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SCAMDI_130106_003.JPG: Winfield Scott Schley
Port Hudson ... 1863
Chincha Island ... 1865
Korea ... 1871
Greeley Relief Expe ... 1884
Valparaiso ... 1891
Santiago .... 1898
Erected by the State of Maryland
SCAMDI_130106_011.JPG: USS Brooklyn -- Santiago -- July 3rd, 1898
SCAMDI_130106_015.JPG: USS Thetis -- Greeley Relief Expedition -- 1884
SCAMDI_130106_071.JPG: The American's Creed
[by William Tyler Page]
I believe in the United States of America as a government of the people, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed, a democracy in a republic, a sovereign Nation of many sovereign States; a perfect union, one and inseparable; established upon those principles of freedom, equality, justice, and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes.
I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to love it, to support its Constitution, to obey its laws, to respect its flag, and to defend it against all enemies.
Erected Dec 23, 1919 136th anniversary of Washington's Resignation as Commander-in-Chief -- Emerson C. Harrington, Gov.
SCAMDI_130106_089.JPG: Maryland Remembers:
By the dedication of this plaque; she leaves for posterity evidence of her remembrance of her nearly 63,000 native sons who served in the Union forces and the more than 22,000 in those of the Confederacy in the war between the states.
In commemorating the centennial of that great struggle between the citizens of the temporarily divided nation in the 1860's, the Maryland Civil War Centennial Commission did not attempt to decide who was right and who was wrong, or to make decisions on other controversial issues.
On the contrary, its objective was solely to commemorate important events of the war within the state and to collect and preserve documents and information associated with her involvement.
By so doing, it seeks to pay tribute to those who fought and died, as well as to the citizens who, during the Civil War, tried to do their duty as they saw it.
Erected and dedicated October 5, 1964
SCAMDI_130106_172.JPG: Thomas Johnson
Born November 4, 1732, Calvert County, Maryland
Died October 26, 1819, Frederick County, Maryland
First and three times governor of Maryland, chief justice General Court of Maryland 1790-1791, associate justice Supreme Court 1791-1793, member of commission which established the city of Washington, member of the Continental Congress, member of the General Assembly of Maryland, brigadier general Maryland militia 1776, nominated George Washington for Commander in Chief of all the American forces June 15, 1775, honored as a patriot, distinguished as a statesman, respected as a judge.
Erected by the Maryland Society Sons of the American Revolution, 1928
SCAMDI_130106_176.JPG: Commemorative of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence
A memorial to those patriots:
William Paca
Thomas Stone
Charles Carroll, of Carrollton
Samuel Chase
who as representatives of the colony of Maryland subscribed to that document which became the cornerstone in the building of a free and independent states.
Erected by the Citizens of Annapolis
July 4, 1926
SCAMDI_130106_186.JPG: Matthew Alexander Henson
Co-discoverer of the North Pole
with
Admiral Robert Edwin Peary
April 6, 1909
Born: August 8, 1866 -- Died: March 9, 1955
Son of Maryland
Exemplification of courage, fortitude and patriotism, whose valiant deeds of noble devotion under the command of Admiral Robert Edwin Peary, in pioneer Arctic exploration and discovery, established everlasting prestige and glory for his state and country
SCAMDI_130106_190.JPG: "His voice faltered and sunk, and the whole house felt his agitations."
On January 22, 2007, the Maryland State Archives acquired the original draft of George Washington's resignation speech as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. In addition, the Archives acquired the letter than James McHenry wrote to his future wife, Margaret (Peggy) Caldwell describing the ceremony. It is most appropriate that these two documents will be displayed in the State House, within sight of where this historic event took place. Until this acquisition, Maryland had not owned any documents or artifacts related directly to Washington's resignation. The display of these documents will add immeasurably to the interpretation of the State House and to visitors' understanding of the role that Maryland played in the formation of our nation.
James McHenry (1753-1816) emigrated from Ireland to Philadelphia in 1771 and studied at the Newark Academy in Delaware before pursuing a career in medicine under the tutelage of the renowned Dr. Benjamin Rush in Philadelphia.
During the American Revolutionary War, McHenry initially served a military surgeon. In 1776, while on the staff of the 5th Pennsylvanian Battalion, the British captured McHenry at Fort Washington, New York. He was later released and in March, 1778, he joined the Continental Army at Valley Forge and was quickly chosen by General George Washington to be his assistant. McHenry continued to serve with Washington until 1780 when he joined the staff of America's great French ally, the Marquis de Lafayette.
In 1781, McHenry resigned his military command to enter political life. As a member of the Federalist Party, he served in the Maryland Legislature (1781-1783, 1787-1796), Continental Congress (1783-1786) and as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. In 1796, President Washington appointed McHenry as Secretary of War and he remained in this post during the presidency of John Adams. Due to political differences with Adams, McHenry resigned his cabinet position in 1800 and retired to his estate in Maryland.
James McHenry served the nation and the state of Maryland as a solider [sic], statesman and physician. In his honor, a fort in the design of a five-pointed star was constructed in 1798 at the opening of the Baltimore Harbor to protect the vital port city of Baltimore.
SCAMDI_130106_202.JPG: Depictions of General George Washington Resigning his Commission:
These monumental paintings depict the scene in the Old Senate Chamber of the Maryland State House on December 23, 1783, when General George Washington resigned his commission as commander-in-chief of the victorious Continental Army. Washington's resignation was delivered at a meeting of the Continental Congress, which convened in Annapolis on November 26. The stiff formality and deference in these paintings were designed to re-emphasize the supremacy of the civilian representatives of the people over the military.
Both artists, John Trumbull and Edwin White, took liberties in depicting this solemn event, particularly in their representation of those people in attendance. Most notable in both paintings is the appearance of Martha Washington, who was not in Annapolis, but was awaiting her husband's return at Mount Vernon. John Trumbull further altered the scene by reversing architectural elements in the room, in spite of the fact that he visited the space prior to completing his painting. His sketches from that visit, now in the collection of Yale University, have proven helpful to recent efforts to restore the chamber to its appearance during the late 18th century.
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2013 photos: Equipment this year: I mostly used my Fuji XS-1 camera but, depending on the event, I also used a Nikon D7000 and Nikon D600.
Trips this year:
three Civil War Trust conferences (Memphis, TN, Jackson, MS [to which I added a week to to visit sites in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Tennessee], and Richmond, VA), and
my 8th consecutive San Diego Comic-Con trip (including sites in Nevada and California).
Ego Strokes: Aviva Kempner used my photo of her as her author photo in Larry Ruttman's "American Jews & America's Game: Voices of a Growing Legacy in Baseball" book.
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