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numbers of others, many of them sacrificing their lives in defence of their sentiments and convictions. Their names will not be given save in one instance Capt. Wm. H. Murray of Company D, of the battalion, whose death was greatly lamented. A member of Company G of the Guards states, that General Robert E. Lee, of the Confederate Army, freely considered that the circumstance of the volunteers from Baltimore in the Confederate service making such good soldiers, was largely due to the excellent schooling which many of them had received as members of the Maryland Guard battalion.

The occupancy of the city by the National troops, having removed the necessity for the existence of local military companies the Maryland Guard battalion now faded completely from view never more to be revived, save by this writing alone.

At this late day the membership in full of the battalion cannot be given-it can be said however, that in the membership were included the very best among the young men of our city at that time-scarcely a prominent family but was represented by one or more of its members-and its personnel embraced the highest type of the citizen soldier—excelling in intelligence-in discipline-in drill-in marching-in personal conduct and in morals.

Of the surviors of the organization as this writing may be mentioned.

Lieut. R. Curzon Hoffman,
James R. Hosmer,
McHenry Howard,
John Donnell Smith,
W. Stuart Symington,
A. Leo Knott,
John S. Lurman,
John B. Cary,

Frederick L. Moale,

William M. Pegram,

Jacob I. Cohen,

John Gill of R.,

Andrew R. Parkhurst,

Lieut. Alexander F. Murdoch,
Stewart Brown,

John Eager Howard,
Clapham Murray,

Edward Moale,

Daniel M. Thomas,

Charles E. Grogan,

Frank Markoe,

James S. Woodside,

Neilson Poe, Jr.,

Sewell Glenn,

Frank X. Ward.

And of Company G, of which there are proportionately more survivors than of any other, there are still with us:

Capt. William C. Pennington, Lieut. Samuel K. George,

1st. Sergt. Henry C. Wagner, 4th. Sergt. Wm. Bowly Wilson, 3rd. Corp. Fred. M. Colston, Augustus James Albert, Jennings S. Cox, N. Y., Andrew C. Trippe,

2nd. Sergt. Samuel H. Lyon,
1st. Corp. Isaac F. Nicholson,
H. Irvine Keyser,
Stirling Murray, of Leesburg,
Va.,

Charles B. Tiernan.

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Special mention is thus given to Company G from the circumstance of the writer of this article having in his possession a copy of the company roll.

The great bulk of the battalion went South and the men distinguished themselves by their bravery and good conduct under the leadership of Generals Lee or Jackson. {

Whether it be the soldier's garb, or the individual within the garb, or both, we opine not-but it is said that the fair sex are much prepossessed in favor of military uniforms. To

that the uniforms evince no objection, presumably otherwise, since when the young maidens assemble to witness the marching during parades, the uniforms always try to look their best. As for the men in the uniforms, they are equally as anxious to look at the sweet faces pictured at the sidewalk, as the girls are to look at the uniforms.

In the parades of the battalion, Franklin Street, and Monument Street, were the chosen places for the gathering of the girls, and naturally, the places where the temptation for the men to cast stealthy glances was greatest. The officers meanwhile, quietly watching the men, would suddenly wheel around, and in sharp, stern tones call out, "Steady men-eyes front! march."

Of course the eyes would turn electrically, the men smiling at the grim joke. The officer's face, however, was a puzzle.

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As previously stated, the ranks of the companies were greatly argumented after the 19th of April, and among those ssociating themselves with the battalion, were a number of the most prominent citizens-lawyers-merchants-men of fashion-Maryland Club members, and others of like standing. All of these gentlemen willingly responded to the requirements of military discipline, and exhibited neither desire nor intention of evading or escaping any duty, no matter how seemingly incongruous or incompatible with their station in life. It therefore was a peculiar scene-odd and interestinglaudable, yet with a distinct tinge of the ludicrous to witness these staid and dignified men, in their good clothes, or club costumes, voluntary doing the soldier's drudgery work in the gravest sort of way, and in perfect unconsciousness.

A pleasant whim with certain groups in each company was to select some fair young girl and style and salute her as

daughter of the company," pledging loyalty and devotion. The idea was not a borrowed one, it came intuitively in response to the natural craving of man for something higher, nobler, better than himself. And what could better supply the craving than sweet, gracious, beautiful woman. The names of the

young girls so chosen could be given, but out of deference, both to those departed hence, and to those still with us now stately dames-the names are withheld. Exception however can hardly be well taken when it is mentioned that they were generally associated with a notable coterie of bright young ladies, then known as the "Monument Street Girls," a collection of charming maidens of those delightful days.

As now the battalion folds its tents, perchance for evermore, it seems fitting that it be done while in contemplation of its cherished ideal-faithful, loving woman. For whether in conflict or in camp, on land or on sea, inspired as the soldier may ever be by the emblem of his country-he yet is hardly less inspired by the woman of his love.

Sir

SAMUEL CHASE AND THE GRAND JURY OF
BALTIMORE COUNTY.

(Executive Archives.)

Baltimore Town, Fryday 22 Augt., 1794.

I take the liberty to enclose your Excellency Copies of a Paper delivered on last Wednesday afternoon, the 20th of the present Month, by the Grand Jury of this County to the Criminal Court, and of my address to them on the next Morning, with a list of the attending Jurymen on Wednesday last.

I have the Honor to be With Great Respect Your Excellency's Most Obedt. Servt.

His Excellency,
Thomas Sim Lee.

Samuel Chase.

August Term 1794

The Grand Inquest for the Body of Baltimore County do upon their Oaths present as Grievances:

1st. The insult offered to them in open Court by the Chief Judge in censuring the Sheriff "for having summoned so bad a jury," Justice to our Fellow Citizens requires that we should solemnly protest against such arrogance of Office. To pass it Unnoticed, altho immaterial to our own Individual Justification, might hereafter be Considered by Judges equally Vindicative & Tyrannical as a precedent, until the frequency of the offence, would make Men of feeling and Reputation, extremely averse to the discharging of this Important Duty.

2d. That arrangement in the Judicial department which Constitutes the same person Chief Judge of the General Court and Chief Judge of the Criminal Court for Baltimore County, in violation of the 30 article of our Bill of rights which declares" that no Chancellor or Judge ought to hold any other Office Civil or Military or receives fees or perquisites of any kind" and of the 33 article which declares "that no person ought to hold at the time more than one office of profit." In Consequence of this arrangement the Benefit of Appeal is greatly diminished, & may in Certain cases be nearly destroyed. A Chief Judge must from his station, & may from peculiar Circumstances, attain a powerful ascendancy over his Brethren upon the Bench-should he happen to be tenacious of his opinions, self Important & self sufficient, as the passions of the Man, must ever tincture the proceedings of the Officer, he will not fail to use every means in his power for prejudicing the associate Judges in favour of his Adjudications in the Court below, altho personally withdrawn-for the appearance of common decency forbids that the Magistrate who presided when the sentence appealed from was passed, should also preside when the Appeal was heard-still the influence of his previous Management may remain, to blind, to bias, & mislead -the arrangement is faulty in another view-By appointing a

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