*After Thirty Years* A story of the celebrations of the thirtieth anniversary of the Pratt Street Riots in Baltimore City, held in 1891, through the eyes of a veteran of the Sixth Massachusetts. Throughout the festivities, certain people and places will remind him of the events of April 19, 1861 and the years that followed. Directions: On each page, blue [[linked text->New Home]] will take you to another page. The arrow on the left side of each page will return you to the previous page. Some pages contain audio, please turn your speakers on before beginning play. Click the linked text in the first direction to begin. April 20, 1861 *The Baltimore Sun* TRANSIT OF MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEERS AND OTHER TROOPS THROUGH BALTIMORE "...upon the arrival of the Massachusetts and other volunteers, some from Philadelphia, at President street depot, at 10 1/2 o'clock. A [[large crowd]] had assembled evidently to give them an unwelcome [[reception]]." 1891 ...and where we were greeted by a welcoming committee. The [[Mayor of Baltimore]], a man representing [[the Governor of Maryland]], military men, and the local Grand Army of the Republic were all waiting for us when the train arrived. After their greetings, we began our [[march]] through Baltimore. I was pleased to see that no [[anchors]] blocked out path this time.1861 Baltimore Mayor George Brown: "The uproar was furious. I ran at once to the head of the column, some persons in the crowd shouting 'here comes the mayor.' I shook hands with the officer in command...I cried out, waving my umbrella to emphasize my words, 'For God's sake, don't shoot!' but it was too late." [[reception<-1891]]April 25, 1861 *The Baltimore Sun* Special Message to the Maryland Legislature by Governor Hicks: "Gentleman of the Senate and House of Delegates, The fate of Maryland and perhaps of her sister border slave States will undoubtedly be seriously affected by the action of your honorable body. We have been loyal to the Union. The impending war has not come by any act or by any wish of ours.-We have done all we could to avert it. I can give no other counsel than that we shall array ourselves for Union and peace, and thus preserve our soil from being polluted with the blood of brethren." [[reception<-1891]] 1891 Just as we had in '61, we began our march through the city. April 20, 1891 *The Baltimore Sun* "the visitors marched to the Carrollton Hotel under escort of Dushane Post and Post 46 of the Grand Army of the Republic. The route was out Eutaw Street to Frankin, to Howard, to Baltimore, to Light to the Carrollton. The visitors were applauded, and when their band began to play [['Maryland, My Maryland']] [[cheer after cheer]] was sent up from the sidewalk."1861 Baltimore Mayor George Brown: "On arriving at about Smith's Wharf, foot of Gay Street, I found that anchors had been placed on the track, and that Sergt. McComas and four policemen who were with him were not allowed by a group of rioters to remove the obstruction. I at once ordered the anchors to be removed, and my authority was not resisted." [[1891->reception]] <img class="shrinkToFit" alt="http://www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/civil_war/images/Artwork/3-70-93.jpg" src="http://www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/civil_war/images/Artwork/3-70-93.jpg" height="410" width="499"> *Massachusetts Militia Passing Through Baltimore* F.O.C. Darley 1865 [[reception<-1891]]1891 We were met at the hotel by Baltimore's Mayor Davidson: "We welcome you to our Southern land, whose people have forgotten save for a matter of history, the conflict which brought out so much of bravery, of fortitude, and so many of the other virtues which spring up in a cause prosecuted in honest conviction; but whose people do not forget, while keeping green the graves of the soldiers of the [[lost cause]], to spread the fragrant blossoms also upon the [[mounds]] which cover the sleeping dust of the [[Federal soldier]]." We were then presented with the [[Key to the City]]April 24, 1862 *The Baltimore Sun* Boston "The resolution adopted by the Maryland Legislature, signed by Gov. Bradford, appropriated 7,000 dollars for the relief of the families of the killed and disabled men of the Massachusetts Sixth Regiment by the secession mob in Baltimore on the 19th of April, 1861, were read this afternoon in the House and referred to the committee on Federal relations. The resolution caused a marked sensation, and its reading was followed by hearty applause." [[Carrollton Hotel<-1891]]*The Baltimore Sun* June 7, 1887 CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL: The Gimore Monument Unveiled and Graves Strewn With Flowers "About five hundred persons were present, including many ladies and most of these persons in line wore a uniform, soft felt hat, with a cord of white and read as a band. Arrived at the [[Gilmore monument]], which stands a little to the rear of the Murray monument...The ladies afterwards strewed the graves in the Confederate lot with flowers, of which there was a great abundance" [[Carrollton Hotel<-1891]]1891 *The Baltimore Sun* "Captian Davis responded briefly, and then Gen. W. E. W. Ross presented an immense gilt key, representing the key of the cty, to Capt. R. C. Sisson, secretary of the Old Sixth Association. The presentation was followed by a hearty cheer for Baltimore by the Light Infantry, which concluded with the company yell "Hi. Hi. Hi. Sizz! Boom! Ah! W. L. I.!!!" After an evening at the Carrollton, including a reception for guests from the city, we again [[parade<-marched]], this time under an escort.Following another day and evening of parties and receptions, I again said my [["good-byes"]] to the [[Monumental City->New Home]]. Again we departed for