Evening star., 1902-08-09
HISTORY MADE HERE
Many Places Of Sacred In
terest to Veterans.
ALL WILL BE MARKED
MR.. WARNER SAYS PATRIOTIC
AIRS WON'T BE IGNORED.
Legion Of Loyal Women to Meet To-
night-Naval Warriors Interest
ed in the Encampment.

J. >oAA ID IL w dIIsT Oh lne executive
committee of the @. A. r. encampment will
leave Washington this afternoon for visit
to his old home in Montrose, Pa. This
| forenoon he was busy getting things in
| readiness preparatory to his departure. Re
| sarding the talk OF rag time music dur
| ing the encampment, Mr.. Warner said:
| You may say to the readers OF The
| Evening Star that there will be no differ
| ence either as to the time or style of the
music that the bands will play. National
| airs will be used as heretofore. Bands
| can't be prevented from playing popular
| airs but they will not be encouraged to ex-
| clude patriotic airs. The executive COM
| mittee is composed of many soldiers, some
| Of whom are good musicians. Whatever
| action is taken by the executive committee
| will, feel assured, meet with the approval
| Of the public
During Mr.. Warmers absence from the
| city Mr. Louis V. Shoemaker will direct the
| work of the executive committee.
| Mr.. John B. Randolph, former commander
| Of Post No. g. G. A. R. of the District of
| Columbia, has devoted much time to pre-
pairing a list of places of historical interest
| to be marked. He submitted his list to
Chairman Warner today. Mr.. Randolph
| suggests that st. Johns Church also be
| added. In this old church many of the
Presidents of the United States have wor-
| SHIPPED. Gems Scott and Mcclellan wor-
| SHIPPED in the edifice, and 1t was used just
| after the first battle of Bull Run as a hos
| pital. The places of interest mentioned by
Mr.. Randolph are as follows:
| Farragut sQuare-Location of Magruder's
| and Griffin'S batteries.
Franklin square-Camp of 18th New
| York; Colonel (afterward Major GeneraD
Butterfield.
Seventeenth street, third or fourth house
from G, west side-Headquarters of Lieut..
| Gen Scott.
| Northwest corner 10Th street and Penn
| sylvania avenue-First headquarters of
| Gen. Mcclellan, commanding the army.
| Washington circle and New Hampshire
| avenue, south side-Headquarters and bar
| racks of invalid corps.
| Winder building-Quarters Of United
| States sappers and miners, first regiment of
| troops to arrive from West Point.
| Northeast corner Pennsylvania avenue
| and Madison place-Site of headquarters,
department of Washington.
| Head of 18th street extended, then called
Meridian Hill-Camp of 7th New York Reg-
ment called Camp Cameron; camp located
| Immediately in rear of Mrs. Logan's resi-
| dence and occupying ground to 14th street
| and back to what is now Yale street, then
| called Stones farm
Site of Postmaster General Browns
| house (now the Y. NJ. c. A. buildinS), g
| street between 18th and 18th streets-Quar-
| ters of the 1st United States Dragons, the
| first regular cavalry troops to arrive in
| Washington.
Corner A and LIST streets northeast-Site
| of old Capitol prison, where Wirtz of An
dersonville fame was executed
| Navy yard and marine barracks-Quar-
| ters and headquarters of list New York
| Volunteers.
| Residence of Jefferson Davis, corner Of
| 18th and G streets-Ofice of depot quarter
master Col. D. H. Rucker. From this office
went forth all the orders for supplying the
| Army of the Potomac.
| Dolly Madison house (now Cosmos Club,
| Madison place and II street-Second head
| quarters of Gen. Mcclellan.
| Reservation Immediately south of treas
| ury building and opposite Corcoran building
The point from which Gen. Sherman wit
| messed the march OF his army up the ave-
| nue. before taking position on the reviewing
| stand.
Lafayette square, center of south side,
| fronting on avenue and Immediately oppos-
| ite the White House-Site of reviewing stand
of Shermans army and the Army of the
] Potomac.
Ford's old theater. 10th street-Scene of
| Lincolns assassination.
! Peterson house, Immediately opposite
| Ford's theater-The place where Lincoln
| died.
Alley back of F street. south side of CEN
| ter, between 9th and 10th streets-Through
| which j. Wilkes Booth escaped.
| Baltimore and Ohio depot. right hand side
| of train shed. going east-Ste of Soldiers
! Rest where arriving troops were halted.
Hall of Representatives, Capitol-First
| quarters Of 7th New York regiment, before
| moving to Camp Cameron
Northeast corner 18th and streets north
| west. Gwin House-Provost marshal gem
erals ofice-General Martindale.
Northwest corner 10Th and l streets north
| west, Mr.. Justice Gray's house-Site of
former residence of Mrs. Greenough. the
first woman sympathizer in the confeder-
acy to be arrested in Washington.
Southwest corner and nth streets
Headquarters of General Grant.
Square beginning at northwest corner of
I T af-. aef fo, ss,,r 81
from which all horses were shipped to the
Army of the Potomac.
No. Coz Fl street NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of
Mrs. Surratt.
Arsenal grounds foot of Az street south
west-ENecution of conspirators.
Northwest corner 18th street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue-Headquarters of General
Mansfield.
Road street. Just east of reservoir George
| towh-Residence of Major General HaIleck
general-in chief. blouse now owned by
Jno. A. Joyce.)
S17 10Th strset-Last residence Of General
w. T. Sherman, in Washington.
1861 Pennsylvania avenue northwest
House in which General Sherman was mar
ried
Navy Yard brldge-Across which ].
Wilkes Booth fed.
South side of Louisiana avenue, near 9th
street.-The old central guard house. Il do
not now recall the exact spot)
The New Willard-Site of the famous old
Willard Hotel. where President Lincoln
first stopped on arrival at Washington and
where he was Joined by President Buch-
anan on way to the Capitol, March 4, 1861;
and where Gen. Grant stopped arrival
after appointment as lieutenant general.
The Armory, 9Th street southwest, on the
mall-Here were stored the arms and am
munition with which the troops of the
District were armed for three months ser
vice in 1861.
"Graysons." northwest corner 18th and
E streets, northwest-Where lived and died
Gen. Alfred Pleasanton, first commander
of the cavalry corps.
Foot of 18th street NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
of Gen. Van Ness. who married the daugh-
ter of Davy Burns, the original owner of
the ground on which the White House,
Treasury and State. War and Navy De-
partment buildings stand.
1927 X street northwest-Residence Of Ed
win NJ. Stanton, where he died.
The Raleigh, 18th and Pennsylvania ave-
nue-Site of the old Kirkwood House,
where President Johnson was sworn In
after Lincoln's death.
Southwest corner of Fl streets northwest
and Jackson place-Residence of Commo-
dore Stephen Decatur, u. S. N, built by
him and in which he died,