
 In order that all Survivors of these commands and others, who so 
 desire, may be present on this interesting occasion, Dushane Post, 
 No. 3, G. A. B., have kindly arranged for an Excursion train from 
 Baltimore on that da}', at one dollar for the round trip. 
 
 Parties contemplating puttiiig in Bids for erecting one or more of 
 the Monuments, by meeting the Commission on the field on the day 
 the Sites are located, can obtain full information as to the exact 
 position they are to occupy. 
 
 For the Commissioners, 
 
 Theodore F. Lang, Chairman. 
 
 Frank Nolen, Secretary. 
 
 Circular Xo. 2. 
 
 Baltimore. May 2Zrd, 1888. 
 
 The Gettysburg Monument Commission of the State of Maryland, 
 desire to present the following information for the guidance of those 
 who intend to compete for the contract for the erection of one or 
 more of the Monuments. 
 
 Location and Cost of JSIonumknts. 
 
 First Eegiment P. H. B., Maryland Volunteer Infentry, U. S. A., 
 Monument to stand near Spangler's Spring, in rear of Gulp's Hill. 
 Amount available for the work, including foundation and Flank 
 Markers. $900. 
 
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 First Regiment E. S. Marvhind Volunteer Intantry U. S. A.. 
 Monument to stand near the above. Amount available to include 
 foundation and Flank Markers. $900. 
 
 Third Regiment Maryland Volunteer Infantry, V. S. A., Monu- 
 ment to stand on Gulp's Hill, near the Right of the Federal line. 
 Amount available, to include foundation and Flank Markers, $900. 
 
 Rigby's Battery A. First Maryland Artillery, U. S. A., Monu- 
 ment to stand on Power's Hill, near the Right of Federal line. 
 Amount available, to include foundation but no Flank Markers, $850. 
 
 First Maryland Cavalry, U. S. A., Monument will be placed at 
 the scene of the cavalry fight between Gregg's and Stuart's Cavalry, 
 about three miles east of the town of Gett\'sburg. Amount avail- 
 able, including foundation but no Flank Markers, $900. 
 
 The exact sites for these Monuments will be indicated by the Com- 
 mission on June 14th next. 
 
 Rigby's Batter}' will have a gun mounted beside its Monument at 
 a cost of fifty dollars, thus reducing the amount available for its 
 Monument to $850. 
 
 Granite. 
 
 The Monuments are to be made of American Granite of the Ijest 
 quality, free from tiaws and imperfections, such as iron rust, knots 
 and seams, and to be perfect in every particular. All Stones for 
 an}' one Monument and accompanying Flank Markers, must match 
 in color. The Granite to be used and the quarries from which it 
 is taken, must, in all cases, be stated by the bidders, and specimens of 
 .same must be exhibited with the proposal. In selecting the Stone to 
 be used, permanence will be the first consideration of the Commis- 
 sioners. These Monuments are not for a day, but for all time, and 
 durability must be the chief consideration, and to it every other 
 must yield. 
 
 Numbp:r of Stones. 
 
 Each Monument shall be composed of the least practicable num- 
 ber of stones, in order to secure the greatest possible solidity. 
 
 Markers. 
 
 The Flanks of the three Infantry Regiments will be marked by a 
 single Stone, one foot square above ground, set at least three feet in 
 the ground and projecting at least eighteen inches above the surface. 
 To be inscribed thus : R. F. for Right Flank, 1st P. H. B. and L. F. 
 
120 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 for Left Flank, 1st P. H. B. or likewise, to designate the flanks of 
 the Regiments they mark. 
 
 Workmanship. 
 
 ^Vorkmanship must be equal in everj- respect, as regards detail 
 and qualit}', to the work upon the Monument of the First Massa- 
 chusetts Infantry, now standing upon the Battle-field of Gettysburg. 
 
 Foundations. 
 
 The Monuments must rest upon a solid foundation of stone, (an 
 abundance of which may be found on the Battle-field,) cemented 
 together with the best Portland Cement. The earth must be exca- 
 vated to a depth sufficient to secure a solid foundation, and the stone 
 foundation project at least one to three feet above the surface of the 
 earth, the projecting part to be covered with soil and neatly sodded, 
 Avith growing sod, whole to form a symmetrical sub-base in correct 
 proportion to the whole Monument. 
 
 Inscriptions. 
 
 The inscriptions will be plain, deep cut, large letters. They will 
 contain from 50 to 150 words each. The Commissioners will pre- 
 scribe the form of the inscriptions. Each Monument shall contain 
 a design of the badge of the Army Corps to which the command 
 belonged. 
 
 Coat of Arms. 
 
 Each Monument shall bear on its face the Coat of Arms of the 
 State of Maryland, cast in real Bronze, about 18 inches in diameter, 
 and affixed to the Monument in the most durable and" substantial 
 manner. It will be cast under the supervision of the Commis- 
 sioners, and will be furnished to the party or parties contracting to 
 erect the Monument, at cost price, (about $25 each.) the amount 
 thereof to be deducted from the contract price. 
 
 Remarks. 
 
 All work must be subject to inspection by the Commission at all 
 times. 
 
 The contracts covering the details of the work will be carefully 
 drawn and the terms of the contract will be rigidly enforced. 
 
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 The contracts for the Monuments to inchule foundations and 
 markers, will be awarded to those presenting the best and most 
 appropriate designs, which may be offered for the money available. 
 
 All communications covering designs or bids will be held strictly 
 confidential, and all rejected designs will be returned to the bidder. 
 
 Designs must be submitted on or before .Tune 25th proximo. The 
 contracts will be awarded on or about July 2nd next. 
 
 The Monuments are to be ready for dedication not later than 
 October 1st, 1888. 
 
 The Commission do not desire to erect cheap Monuments, but the 
 best that may be obtained for the money available. 
 
 All designs, bids and samples of granite, together with all com- 
 munications, intended for the Commissioners should be addressed to 
 
 Frank Xolen, Secretary^ 
 102 \V. Lexington Street, Baltimore, Mil. 
 
 Circular Xo. :], 
 
 Baltimore, September 17, 1888. 
 
 Notice is hereby givrn that the Monuments now being 
 erected on the Battle-field of Gettysburg, by the State of Maryland. 
 to mark the positions, in that Battle, of the 
 
 1st Regiment Eastern Shore Maryhmd Volunteer Infantry. 
 1st Regiment Potomac Home Brigade Maryland Volunteer 
 
 Infantry. 
 3rd Regiment Maryland Volunteer Infantry. 
 1st Regiment Maryland Volunteer Cavalry. 
 Rigby's Battery ''A," 1st Maryland Artillery. 
 
 Will be Dedicated on Thursday, October 25th, 1888. 
 
 The Ceremonies will be participated in by the Governor of the 
 State, the Maryland National Guard, Department of Maryland Grand 
 Army of the Republic, and Survivors of the various Maryland and 
 other Regiments. 
 
 The Parade will form immediately on arrival of last train at 
 Gettysburg, and march to the Monuments, about one and a half 
 miles from the Depot. 
 