Washington, but for a much different purpose than in '61. Instead of the defenders of Washington we would be its guests, hosted by the Washington Light Infantry and the Grand Army of the Republic Posts there.1891 The men of Post 46 of the Grand Army of the Republic treated us to a ride about beautiful Druid Hill Park by [[carriage]]. The lake at the center was especially beautiful. How I wish I had seen this side of Baltimore in '61. Afterward, we again retired to our lodgings at the [[Carrollton Hotel->leaving Baltimore]]. June 1, 1885 *The Baltimore Sun* Dedication of a Monument to the Union Dead in Loudon Park "The chief events of Decoration Day in Baltimore were the dedication of a [[monument to the Union dead]] in the National Cemetery, Loudon Park, and aprocession of Grand Army posts. The veterans formed in procession at the City Hall and marched thence to Calvert Station, where they took the cars for Loudon Park...Here the members of Wilson Post strewed 1,800 graves of their fallen comrades with roses and lilies and other sweet flowers." [[1891->Carrollton Hotel]]April 19, 1891 As we [[marched->march]] through the streets, our band began to play. At first I was confused when they began to play a Christmas carol, but I then remembered a tune that was popular in the South during the War. I've never been fond of that song. The [[lyrics]] are too reb for my tastes. As the crowds cheered us on, we continued on towards the [[Carrollton Hotel]]. <iframe width="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vyYLzKxgT2U?&rel=0&autoplay=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> 1891 *The Baltimore Sun* "This morning the visitors will parade under the [[escort]] of Company G, of the Fifth Regiment, with band and drum corps. In the afternoon Post 46 will take the members of the Old Sixth Association around the harbor and down the river, and later will take them in carriages to [[Druid Hill Park]] and to the principal points of interest about the city."Verse 1: The despot's heel is on thy shore, Maryland! His torch is at thy temple door, Maryland! Avenge the patriotic gore That flecked the streets of Baltimore, And be the battle queen of yore, [[Maryland! My Maryland!->'Maryland, My Maryland']] Written by James Ryder Randall, a Maryland living in New Orleans, the song is highly critical of President Lincoln and the Federal Government. It was set to the tune of "O Tannenbaum" by a group of Confederate sympathizers meeting at the home of James Carroll one evening. <img class="shrinkToFit" alt="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/82/LoudonParkCem.HarryGilmor.Monument.20120611.jpg" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/82/LoudonParkCem.HarryGilmor.Monument.20120611.jpg" height="410" width="307"> A monument to Confederate Colonel Harry Gilmore, who later served as Commissioner of the Baltimore Police. This monument is located on Confederate Hill at Loudon Park Cemetery in Baltimore. [[Confederate Memorial->lost cause]]<img class="shrinkToFit" alt="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/LoudonPark.jpg" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/LoudonPark.jpg" height="410" width="307"> Maryland Sons Monument, Loudon Park National Cemetery "The monument was built at the granite works of D. McMenamin at Washington, under the supervision of Col. Alexander bliss. The cost was 3,780 dollars. The reliefs are copies of the new designs for the new pension building at Washington." [[-*The Baltimore Sun*, June 1st 1885->mounds]]1861 *The Baltimore Sun* TRANSIT OF MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEERS "...the crowd set to lustily cheering for the South, for Jefferson Davis, South Carolina and secession, and groans fur sundry obnoxious parties." <img class="shrinkToFit" alt="http://welcometobaltimorehon.com/images/psr2.jpg" src="http://welcometobaltimorehon.com/images/psr2.jpg" height="410" width="592"> *Pratt Street Riot* Frank Leslie 1861 [[1891->march]] 1861 Baltimore Mayor George Brown: "At the moment when I returned to the street Marshal Kane, with about fifty policemen (as I then supposed, but have since ascertained that there were not so many) came at a run from the direction of the Camden-street Station, and throwing themselves in the rear of the troops, they formed a line in front of the mob, and with drawn revolvers kept it back." [[1891->parade]]<img class="full" src="http://explore.baltimoreheritage.org/files/fullsize/7a513553466349eabdc2fc8fd5b15725.jpg" alt="Druid Hill Park Boat Lake (c. 1880)" title="Druid Hill Park Boat Lake (c. 1880)"> Image of [[Druid Hill Park]], showing lake and boats, 1888. <img class="shrinkToFit" alt="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Camden_Station_in_1865.jpg" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Camden_Station_in_1865.jpg" height="410" width="430"> Camden Station, 1865. [[1891->New Home]][[1891->leaving Baltimore]] Credits: *After Thirty Years* A Game By Jacob Bensen Created for HIST 711; Dr. Anne Rubin, Instructor University of Maryland Baltimore County May 2015 Bibliography: “AFTER THIRTY YEARS: Men of Massachusetts Greeted by Men of Maryland THE 19TH OF APRIL, 1861, RECALLED Survivors of the Regiment Which Passed Through Baltimore on That Memorable Occasion Heartily Welcomed Yesterday--Today’s Programme.” The Sun (1837-1989). 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April 19, 1891 Baltimore After thirty years, I returned to the Monumental City. We arrived at [[camden station<-Camden Station]], which had been our destination all those years ago. We weren't alone this time, we of the Old Sixth were joined by the new Sixth, the boys of the Worcester Light Infantry. Just as it had been on that day in 1861, we were met at the station by a [[crowd]]...