Army of the Potomac

July 4, 1863

First and Second Brigades, First Cavalry Division marched from Westminster and the Reserve Cavalry, First Cavalry Division from Gettysburg en route to Frederick.

Second Brigade Second Cavalry Division from Westminster via Emmitsburg to Monterey. The Third Brigade, Second Cavalry ...

Riverside Hospital at Fort Anderson

Riverside Hospital was founded at the Civil War site of Fort Anderson by the municipality in 1905. That location, at the corner of Forth and Clay Streets, was the hospital's home for many years. The Fourth Street wing of the ...

Christ Church and Its Parishioners

Tour of Duty

This is Christ Church, Washington Parish, the first Episcopal church established in Washington City (1794), and attended by Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams.

At first Christ Church met in a nearby tobacco warehouse. In 1806 ...

Historic Farm Road

The armies fought the Battle of Malvern Hill across several very large and productive farms. That agricultural landscape helped shape the course of the battle. Stacks of recently harvested wheat offered feeble shelter to men of both sides. Farm buildings ...

A Century of Library Service 1904-2004

This Carnegie Public Library opened at 826 Broadway in October 1904 with a grant of $35,000 from Andrew Carnegie. The book collection contained 1,800 volumes. The Library served at this location until a fire in 1964 forced it to move ...

Army of the Potomac

July 1 1863

First Corps Marched from Marsh Run. Eleventh Corps from Emmitsburg to Gettysburg. Second Corps from Uniontown via Taneytown to near Gettysburg. Third Corps from Bridgeport via Emmitsburg to the Field of Gettysburg. Fifth Corps from Union Mills via ...

Zachary Taylor

"Old Rough and Ready"

Major Zachary Taylor served as commandant of Fort Howard for nearly three years, arriving in the spring of 1817 with 500 men of the fifth United States Infantry.

He would become the twelfth president of the ...

Vice Admiral James H. Flatley Jr.

"Reaper Leader"

June 17, 1906

July 9, 1958

Navy Cross May

7 - 8, 1942

Distinguished Service Medal

July 1953 - June 1958

Legion of Merit W/Combat "V"

Dec. 1944 - May 1945

Distinguished Flying Cross W/Two Gold Stars

Nov 1942 - Aug 1943

Bronze Star ...

Gordon County

This county was named for William Washington Gordon, of Savannah (1796-1842). The first Georgian to graduate at West Point, he entered the practice of law and was a pioneer in the railroad field in this State.

He was the founder and ...

Soo/Milwaukee Road X-5001

Caboose/Business Car

This caboose was built in 1929 at the Milwaukee Road shops, in Milwaukee. It was originally numbered MILW 01612, as part of an order for 15 drovers cars. They were the first steel cupola cabooses built by the ...