 Trains will leave Hillen Station at 8.30 A. M. and at intervals of five 
 minutes thereafter, to accommodate all who desire to go. Fare for 
 
122 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 the round trip will be one dollar. Tickets can be procured at Hillen, 
 Union and Fulton Stations, on the morning of October 25th. and at 
 Western Maryland Railroad Ticket Othce. 217 E. Baltimore Street. 
 on October 24th. 
 
 Posts of the Grand Army and other organized bodies (except 
 M. 2^. G.) desiring to participate can procure their tickets for seventy- 
 five cents by applying to the undersigned, at No. 102 West Lexington 
 Street, one door west of Liberty Street. These tickets are good only 
 for organized bodies, in uniform, or designated by appropriate badges, 
 and can only be procured by duly authorized otHcers or committees 
 of such organizations.. 
 
 Ex-Soldiers, not members of the Grand Army or other organiza- 
 tions, can procure the reduced tickets through the officers of such 
 Posts as they may desire to march with on that day ; but must have 
 some badge designating what Post or organization they are tempo- 
 rarily connected with. 
 
 The Commanding Officers of the Maryland National Guard will 
 arrange for Transportation of their Commands with B. H. Gris- 
 wold, Esq., General Passenger Agent Western Maryland Railroad, 
 at Hillen Station. 
 
 Commissarial. — As there will be neither time or facilities for 
 dinner at Gettysburg, previous to forming the Parade, it is advised 
 that each Post or organization arrange to carry Lunches, or provide 
 in advance for parties in Gettysburg to serve Lunch on the field. 
 This could be done by charging one dollar for the ticket, and using 
 the twenty-five cents to cover expense of Lunch. The Commission 
 will provide transportation from the depot in Gettysburg to the field 
 and return, /?ee, for all packages of Lunches. All such packages 
 must be plainly marked with the name of organization, in order to 
 avoid confusion, and the Secretary must be notified, in advance, of 
 the number and character of same. 
 
 Frank Nolen, Secreiary^ 
 102 W. Lexington Street. Baltimore. Md. 
 
 ClKCULAK XO. 4. 
 
 Baltimore, October 8, 1888. 
 To THE Survivors: 
 
 First Regiment Eastern Shore Maryland Volunteer Infantry. 
 
 First Regiment Potomac Home Brigade Maryland Volunteer In- 
 fantrv. 
 
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 Third Regiment Marvlaiid Voiiinteer lufaiitry. 
 First Regiment Ma.r3^1and Volunteer Cavali\y. 
 Rigby's Battery "A" First Maryland Artillery. 
 
 The monuments now being erected by the State of Maryland, to 
 designate and mark the positions occupied by your commands on 
 the Battle-field of Gettysburg, and in commemoration of your ser- 
 vices in that memorable Engagement, will be Dedicated, with ap- 
 propriate ceremonies, on 
 
 Thursday. October 25th, 1888. 
 
 The following distinguished persons and organizations have ac- 
 cepted invitations to be present and participate in the Ceremonies : 
 
 His Excellency. E. E. Jackson, Governor of Maryland, and 
 Stat}'. 
 
 Brig.-Gen. Stewart Brown and Stall'. 
 
 Gen. AYm. Warner. Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army 
 of the Republic. 
 
 Col. Theodore F. Lang, Commander Department of Mary- 
 land. G. A. R., and Stall'. 
 
 Fifth Regiment M. X. G., Col. Charles D. Gaither, 300 men, 
 with full Band and Drum Corps. 
 
 The Baltimore Light Infantry M. X. G., Lieut.-Col. H. A. 
 Barry. 150 men. with full Band and Drum Corps. 
 
 Howard Zouaves, Company K, First Regiment M. X. G.. Bal- 
 timore, Capt. George T. Robinson. 
 
 Bond Guards. First Regim^ent M. X. G.. Catonsville, Lieut. A. 
 M. Reed. 
 
 Towson Guards. Company I, First Regiment M. X. G., Tow- 
 son, Capt. Charles B. McClean. 
 
 JJnganore Guards. Company C, First Regiment M. X. G.. 
 I^nionville. Capt. E. D. Danner, 
 
 Monumental City Guards, M. X. G., Baltimore. Capt. Spencer, 
 55 men, with Drum Corps. 
 
 Baltimore Rifles, M. X. G.. Capt. Matthews, 40 men. with 
 Band. 
 
 Alleghany Guards. M. X. G., Cumberland. Capt. Burgee, 40 
 men, with Drum Corps. 
 
 A^eteran Volunteer Firemen, Baltimore, Charles T. Holloway, 
 President, 70 men, with the American Drum Corps. 
 
 Gen. J. F. Reynolds Post, Xo. 2, G. A. R., -Frederick. Com- 
 mander Ira Tvler. 
 
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 Keno Post, Xo. 4, G, A. R,, Hagerstown, Commander Charles 
 
 X. Winner. 
 Tyler Post, Xo. 5, G. A. R.. Cumberland, Commander E. 
 
 Hadra. 
 Custer Post, No. 6, G. A. R., Baltimore, Commander William 
 
 T. Robinson. 
 Lincoln Post, No. 7, G. A. R., Baltimore, Commander George 
 
 H. Brightman. 
 Denison Post, No. 8, G. A. R., Hampden, Commander "W^illiam 
 
 H. Ebaugh, with Drum Corps. 
 Wingate Post, No. 9, G. A. R., North-East, Commander Wil- 
 
 ■ liam J. Clark. 
 Burns Post, No. 13, Westminster, Commander William A. 
 
 McKellip. 
 Antietara Post, No. 14, G. A. R., Sharpsburg, Commander J. 
 
 H. Heck. 
 Guy Post, No. 16, G. A. R.. Baltimore, Commander George C. 
 
 Cooper, 35 men, with Drum Corps. 
 Hicks Post. No. 24, G. A. R.. Easton, Commander Thomas H. 
 
 Coburn. 
 Lyon Post, No. 31. G. A. R., Hagerstown, Commander H. W. 
 
 Dorsey. 
 King Post, No. 33, G. A. R.. Baltimore, Commander J. W. 
 
 Mitchell. 
 Gosnell Post, No. 39, G. A. R.. Glyndon, Commander William 
 
 D. Burns. 
 Arthur Post, No. 41, G. A. R., Emmittsburg. Commander O. 
 
 A. Horner. 
 A. C. Spicer Post, No. 43, G. A. R.. Eklo, Commander .John 
 
 W. Spicer. 
 Survivors of the Purnell Legion. 
 
 Several other companies of the Maryland National Guard and 
 Posts of the Grand Army of the Republic have the invitation under 
 consideration, and will probably accept. 
 
 The Commission specially desire that the Survivors of your Regi- 
 ment attend in a bod}^ and, in order tliat they may be readily I'ecog- 
 nized, you are requested to wear the ''Survivor's Badge." 
 which we inclose herein. 
 
 Special Excursion Trains will be run from Baltimore to Gettys- 
 burg and return for the accommodation of the public, on October 
 25th. leaving Hillen Station at 8.30 A. M., stopping at Union. Penn- 
 sylvania Avenue and Fulton Stations. Returning, leave Gettysburg 
 at G P. M. Round trip tickets $1.00, to be had at the ticket otHces 
 
GETTYSBURG MONUMENT COMMISSION. 125 
 
 at these Stations on morning of Excursion, and at Western Mary- 
 land Kailroad ticket office, 217 East Baltimore street, on October 
 24th. You can procure a (Survivor's) Ticket for 75 cents b}' apply- 
 ing to the undersigned at any time previous to the 25th instant. 
 
