Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-06

District for three months service in 1861
DO. 1s5-on part OF reservation II, east
Of It'll street, running to B street south
west. in old Columbia Armory and bar
racks. Site Of Armory Square Hospital.
No. 1S6-Virginia avenue and 9th street
southwest. Site of Island Hall Hospital.
No. IBID and 10th streets southwest
Ryland Chapel. Site OF Ryland Hospital.
No. l3S-D and 9th streets southwest
Grace Church,. Site Of Ryland Hospital.
Nc. 139-Arsenal grounds. United States
ings on this site from November, 1881. to
March. 1862. Company A arrived in Wash
ington january 20 1861. to protect public
property" Companies and C were here
No. 140-Arsenal grounds. The battalion
named under the preceding number camped
upon the adjoining grounds during Septem-
Der 3 to Z. 1852.
No. 14i-AFsenal grounds washington
arsenab. Site OF Washington Arsenal Hos
pftal.
No. 142-Arsenal grounds. These grounds
were used for drilling and other military
No. 143-Arsenal grounds. Company Of
the list United States Infantry was quar-
tered here.
On Capitol Eli.
No. 144--New Jersey avenue and B street
southeast Marine Hospital building, Gen.
Benjamin r. Butler built these three houses
OF granite. and lived IN the central one. on
new Jersey avenue.
No. 145.-No II A street southeast Gran
chs Caspari's house,. Site Of Caspari's Hos
pital.
No. 146-First. between B and C streets
| southeast. Site OF Fever Hospital
No. 147.-E and 1st streets southeast. Site
OF Sherburne barracks.
No. 148.-E and 1st streets southeast Site
OF Russell barracks
No. 149.-Second. between East Capitol
and streets southeast Site of Capitol
barracks.
No. 15O.-Fourth. between E and G streets
southeast. Site of Ebenezer Hospital
No. 151-Southeast corner OF G and 9th
streets southeast. The Washington Howit-
zers used this building as Its armory.
No. 152.-Eighth street southeast, near
| navy yard. (Odd Fellows Hall) Site Of
Odd Fellows Hall Hospital.
No. 153-Eighth street southeast, near
navy yard. Site Of United States barracks.
No. 1A.-I street southeast. near navy
yard. Camp Alexander) Site Of Engineer
Brigade Hospital.
No. 155.-U. s. Navy yard. The list New
York Regiment was Quartered here
No. 156.-East Capitol street at Lincoln
Park. Site of Lincoln barracks.
No. 157.-East Capitol street. at Lincoln
Park. Site of Lincoln Hospital.
No. 15s..About one mile east Of the Capt.
toll. near AlmshOuse and Congressional GEM
etery. Site OF Emory Hospital.
No. 159.-On heights back of Anacostia,
D. c.. formerly Union Town. ST. Eliza
peCQ 8 hospital LOT the insane.
No 16O.-A and LIST streets northeast Site
Of the old Capitol prison
| Suburban Camps and Fortifications.
| No. 161-North Of Boundary street, on
Bladensburg road. near Kendall Green. Site
Of Finley Hospital.
No. 162-H street northeast near toll gate.
Site Of Camp Barry, artillery camp Of In
struction.
1G2-Facf eli Of Cd ot,,ro
the continuation Of North Capitol street
(Eckington or Gales mansion). Site of Eek
ington Hospital.
No 164-Seventh street west. extended
Camp Relief. where the 11th New York
Cavalry. known as SCOTS &c.," was en-
camped.
No. 1e5-Seventh street road near Sol
diers' Home. on Corcoran Farm. Site Of
Hardwood Hospital.
| No 186-Seventh street beyond Florida
avenue. old Scheutzen Park. The I'd Con-
| necticut Regiment was quartered here.
No 167-Soidiers' Home grounds. In this
house President Lincoln spent the summer
| months. including July, 1864, during the
siege of Washington.
No. 168tSeventh street road. Brightwood
| Hotel. Headquarters Of General Alex nder
4 1864
| No 169-Fort Stevens. Fort Stevens, first
called Fort Massachusetts. but renamed
| after General Isaac 1. Stevens, who fell at
| Inc OoekiS w SAdulhfJ LII lTOHL OF lHlS
| fort the confederate troops. under General
Early, were defeated on July HIP, 1864.
| President Lincoln was on the parapet with
General H. G. Wright. exposed to the fire
| of the enemy.
No. 170-Ravine on battlefield In this
| ravtne the 9th Corps formed before the
| charge which forced the confederates to
| retire from before Washington. In this
| charge the commanding officer of every
regiment taking part was either killed or
| wounded.
No. l71-A confederate outpost. An out
| post used during Early's attack On Fort
| Stevens. July, 1884.
Around About Brightwood.
No. 172-Near Brightwood. In this de-
preston there were sheltered many con-
federate soldiers during July 11-12 1854.
! No. 17S-Emery place, Brightwood This
building was used as signal station dur
! ing the civil war, and also as the head
quarters OF General d. N. Couch and OF
General f. A. Walker.
No. 174Near Brightwood. Near this
| point occurred cavalry skirmish on July
No. 17S-Near Brishtwood. battle-ground
cemetery, already marked by bronze
tablet.
No. 17s-Near Brightwood Site Of bar
| racks and officers quarters used by the
Union troops during Earlys campaign
against Washington. and as hospital dur
| ing the battle OF July 12 1894.
No. 17T-Near Brightwood Camp of the
s6th New York Regiment in July, 1854
No. 176-Near Brightwood. Camp of the
10th Massachusetts Regiment, in July, 1854
No. 179-Near Brightwood. Camp Of the
| 7th Massachusetts Regiment in July, 1854.
No. 180-Near Brightwood. Tree used as
| signal station by confederate officers during
| the battle Of July H-12, 1884.
No. 1S1-Near Brightwood. House occu-
pied by confederate soldiers, and riddled by
artillery and musketry fire, In the battle of
Fort Stevens. Many confederates killed
here lie buried along the side Of the fence
No. 1S2-Near Brightwood. Site of the
Carberry house. occupied and held bravely
by the confederates, until 1t was burned by
shells fired from Fort Stevens
No. 1S3-Near Brightwood. Building
erected by the Union troops and occupied by
| them during the attack on Fort Stevens.
No. 184-Near Brightwood. Military road
built during the civil war to connect the
chain of forts surrounding WASHINGTON
No. 1S5-Near Brightweod. Site of the
old toll gate, which was the nearest point
to Washington reached by the confederate
troops during Early's campaign In July,
1854.
No. 1S6-Near Brightwoed The head
quarters OF General NJ C. Meigs in July.
1884, was near here
No. 1S7-Near Brightwood. Near this
spot the 18th New York Cavalry served on