May 30, 1861

Johannes, J.G., fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Holliday Hicks

Based on the request of Maryland Governor Hicks, Colonel John G. Johannes recalls events of the Baltimore Riot. States that 19 April 19, 1861, after spotting a signal light from the Armory of the Maryland Guard, he consulted his Commander, who had been dispatched to the office of George Proctor Kane, Marshal of Police. Claims that General Charles Calvert Egerton ordered Johannes and thirty men to report to Kane immediately. Recalls that bridges into the city were burned "entirely by the police force under the immediate eye of the marshall."

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