 Fbank Nolen, Secretary, 
 102 West Lexington Street, Baltimore, Md. 
 
 R LJ L E S 
 
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 e-Fid( 
 
 Incorporated April 30, 1864, Amended April 24, 1865, and 
 April 21, 1885. 
 
 The following rules regulating the erection of Monuments and 
 Memorials must he strictly complied wilh : 
 
 I. All persons are forbidden, under the penalty of the law, to 
 place, change or remove any stake or marker on the grounds under 
 the control of the Memorial Association, without the knowledge 
 and consent of the Superintendent of Grounds. 
 
 II. Any one who shall construct any foundation for, or erect any 
 monument or memorial upon the grounds of the Association, before 
 the Superintendent of Grounds shall have designated the place and 
 given a permit will be regarded as a trespasser and be amenable to 
 the severe penalties provided for in the Charter of the Association. 
 
 IM. The Superintendent shall not permit the erection of any 
 monument or memorial until its location and the inscription to be 
 placed thereon shall have been approved by the proper committee of 
 the Association. 
 
 IV. All monuments or memorials hereafter erected must be of 
 granite or real bronze. 
 
 V. On the front of each monument must be the number of the 
 regiment or battery. State, brigade, division and corps, in letters not 
 less than four inches long, and in addition thereto the time the re<>i- 
 
126 REPORT OP THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 ment held the position, and a brief statement of any important 
 movement it made. 
 
 If the regiment was actively engaged, its eflective strength and 
 casualties must be given, which must agree with the official records 
 of the War Department. If it was in reserve, it should be so 
 stated. 
 
 If the same position was held by other troops or if the command 
 occupied more than one important position, the inscription should 
 explain it. 
 
 All lettering must be deeply and distinctly cut. 
 
 Any statue or figure of a soldier must be so placed as to face the 
 enemy's line. 
 
 VI. The monument must be on the line of battle held by the 
 brigade unless the regiment was detached, and if possible the right 
 and left flanks of the regiment or battery must be marked with 
 stones not less than two feet in height. 
 
 If the same line was held by other troops, the monuments must 
 be placed in the order in Avhich the several commands occupied the 
 grounds, the first being on the first line, the second at least twenty 
 feet in the rear of it, and so on, the inscriptions explaining the 
 movements. 
 
 VII. Where practicable ground must be filled in to the top of the 
 foundation, and well and neatl}^ sodded, 
 
 VIII. Two copies of the inscription nmst be sent to the Secretary 
 of the Association, one to be returned approved, and the other to be 
 placed on file with the Secretary, and they should be distinct from 
 other written matter. 
 
 Rb:commendations. 
 
 As the memorials erected upon this field will not only mark the 
 positions held by the several commands, but will also be regimental 
 or battery monuments, and in most instances the only ones ever 
 erected by them, the Memorial Association strongly recommend 
 that the inscription be not only historically accurate, but be suffi- 
 cient in detail to give an idea of the services of the command. This 
 may add slightly to the cost, but it will add much more to the com- 
 pleteness of the monument. 
 
 In the years to come, when the identity of the regiment shall have 
 been merged in the history of the battle, the visitor to this great 
 battle-field will be interested to know just where the troops from his 
 city or county fought, and to learn something of the services ren- 
 dered by them. 
 
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GETTYSBURG MONUMENT COMMISSION. 12T 
 
 It is, therefore, recommended that upon one side of tlie monu- 
 ment should be stated the part of the State from which the regi- 
 ment was recruited, date of muster in and muster out, total strength 
 and losses during its service, and the battles in whicli it partici- 
 pated. 
 
 Suggestions. 
 
 It is the desire and determination of the (jettysburg Battle-field 
 Memorial Association to secure the greatest possible historical ac- 
 curacy for the legends of the monuments erected on the field. 
 
 It has been decided by the Board of Directors to adopt the official 
 records of the battle, recently compiled at the Adjutant General's 
 office, as to the strength and casualties of the several commands in 
 the battle, believing that the historical data thus secured would 
 generally be more accurate than that which individuals could fur- 
 nish. 
 
 The War Department record may not be absolutely correct; men 
 reported wounded afterwards died; others reported missing were 
 afterward found to be wounded or killed, but it has been found 
 necessary at the Adjutant General's office to establish a limit, and 
 that limit is the official return. 
 
 There is nothing in this rule, however, to prevent monument com- 
 mittees from haA'ing the record of their commands revised at the 
 War Department; and any changes furnished officially from the 
 Adjutant General's office will be cheerfully adopted by the Associa- 
 tion. Or if it is known that a soldier reported wounded^ afterwards 
 died of his wounds, or one who was reported "missing'' is known 
 to have been killed, a corresponding revision may be made in the 
 inscription, and the name added to a list designated "killed or mor- 
 tally wounded." Or if wounded only, the name may be changed 
 from the list of missing to the list of wounded; but the aggregate 
 nmst remain unchanged and a report of the case must be submitted 
 with the inscription. 
 
 If monument committees add names of other battles they must 
 assume the responsibility of their accuracy ; and the official name 
 of the battle adopted at the War Department must be given. Such 
 list it is desirable should be preceded by the date of the muster in 
 and followed by the date of the muster out of the regiment. 
 
 Deep and solid foundations are of the utmost importance. A 
 strata of rock comes very near the surface on many parts of the 
 field. Where it does not, a few dollars additional will secure a per- 
 manent and satisfactory foundation. A few dollars saved from the 
 foundation may jeopardize the entire structure. 
 
128 STATE OP iMARYLAND MONUMENT COMMISSION. 
 
 The flank stones placed with the number of the regiment cut 
 on the fjices nearest the monument will readily determine the align- 
 ment. 
 
 Permanence and durability in lettering should be the aim. Whether 
 the letter is sunk or raised, it should be deep and sharp, that it may 
 be easily read ; and particularly that it may withstand the ravages 
 of time. 
 
 Each monument should stand high enough to secure ready drain- 
 age. iSTo more proper setting or finish can be given it than a carpet 
 of good sod, well enriched. The pleasing effect of a beautiful mon- 
 ument may be entirely neutralized by untidy surroundings, and if 
 not put in order at first it will seldom be done afterwards. 
 
 C. H. BUEHLER, 
 
 Vice-l^resident. 
 Attest: — loHX M. Krauth, Secretary. 
 
SURVIVORS. 
 
 Note. — Realizing that no record of tlie Soldiers enlisted from 
 Maryland have been kept at the State Department, the Commis- 
 sioners made special efforts to procure the names and addresses 
 of all the Survivors of the Maryland Commands engaged in the 
 Battle of Gettysburg, and regret that they were unable to do so. 
 The following incomplete list however, it is hoped, may prove 
 of iifreat service to all interested. 
 
 FIKST EASTERN SHORE MARYLAND VOLUN- 
 TEERS. 
 
