The Washington times., 1902-08-10
Civil War Facts Wanted
for Visitors to @. A.
R. Encampment
TORRANCE COMES THURSDAY
Will Open Headquarters at Ebbitt
House se-Assignment of Free Quarters
to Be Made From There-Large At
tendance Promised From West.

war in the vicinity OF this city, and who
may be able to locate points of his
torical interest other than those of
which the committee is now aware. Sec
retary Barry Bulkley, by direction of
Chairman Brainard H. Warner, yester-
day gave out a valuable list. This
list was prepared by Mr. John B. Ran
dolph. former commander of Post No. g.,
Grand Army of the Republic. who has
devoted much time to its preparation.
The committee invites the public in
general to supply information concern
ing places that have been inadvertently
omitted. All such information should
be sent TO Secretary Bulkley, at encamp-
mers headquarters, 1905 New York Ave-
nue. northwest. II is proposed TO pro-
vide suitable signs descriptive of the
several places of interest for the in
formation of visitors 10 the encamp-
ment.
Points of Interest.
The list prepared by Mr.. Randolph is
as follows:
Farragut Square-Location of Nagru-
der's and Grifins batteries.
Franklin Square-CaTp of Twelfth
New York; Colonel (afterward Major
GeneraD Butterfield.
Seventeenth Street. third or fourth
house from G, west side-Headquarter
of Lieutenant General Scott.
Northwest corner Nineteenth Street
and Pennsylvania Avenue-First head
quarters of General Mcclellan, COM
manding the army.
Washington Circle and New Hampshire
Avenue, south side-Headquarters and
barracks OF invalid corps.
Winder Building-Quarters of United
States sappers and miners, first regi-
ment OF troops to arrive from West
Point.
Northeast corner Pennsylvania Avenue
and Madison Place-Site of headquar-
tiers, department OF Washington.
Head of Thirteenth Street extended,
then called Meridian Hill-Camp of Sew
enth New York Regiment, called Camp
Cameron; camp located Immediately in
rear of Mrs. Logan's residence and Sc
cupying ground TO Fourteenth Street and
20 WHAT Is NOW tdit otIttN, lHtu
called stones farm.
Site of Postmaster General Brown S
house tnow the y. NJ. C. A. Building,
c Street between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth Street-Quarters OF the First
United States Dragons. the first regu-
lar cavalry troops to arrive in Wash
ington.
Corner and First Streets northeast
Site OF old Capitol prison. where WirtZ,
of Andersonville fame, was executed.
Navy yard and marine barracks
Quarters and headquarters of Seventy
first New York Volunteers.
Residence of Jefferson Davis, corner
OF Eighteenth and Streets-Ohicea of
depot quartermaster, Col. D. H. Rucker
From this office went forth all the or
ders for supplying the Army Of the Po-
tomac
Dolly Madison house (now Cosmos
Club. Madison Place and H Street
Second headquarters of General Nc
Clellan.
Reservation Immediately south of
Treasury Building and opposite Corcoran
Building-The point from which Cen
erai SheI man witnessed the march of his
army up the Avenue before taking posi-
tion on the reviewing stand
Lafayette Square, center of south side.
fronting on Avenue and Immediately op-
opposite the White House-Site of re-
viewing stand of Sherman's army and
! the Army of the Potomac.
Ford's old theater Tenth Street
Scene of Lincoln's assassination.
Peterson house. Immediately opposite
Ford's Theater-The place where Lin
coin d:ed.
center. between Ninth and Tenth Streets
-Tbr0ftUh plirh I NNilEao
ca.ed.
Baltimore and Ohio depot, right hand
side OF train shed, going east-Site of
Soldiers Rest" where arriving troops
were halted.
Hall of Representatives., Capitol-First
quarters of Seventh New York Regiment,
before moving to Camp Cameron.
Northeast corner Nineteenth and
Streets northwest. Gwin House-Provost
marshal generals office-General Mar.
tindale.
Northwest corner Sixteenth and /
Streets northwest. Mr. Justice Gray's
hcuse-Site of former residence OF Mrs.
Greenough. the first woman sympathizer
in the Confederacy to be arrested IN
Washington.
Southwest corner F and Seventeenth
. Streets Headquarters of General
Grant.
Square beginning at northwest corner
OF F and Twenty-first Streets-Site of
famous corral" from which all horses
were shipped TO the Army of the Po-
toniac.
e04 II Street northwest-Residence of
Mrs. Surratt.
Arsenal grounds. foot of Four -and-a-
Half Street southwest-Execution of
conspirators.
Northwest corner Seventeenth Street
and Pennsylvania Avenue-Headquarter
of General Mansfield.
Road Street, just east OF reservoir,
Georgetown-Rcsiden Of Major Gen
eral Halleck, generai-in chief blouse
nos owned by John A. Joyce.)
SI7 Fifteenth sStreet-Last residence of
Gen W. T. Sherman in Washington.
1861 Pennsylyafia Avenue northwest
House In which General Sherman was
married
Navy Yard Bridge-Across which J.
Wilkes Booth fed.
South side of Louisiana Avenue, near
Ninth Street.-The old central guard
house. Il do not now recall the exac,
spot)
?. The New Wi;lard-Site OF the famous
old Willard Hotel. where President Lin
coin first stopped on arrival at Wash
ington and where he was Joined by
President Buchanan on his way to the