 Lieutenant-Colonel — W. H. Comegys, Greensboro, Md. 
 Adjutant — John E. Rastall. Argentine, Wyandotte Co.. Kansas. 
 Chaplain — Thomas L. Poulson, Flushing, N. Y. 
 Surgeon — .J. McK. Kemp, Glen Morris, Md. 
 Captains — Andrew Staftord, Preston, Md. 
 
 Thomas Numbers, Millington, Md. 
 George W. Evans, Lutherville, Md. 
 A. C. Hennessee, U. S. Army. 
 J.ieutenants — G. W. Parker, Baltimore. 
 
 W. A. Bailey, Baltimore. 
 
 W. H. Willis. Church Creek, Md. 
 
 W. T. Eobinson, Baltimore. 
 
 John H. Shane, Baltimore. 
 
 W. H. Pearson, Baltimore. 
 
 Wm. J. Porter, Princess Anne, Md. 
 
 M. Jones, Baltimore. 
 
 Hans Lawson, Cristield, Md. 
 
 Thomas H. Coburn, Easton, Md. 
 
 James R, Hooper. Baltimore, 
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130 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 Lieutenants — Leonard Shanley Davis. Xew York. 
 Solomon Coburn, Baltimore. 
 John Emory Mowbray, Dover, Del. 
 Robert J. W. Gary, Denton, Md. 
 Richard H. Comegys, Greensboro', Md. 
 
 Abbott, Daniel E. R. 
 
 Alburger, W. H., Federalsburg, Md. 
 
 Adams, John Q., Trappe. Talbot County, Md. 
 
 Andrews, Mat., Greensboro', Md. 
 
 Butler. P. W., Preston, Caroline County, Md. 
 
 Butler, W. E., Preston, Caroline County, Md. 
 
 Blades, Charles A., St. Michael's, Md. 
 
 Bell, Gustavus, Oxford. Md. 
 
 Barton, Samuel, Baltimore. 
 
 Brashears, Jos.. Pennsylvania. 
 
 Brown, John F. T., Wye Mills, Talbot County, Md. 
 
 Bryan, William, Cambridge, Md. 
 
 Botham, Levering. Cambridge, Md. 
 
 Bailey, W. C, Baltimore. 
 
 Baggs, Jos., Temple ville, Md. 
 
 Bailey, John R., Baltimore. 
 
 Benny, Frank, Crisfield. Md. 
 
 Christopher, Silas, Fowling Creek, Caroline County, Md. 
 
 Carroll, W. H., Federalsburg, Md. 
 
 Carroll, John W., Federalsburg, Md. 
 
 Cecil, George T., Baltimore. 
 
 Chaplain, W. R,, Easton, Md. 
 
 Chaplain, Solomon D., St. Michael's, Md. 
 
 Callender, Henry, Baltimore City. 
 
 Craig, W. T., Norfolk, Ya. 
 
 Collins, John E., Concord, Md. 
 
 Cochran, R., Fowling Creek, Md. 
 
 Comiskey, Daniel, National Soldier's Home, Dayton, Ohio. 
 
 Cheezum, W., Preston, Caroline County, Md. 
 
 Christopher, James M., Fowling Creek, Md. 
 
 Charles, Simon P., Hynson, Caroline County, Md. 
 
 Davis, Charles M., Federalsburg, Md. 
 
 Davis, William F.. Dover, Del. 
 
 Dean, Robert, Preston, Caroline County, Md. 
 
 Dunuett, Levin, Hoopersville, Dorchester County, Md. 
 
 Dillen, James B., Preston, Caroline County, Md. 
 
 Dillen. Lewis J., Preston, Caroline County, Md. 
 
 Fluharty, Daniel, Federalsburg, Md. 
 
 Fairbanks, Joshua M., St. Michael's, Md. 
 
GETTYSBURG MONUMENT COMMISSION. 131 
 
 Fluharty, W. L., Trappe. Talbot County, Md. 
 
 riuharty. George T., Trappe, Talbot County. Md. 
 
 Franton, James T., Trappe, Talbot County, Md. 
 
 Ford, George T., Baltimore. 
 
 Gray, W. L., Federalsburg, Md. 
 
 Gibson, Charles W., Easton, Md. 
 
 Ginage, James H., Trappe, Talbot County. Md. 
 
 Gootee, Kelly, Baltimore. 
 
 Holmes, John, Trappe. Talbot County. Md. 
 
 Hollis, James, Greenwood, Md. 
 
 Hollis. W. H., Preston, Caroline County, Md. 
 
 Haddaway, W. H., Oxford. Md. 
 
 Harris, S. T., Cambridge. Md. 
 
 Heritage, Thomas, Baltimore. 
 
 Harper, .James S., Bethlehem, Md. 
 
 Harper, Shadrach. Bethlehem, Md. 
 
 Harrington, Thomas E.. Muncy, Ind. 
 
 Hutchinson, W". A., Cambridge, Md. 
 
 Haines, G. W.. Auburn, California. 
 
 Jennings, J. .J., Federalsburg, Md. 
 
 .Tester, K. T., Easton, Md. 
 
 Jester, Charles, Baltimore. 
 
 Johnson, George W., Baltimore. 
 
 Jones, Theo., St. Michael's, Md. 
 
 Jones. S. T., Dover, Del. 
 
 Jones. li. C, Dover. Del. 
 
 Kenney. .T. T., Chincoteague Isles, Va. 
 
 Keys. W. W., Soldiers' flome, Hampton, Ya. 
 
 Long. C. Chaille, Colonel of Egyptian Army. 
 
 Lee. Dallas M., Hillsboro', Caroline County, Md. 
 
 Lee, .James, Hillsboro', Caroline County, Md. 
 
 Lee. AL, St. Michael's, Md. 
 
 McNeese, John. Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, La. 
 
 Moore, Daniel W., Federalsburg, Md. 
 
 Mobray, Jacob T. , Federalsburg, Md. 
 
 Moore, E. T., Preston, Caroline County. Md. 
 
 Mart, W. T., Baltimore. 
 
 MuUikiu, Henry, Baltimore. 
 
 Mullikin, William, Baltimore. 
 
 Mullikin, George A., Trappe, Talbot County, Md. 
 
 Mullikin, Charles F., Trappe, Talbot County, Md. 
 
 Merritt, John P., Baltimore. 
 
 McCarty. Charles. Baltimore. 
 
132 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 Morgan, George, American Corner. Md. 
 
 Morgan, W. F., Hynson, Md. 
 
 Newman, Edward M., Trappe, Talbot County, Md. 
 
 Ozman, H. B., Trappe, Talbot County, Md. 
 
 Patton, William, Philadelphia. 
 
 Patton. W. J., Merchantsville, Caroline County, Md. 
 
 Palmer, Henry C, Baltimore. 
 
 Price, W. T.. Oxford, Md. 
 
 Parote, Charles A., Trappe, Talbot County, Md. 
 
 Price, James E., Hambleton, Talbot County, Md. 
 
 Perry, W. E , Preston, Caroline County, Md. 
 
 Eoss, Robert W., Baltimore. 
 
 Rolle, r. r., Trappe, Talbot County. Md. 
 
 Rathell, Levin, Indiana. 
 
 Rose, Jos. P. W., Pennsylvania. 
 
 Robinson, John G., Baltimore. 
 
 Robinson, Jos. B.. Baltimore. 
 
 Richardson, W. C Cambridge, Md. 
 
 Rawley, Robert, Cambridge, Md. 
 
 Rawlings, H. C, Greensboro, Md. 
 
 Rawlings, W. P., Smithville, N. J. 
 
 Richardson, R. P., Baltimore. 
 
 Rose, Josiah B., Cordova. Talbot County, Md. 
 
 Steele, Samuel. Baltimore. 
 
 Shane, H. C, Philadelphia. 
 
 Seymoure, W . T. H., Trappe, Talbot County, Md. 
 
 Seymoure, Charles S., Easton, Md. 
 
 Shane, Edward A.; Philadelphia. 
 
 Somerville, W., Pittsburg. 
 
 Smith, James H., Taylor's Island, Dorchester County, Md. 
 
 Smith, Benjamin C, Georgetown, Md. 
 
 Smith, Charles F., Greensboro, Md. 
 
 Sparklin. Silas, Baltimore. - 
 
 Sinkler, W. F., Baltimore. 
 
 Stafford, W. P., Burrsville, Md. 
 
 Towers, Wesley, Fowling Creek. Caroline County, Md. 
 
 Tull, James F., Oxford, Md. 
 
 Tucker, N. R. M., Trappe. Talbot County, Md. 
 
 Towers, Thomas, Hobbs, Caroline County, Md. 
 
 Thomas, Tillman H., American Corner, Md. 
 
 Thomas, Samuel, Greensboro, Md. 
 
 Terrington, George, Snow Hill, Md. 
 
 Trice, Andrew M., St. Michael's, Md. 
 
 Truett, ,Tohn. Cambridge, Md. 
 
GETTYSBURG MONUMENT COMMISSION. 133 
 
 Woolford, Thomas J., Soldiers' Home, Hampton, Va. 
 
 Willey. Thomas J.. Baltimore. 
 
 WooU'ord, Joseph, Madison. Dorchester County. Md. 
 
 Wright. Jackson, Williamsburg. X. J. 
 
 WilHams, W. H. H., Oxfgrd, Md. 
 
 Walker. Robert F., Easton. Md. 
 
 Webb, John, Vienna. Md. 
 
 Webb, James, Vienna, Md. 
 
 White, John, Deal's Island, Somerset County. Md. 
 
 Walters, J. B.. Deal's Island, Somerset County. Md. 
 
 Williams. Thomas F.. Hynson, Caroline County. Md. 
 
 RIGBY'S BATTERY ''A." 
 
 Lieutenants — Thomas Binyon, Baltimore. 
 
 John T. Daneker. (Woodberry.) Baltimore. 
 
 Allen. Thomas P\, (Waverly. i Baltimore. 
 
 Appleby, John P., Baltimore. 
 
 Bennett, William D., Baltimore. 
 
 Bradley. Harry, (Waverly,) Baltimore. 
 
 Bufter. Jos. R., Baltimore. 
 
 Burns. Edward, Baltimore. 
 
 Busby, James, (Calverton,) Baltimore. 
 
 Caulk, James M., Suffolk. Va. 
 
 Cole, Charles, Baltimore. 
 
 Cramblitt, G. W. 
 
 Crockett, William H., (Waverly,) Baltimore. 
 
 Crouch. Stewart, (Waverly.) Baltimore. 
 
 Daneker, Edwin T., Baltimore. 
 
 Daneker, Charles W.. Baltimore. 
 
 Daneker, Samuel H., Baltimore. 
 
 Dickson, Henry, Baltimore. 
 
 Fink. Adam. Cumberland, Md. 
 
 Ford, W. E.. Baltimore. 
 
 Gabler, Louis H., (VV^averly,) Baltimore. 
 
 Goodman, W. C, Washington, I). C. 
 
 Hewitt. Elmer, Baltimore. 
 
 Hewitt. George H., Baltimore. 
 
 .Tones, Henry A., Baltimore. 
 
 Jones, Henry C, Baltimore. 
 
 Kelly, John, Baltimore. 
 
134 KEPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 Keirle, Eobert W., Baltimore. 
 
 Keller, John, (Waverly,) Baltimore. 
 
 King, Richard, Baltimore. 
 
 Koogle, Adam, Denver, Col. 
 
 Lawton, Richard, Baltimore. ^ 
 
 Lewis, James, Baltimore. 
 
 Little, Edw. C, Baltimore. 
 
 Mathison, G. W., Baltimore. 
 
 Mills, Adolphus, Baltimore. 
 
 Moffit, G. W., Baltimore. 
 
 Moore, Charles J., Washington. D. C. 
 
 Morton, John, Baltimore. 
 
 Mulligan, James, Baltimore. 
 
 Mills, Samuel, Baltimore. 
 
 McDonough, J., Baltimore. 
 
 McJilton, W. G., (Waverly.) Baltimore. 
 
 Parker, W. H., Baltimore. 
 
 Pettit, Sylvester. Baltimore. 
 
 Richardson, Samuel H., Upper X Roads. Harford County, Md. 
 
 Schofield, Tilghman, (Waverly,) Baltimore. 
 
 Schultz, James A., Baltimore. 
 
 Smith, M. A., Bainbridge, Lancaster County, Pa. 
 
 Sons, William, Baltimore. 
 
 Temple, Andrew J., Mt. Winans, Baltimore County, Md. 
 
 Travers, A. H., Cincinnati, Ohio. 
 
 Watts, Jos., Baltimore. 
 
 Witts, W., Baltimore. 
 
 Wirts, William H., Baltimore. 
 
 FIRST REGIMENT MARYLAND VOLUNTEER 
 CAVALRY. 
 
 Colonels — James M. Deems. Baltimore. 
 
 A. W. Evans, Elkton. Md. 
 Captains — Philip L. Hiteshew, Frederick, Md. 
 
 Henry McMachen, Cleveland, Ohio. 
 
 Randolph Norwood, Baltimore. 
 
 T. C. S. Gallaway, Washington, D. C. 
 
 J. Hancock, Pittsburg, Pa. 
 
 William H. Grafflin, Baltimore. 
 
GETTYSBURG MONUMENT COMMISSION. l'^5 
 
 Lieutenant— John H. Dittman, Baltimore. 
 H. C. Errick, Baltimore. 
 David Stiner, Baltimore. 
 H. Appel, Baltimore. 
 • C. H. Bankard, Clmrleston, S. C. 
 Surgeon— R. A. S. Dodson, Michael's, Md. 
 Amo!^, C. Baltimore. 
 Amos, James, Baltimore County. 
 Anderson. J. H., Williamsport, Md. 
 Ashley. John, Baltimore. 
 Bachman, Frederick, Baltimore. 
 Bachmau. Henry, Baltimore. 
 Bennett, D.. Baltimore. 
 Blank, Joseph. Baltimore. 
 Bond, John, Baltimore. 
 Brand, C, Baltimore. 
 Bernhardi, C, Baltimore. 
 Bromley, Thomas J,, Baltimore. 
 Brown, Joseph, Annapolis. Md. 
 Caslell, P. P.. Laurel. Prince George's County, Md. 
 Chenoweth, W. E., (Woodberry,) Baltimore. 
 Christ, Henry, Charles County, Md. 
 Cole, Jos., Baltimore. 
 Copes. George L., Baltimore. 
 Cook, R. H., Washington. 1). C 
 Forward, R. B., Bel Air. 
 Gemmill, Philip, New Cumberland. Pa. 
 Hall, D. E., Baltimore. 
 Hayes. W. B., Baltimore. 
 Horn, John, Baltimore. 
 Henkle, August, Washington, D. C. 
 Hewitt, Jos. A., Baltimore. 
 Irwin, Henry, Baltimore. 
 Jackson, C, Baltimore. 
 
 Jordan, James Hampton, Burlingame, Kansas. 
 Jaeger, Frederick, Baltimore. 
 Kahl, George, Baltimore. 
 Karman, Michael. Baltimore. 
 
 Knight, W. H., Chestnut Hill, Harford County, Md. 
 Knockey, C. A., Washington, D. C. 
 Lovejoy, Willard, Baltimore. 
 McVoy, W., Virginia. 
 Mohrbach, John, Baltimore. 
 Moody, J., Boston, Mass. 
 
136 REPORT OP THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 Miller. Henr}^ Soldiers' Home, Va. 
 
 Myers, David, York, Pa. 
 
 Montgomery. Thomas J,, Sparrow's Point, Md. 
 
 O'Brien, C. H., Washington, D. C. 
 
 Parker, W. G.. Baltimore. 
 
 I'riesterjohn, Theodore, Baltimore. 
 
 Reany, C. H.. Baltimore. 
 
 Roes, C, Baltimore. 
 
 Rogers, Jos. K.. Baltimore. 
 
 Bolder, E., Baltimore. 
 
 Sanders, C, Baltimore. 
 
 Sanders, Joseph. Baltimore. 
 
 Schi'irr, C, Baltimore. 
 
 Sanner, T., Baltimore. 
 
 Scherer. G. W., Washington, I). C. 
 
 Scherer, John. Baltimore. 
 
 Stanger, L., Baltimore. 
 
 Straebel, F., Baltimore. 
 
 Stump, Anthony, Baltimore. 
 
 Seymour, Alexnnder A., Eastou. Md. 
 
 Thompson, . Baltimore. 
 
 Tibbies, John. Baltimore. 
 Teipel, C. H., Baltimore. 
 Turner, Vincent, Baltimore. 
 Twist, H. C, Baltimore. 
 Vogt, H., Baltimore. 
 Wagner, C. H.. Shrewsbury, Pa. 
 Wagner, John. Shrewsbury, Pa. 
 Weller, John. Baltimore. 
 Whitely, -Joseph, Baltimore. 
 Woods, John W., Baltimore. 
 Woods, W.. Baltimore. 
 Yeager, Frederick, Baltimore. 
 Younger, Robert, Baltimore. 
 Zimmer, W., Boston, Mass. 
 
 COMPANY '^A" PURNELL LEGION CAVALRY. 
 
 Colonel — William H. Purnell, Frederick. Md. 
 Captain — James Lord, Reading, Pa. 
 Lieutenants — Lewis P. Seibold, Washington, D. C. 
 J. W. Strong, Dallas, Texas. 
 
GETTYSBUKG MONUMENT COMMISSION. 
 
 13t 
 
 Assistant Surgeon— 7. H. Jarrett, Towson. Md. 
 Almouey, Abraham, Coopstown, Harford county, Md. 
 Akin, William T., Chicago, 111. 
 Almoney, James, Norrisville, Harford County, Md. 
 Brown, John, Baltimore. 
 
 Badders, Samuel. New Park, York County, Pa. 
 Conner, Albert. Snow Hill. Md. 
 Collett, Eustace J., Washington. D. C. 
 Clemmons, James, Gatshellville, Pa. 
 
 Channell. , Baltimore. 
 
 Duncan, William, Norrisville, Harford County, Md. 
 
 Eichorne, Henry, Baltimore. 
 
 Engle, Charles A,, Harrisbnrg. Pa. 
 
 Ford, Benjamin M., Wilkins' Run. Licking County, Ohio. 
 
 Gilroy, William. New York City. 
 
 Groupy, William, Norrisville, Harford County, Md. 
 
 Hudson, William, Norrisville, Harford County, Md. 
 
 Harman, William, Windsor, York County, Pa. 
 
 Handlin, Joseph J., Vallejo, Cal. 
 
 Jones, Alexander P., Belair, Plarford County, Md. 
 
 Kline, William, Washington, D. C. 
 
 Low, Justus. Clermont Mills, Md. 
 
 McMullen. John, Allibone, Harford County, Md. 
 
 Mullenberg, Charles, Baltimore. 
 
 Massey, Moses J., New Britton. Hamilton County. Ind. 
 
 Merryman. Henry S., Fawn Grove, Pa. 
 
 Norris, Jonathan. Seneca, Newton County, Mo. 
 
 Naggle, Edward, Churchville. Harford County, Md. 
 
 Russet, Joseph, Salisbury. Md. 
 
 Reed, Jeremiah S.. I^ancaster. Pa. 
 
 Strawbridge, Henry M., Bladensburg, Harford County, Md. 
 
 Shaffer. Francis, Su'mmertield, Baltimore County, Md. 
 
 Sherar, Archibald D.. Baltimore. 
 
 Shaffer. John A., Harrisburg, Pa. 
 
 Stengel, Rev. Adam R., Port Deposit, Md. 
 
 Toy, James C, Washington, D. C. 
 
 Vandover, Silent. Ellenville, Ulster County, N. Y. 
 
 Ward, Henry A., Chestnut Hill. Harford County, Md. 
 
 Williamson, J. S.. Harrisburg. Pa. 
 
 Wambaugh. Daniel, South Fork. Cambria County. Pa. 
 
138 REPORT OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
 THIRD REGIMENT MARYLAND VOLUNTEER 
 INFANTRY. 
 
 Colouel^Joseph M. Svidsburg, Baltimore. 
 Lieuteuaiit-Colonel— G. P. Robinson. Jersey City. X. J. 
 Major — Samuel Kramer, Washington. 1). C. 
 Surgeon — A. A. White, Baltimore. 
 Assistant Surgeon — W. A. Anderson. Montreal. Can. 
 Captains — H. Littlejohu, Xew York. 
 James Roll', Baltimore. 
 W. T. Hilleary. Baltimore. 
 William Ferguson, Washington, 1). C. 
 J. H. Sherwood, Baltimore. 
 
 Joseph F. Carter, Dorsey Station. Howard County, Md. 
 Leon Larzoe, Newark, X. J, 
 J. H. Allen, Washington, D. C. 
 W. M. Ambrose. Washington, 1). C. 
 Lieutenants— Charles Downes, Baltimore. 
 Laertes O. Mi Hess, Baltimore. 
 Charles Saumeuig, Baltimore. 
 William W. Waite, Baltimore. 
 George W. Enuess, Middletown, Del. 
 William L. Snyder, Baltimore. 
 Andrews, Benjamin S., Baltimore. 
 Bender, John, Hanesville, Kent County, Md. 
 Brown, William, Martinsburg, W. Va. 
 Blades, John, Washington, T). C. 
 Barron, John. Washington, I). C. 
 Ball, John W., Baltimore. 
 Beckil, Henry, Baltimore. 
 Cross, Gabriel, Washington, D. C. 
 Cropper, John, St. Michael's, Md. 
 Durr, Henry. Phfpnix, Baltimore County. Md. 
 Davey, Arthur, Baltimore. 
 Erdman, W. H., Baltimore. 
 Ewalt, Henry. Baltimore. 
 Elserode, Nelson, Baltimore. 
 Ernest, George, Baltimore. 
 
 Fairbanks, Joseph M., St. Michael's. Talbot County. Md. 
 Fantam, Edward, St. Michael's, Md. 
 Geiser, Christian, Reading, Pa. 
 Gansewig, Rudolph, Baltimore. 
 
GETTYSBURG MONUMENT COMMISSION. 139 
 
 Gei.ser, William. Oil City. Pa. 
 Glathers, John, Baltimore. 
 Haugh, Jesse H., Taneytown. Md. 
 Harman. Hewitt, Martin.sburg, W. Va. 
 Hutchison, Edward, M. D., Utica. N. Y. 
 Harps, Frank. Baltimore. 
 Heydenrich. Emil. Baltimore. 
 Harrison, I)., Baltimore. 
 Higgins, Daniel J., St. Michael's. Md. 
 Henderson, George. Oakland, Cal. 
 Hedding. E. C. Paw Paw. W. Va. 
 Jones. William, Baltimore. 
 Jefierson. Joseph W\. St. Michael's. Md. 
 Jones; J. H., St. Michael's, Md. 
 Jones, Greenberry, St. Michael's, Md. 
 Karger. Henry, Baltimore. 
 Knight, J. T.. Baltimore. 
 Kirhy. W. X., St. Michael's. Md. 
 Klein, Louis, Baltimore. 
 Krauser, George, Baltimore. 
 
 Locker, John H., Washington, D. C. 
 
 Lanham, John, Washington, D. C, 
 
 Leadman. Charles. St. Michael's, Md. 
 
 Liiikler. W. T.. St. Michael's. Md. 
 
 Lowdermilk, V. S.. Washington, B. C. 
 
 Monaghan. W. B., Hancock. Lancaster County, Pa. 
 
 McAlwee, B. F.. Washington. D. C. 
 
 Muhl, George. Sr., Baltimore County, Md 
 
 Murphy. Thomas. Baltimore. 
 
 Miller, Ludwig. Baltimore. 
 
 Miller. Henry. Jjaltimore. 
 
 McQuay, Dan.. St. Michael's. Md. 
 
 Patterson, J. L. B., Baltimore. 
 
 Romney. Charles W., Baltimore. 
 
 Rieger. George. Baltimore. 
 
 Rome, John. Baltimore. 
 
 Reiser, J. J., Chicago. 111. 
 
 Schenkel, Leonard, Golden Ring P. ().. Baltimore County, Md. 
 
 Schultz. A., Washington, D. C. 
 
 Schmelz. John. Frostburg, Md. 
 
 Stark. John T.. York, Pa. 
 
 Shisler, John, Belair, Lancaster County, Pa. 
 
 Snyder, Samuel, Harper's Ferry, W. Va. 
 
 Schneider, George. Baltimore. 
 
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 Sherer, Gottfried, Baltimore. 
 
 Sittler, A. F., Baltimore, 
 
 Spamer. C. A. E., Baltimore. ' 
 
 Shelden, James, Baltimore. 
 
 Stanly, W., Baltimore. 
 
 Sellers, Simon, Baltimore. 
 
 Treadway. S. B., Hanesville. Kent County. Md. 
 
 Thrush, Frank D.. Baltimore. 
 
 Tarbuttou, W. T., St. Michael's, Md. 
 
 Taylor, W. H., San Gabriel, Cal. 
 
 r^lrich, John, Baltimore. 
 
 Warnell. G. W.. Baltimore. 
 
 Wales, G. K., St. Michael's. Talbot County. Md. 
 
 Wilhelm, Perry. Dorchester. Xeb. 
 
 West. G.. St. Michael's, Talbot County. Md. 
 
 Weaver, Joe, Baltimore. 
 
 Weichart, William, Baltimore. 
 
 Wooders, John, Baltimore. 
 
 AVeston, James. St. Michael's. Md. 
 
 Yerkes, George, (Woodberry). Baltimore. 
 
 FIRST REGIMENT POTOMAC HOME BRIGADE. 
 
 Colonel — William P. Maulsby, Westminster, Md. 
 Lieutenant-Colonels — John A. Steiner, Frederick, Md. i 
 
 R. Ellsworth Cook, Hagerstown. Md. 
 Major— John I. Yellott, Towson. Baltimore County. Md. 
 Adjutant— W'. P. Maulsby, Jr.. Frederick. Md. 
 Captains— Charles H. Baugher. Clerk in House Correction. Md. 
 Joseph W. Groft; Frederick, Md. 
 W. F. Mathews, Baltimore. 
 Walter Saunders, Frederick, Md. 
 W. T. Faithful, Baltimore. 
 John T. Whittier, New Brunswick, N. J. 
 , Lieutenants — George W. Glessner, Frederick, Md. 
 Gideon H. Staley, Baltimore. 
 Henry C. Eoberts. Baltimore. 
 David Kolb. Frederick, Md. 
 S. L. Bridge, Baltimore. 
 George H. Wain, Baltimore. 
 T. B. Hall, Baltimore. 
 
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 Lieutenants — Jerome B. Burke. Washington. I). C. 
 H. E. King, Kansi.s City, Mo. 
 J. P. liyan, Baltimore. 
 Alexander, William J., Baltimore. 
 Bellis, Roger, Washington, D, C. 
 Boyd, Charles C, Washington, D. C. 
 Bird, J. A., Martinsburg, W. Va. 
 Beck, J. J., Martinsburg, W. Yii. 
 Bowles, J. T., Sleepy Creek, W. Va. 
 Brady, William H., Baltimore. 
 Brooks, William, Baltimore. 
 Brown, W., Baltimore. 
 Brown, Samuel, Baltimore. 
 Brown, -lames E,, Baltimore. 
 Brown, William G., Baltimore. 
 Boyd, Benjamin, Baltimore. 
 Brown, Cornelius, Baltimore. 
 Brown, W. H., Baltimore. 
 Brummel, David O., Carroll County. Md. 
 Bayne, W. C, Baltimore. 
 Bellison, Milton, Gist, Carroll County, Md. 
 Brown, George N., Baltimore. 
 Breighner, S. J., Westminster, Md. 
 Burns, David, Westminster, Md. 
 Burras, Edward, Erederick, Md. 
 
 Barrick, , Walkersville, Erederick County, Md. 
 
 Brill, George, Hagerstown, Md. 
 Babel, J. C, Frederick, Md. 
 Chase, Samuel, Cherry Eun, W. Va. 
 Crum, Isaac L., Araby, Frederick County, Md. 
 Cook, Thomas, Baltimore. 
 Cook, William, Baltimore. 
 Cruchley, Milton, Frederick, ^Id. 
 Cashoe, Joseph A., Baltimore. 
 Chenowith, William H., Pikesville, Md. 
 Drenneu, D. F., Baltimore. 
 Eades, Peter M., Erederick, Md. 
 Eckard, Theodore, Baltimore. 
 Everett, John H., Berkeley Springs. W. \'a. 
 Englar, Herod, Baltimore. 
 Ely, James, Frederick, Md. 
 Eleshman, J. II., Frederick, Md. 
 ' Eleshman, John, Mechanicstown, ^Id. 
 Funk, J. J., Xewmarket, Md. 
 
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 risher, G. W.. Point of Rocks. Md. 
 
 Frizzle, Columbus, Westminster, Md. 
 
 Fort, J. W., Baltimore. 
 
 Flynn, Michael, Baltimore. 
 
 Flynn, John, Baltimore. 
 
 Greer, R. W., Martinsburg, W. Va. 
 
 Grumm, J. H., Martinsburg, W. Va. 
 
 Greene, M. V., Martinsburg, W. Va, 
 
 Goodman, Richard M., Baltimore. 
 
 Getsandanner, Sol., Frederick. Md. 
 
 Gibson, John W., Baltimore. 
 
 Gillespie, William, Baltimore. 
 
 Groft'. W. S., Frederick. Md. 
 
 Goodman, George, Taylorsville. Md. 
 
 Harding, E. S., Baltimore. 
 
 Hahn, Jacob, Frederick, Md. 
 
 Hahn, A. I., Washington, D. C. 
 
 Hall, Frank. Soldiers' Home, Washington. D. C. 
 
 Holtz, George G., Baltimore. 
 
 Harris, W., Frederick, Md. 
 
 Harman, G. H.. Frederick, Md. 
 
 Hunter, Charles, Baltimore. 
 
 Harwood, Charles, Harford County. Md. 
 
 Homberg, Martin, Balitmore. 
 
 Holler, Anthony, San Francisco, Cal. 
 
 Jamison, Robert, Baltimore. 
 
 Jackson. John R., Baltimore. 
 
 Jennings, John W., Frederick, Md. 
 
 Kuhu, Leander, Hancock, Md. 
 
 Keefer, Christian M., Washington, I). C. 
 
 Kilhom, John T., Harper's Ferry, W. Va. 
 
 Keith, James, Baltimore. 
 
 Keller, James, Jefterson, Frederick County, Md. 
 
 Lambert, George D., Martinsburg. W. Va. 
 
 Lugenbeel, Peter, Frederick, Md. 
 
 Lewis, Charles A., (Cumberland, Md. 
 
 Lisle, J. D., Toronto. Can. 
 
 Loudeuslager, J, W., Baltimore. 
 
 Lutz, John, Baltimore. 
 
 Lautman, W., Martinsburg, W. Va. 
 
 Long, Charles H., San Francisco, Cal. 
 
 Moffitt, John ]Sr., Baltimore. 
 
 Mathews, Sylvester, Westminster, Md. 
 
 Mathews, Cornelius, Westminster, Md. 
 
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 Mehrling. Henry, Baltimore. 
 
 Mehrling, August, Frederick, Md. 
 
 McCauley, D. H.. Eock Mills, Frederick County. Md. 
 
 Myer.s, George, Taneytown. Md. 
 
 Miller, Peter, Baltimore. 
 
 Miller. George, Baltimore. 
 
 Manning. Lewis P.. Westminster. Md. 
 
 Nelson, William, Alberton, Howard County, Md. 
 
 Potter, W. H.. Sleepy Creek. W. Va. 
 
 Proctor. W. H.. Washington, D. C. 
 
 Pool, William H., ISTebraska. 
 
 Parrish, Henry, Springfield, O. 
 
 Price, Samuel B., Baltimore. 
 
 Patterson, S. W., Baltimore. 
 
 Penniman, Horace. Baltimore. 
 
 Pendergast, John, Soldiers' Home, Dayton. O. 
 
 Porter. Charles, Hagerstown. Md. 
 
 Phebils, Charles, Sykesville, Md. 
 
 Phillips, John, Frederick, Md. 
 
 Pyle. John, Pylesville, Harford County Md. 
 
 Rawlins, George, Carroll County, Md. 
 
 Ray, Harvey, Moorefield, Clark County, O. 
 
 Reanne, A. R. 
 
 Renoft'. George, Baltimore. 
 
 Renner. Peter, Frederick, Md. 
 
 Robinson. John II., Brooklandville, Md. 
 
 Ryan, William, San Francisco, Cal. 
 
 Shriner. Lewis E., Baltimore, 
 
 Sowers. J.. Cumberland, Md. 
 
 Shaffner, Marcel lus, Frederick, Md. 
 
 Seidel, Gottlieb. Baltimore. 
 
 Suter, George A., Baltimore. 
 
 Sherwood, W. J.. Baltimore. 
 
 Shipley, G. W., Jessup's, Howard County, Md. 
 
 Sittig, August, Carroll County, Md. 
 
 Smith. Charles E.. Baltimore. 
 
 Strong, George W.. (Calverton). Baltimore. 
 
 Stahl, Ezra. Coldwater. Mich. 
 
 Shuck. Lewis A., Frederick, Md. 
 
 Swope, Charles B., Frederick, Md. 
 
 Shufi", W., Catoctin Furnace, Frederick County, Md. 
 
 Spang, . Woodland, Cal. 
 
 Satchel. John. Bridgetown, Northampton County, Va. 
 
 Savage. Frank. Bridgetown. Xortliamptou County, Va. 
 
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 Swem, Anion. lAitherville, Baltimore County. Md. 
 
 Spiece, Louis, Baltimore. 
 
 Tracy, William N., Baltimore. 
 
 Tyler, Ira, Frederick, Md. 
 
 Tabler, C. W., Washington, D. C. 
 
 Trout, J. W., Baltimore. 
 
 Thompson, William. Baltimore. 
 
 Worley, J. T., William.sport, Md. 
 
 Wellen, David, Boyd Station, Montgomery County, Md. 
 
 Walker. John T., Alberton, Howard County, Md. 
 
 Wilhide, Martin II., Linwood, Madison County. Ind. 
 
 Wain, W. L.. Baltimore. 
 
 Waites, Charles II., Baltimore. 
 
 Wild, H. C, Baltimore. 
 
 Wilmer, W. B., Baltimore. 
 
 ^Yharton, George D., Baltimore. 
 
 Welch, John, Hagerstown, Md. 
 
 Wilhide, Robert L.. Baltimore. 
 
 Watcher, Elijah. Harper's Ferry, W. Va. 
 
 Watcher, T. M.. Charlesville, Frederick County, Md. 
 
 Watcher, G. R.. Charlesville. Frederick County. Md. 
 
 Wheeler, Joseph A. 
 
 White, J. J., Frederick, Md. 
 
 Woodrow, Benjamin, Harford County, Md. 
 
 Williams. Thaddeus, Harford County, Md. 
 
 Way, John T., Forest Hill, Md. 
 
 Young, Joseph, Connellsville, Forsythe County, Pa. 
 
 Yingling, J. A. T., Baltimore. 
 
 Zahn, Augustus. Westminster. Md. 
 
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