Evening star., 1936-09-13
ODEL CARS TAKING SPOTLIGHT IN AUTO CENTERS

Gen. Montgomery c. Meigs, quarter.
master general, lived and died.
Massachusetts, avenue and -Four.
teenth street. National City Chris
tian Church. Site of Desmarre's
Hospital.
White Lot, south Of White Kcuse.
Here we're encamped the Pennsyl-
vania regiments, commonly called
"Bucktails."
Northeast corner Of Rhode Island
avenue and Seventeenth street. Gen.
Philip H. Sheridan resided in this
house before it was remodeled and
died there in 1888.
Northwest corner Of PENNSYLVANIA
avenue and Seventeenth street. On
this site was the headquarters of Gen.
Mansfield. Passes were issued here to
cross the Long Bridge and through
the Federal lines.
Southeast corner OF Seventeenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue. Site
Of old War Department, frequently
visited by President Lincoln. Com
pany D, I'd U. S. Cavalry, was quar-
tered here. 1t, with Company H of
the same regiment, had been stationed
in Texas, and they were the first
Regular trops to arrive in defense OF
the Capital, reaching here April IS,
1861.
616 Seventeenth street. On this site
Gen. Winfield Scott had his head
quarters in 1861.
F and Seventeenth streets. Winder
Building. Headquarters of the chief
Of engineers.
1882 Pennsylvania avenue. Gen.
Winfield Scott resided in this build
ing.
l712 H street. Site of residence of
Admiral Porter.
Northeast corner Of I and Nine
teenth streets. Site of the office OF
the provost marshal general.
Between M and N Eighteenth and
Ntnteenth streets. Site of Williams
Barracks
Between M and N, Eighteenth and
Nineteenth streets. Site OF Sedgwick
Barracks.
Twentieth street near Pennsylvania
avenue. Site Of Union Chapel Hos
pital.
INTERSECTION Of Pennsylvania
and New Hampshire avenues and
Twenty-third street. running to and
Twenty-second streets. Site of Mar
tindale Barracks.
Same location as Martindale Bar
racks. Site Of Camp Fry, or Fry
Barracks.
K and Twenty-fourth streets, Wash
ington Circle. Site of the Circle Hos
pital.
Over in Georgetown are the follow
ing places of Civil War interest:
Wisconsin avenue between K and M
streets. Waters Warehouse, or Ware
house Hospital.
Dumbarton avenue between Thirty
first street and Wisconsin avenue.
Methodist Episcopal Church. Site of
Dumbarton Street Hospital.
Corner of N and Thirtieth streets.
Site of Seminary (OficersD Hospital.
Corner M and Thirtieth streets.
Union Hotel. Site of Union Hotel
Hospital.
Corner M and Thirtieth streets.
Site Of Presbyterian Church Hospital.
1856 Wisconsin avenue (Forest
HalD. The Potomac Light Infantry
used this building as its armory. Dur
ing the war it was also used - .
military prison.
Georgetown College. Site of COL
lege Hospital.
Lingan street between N and o
streets, near College (Trinity church,.
Site of Trinity Church Hospital.
THERE are ever 50 many historic
sites throughout Washington not
mentioned here, some Of considerable
Importance, but no doubt the out
standing ones are Fort Stevens and
Soldiers Home. The former is where
Lincon stood under fire during the
engagement with Gen. Early's Army
on July II and IL, 1864. This spot
is now being restored to its Civil War
appearance, and it is we'll worth see
ing. 1t is Government reservation
and is located in Brightwood, between
Georgia avenue and Thirteenth street,
and short distance north of Military
road.
Soldiers Home is particularly in
teresting from several angles, but the
old Anderson cottage seems to attract
the most attention, for it was here
that Mr.. Lincoln spent the warm
Summer nights of his administration,
and here in July, 1862, he prepared
the original draft Of the emancipation
proclamation, issued September %, of
that year.
President Lincons bed room is on
the second floor of the cottage and is
the largest room in the house. Two
large front windows open directly
over the porch and splendid view of
the city is obtained. Immediately
beneath the bed room is President
Lincoln'S sitting room. This opens
directly upon the front porch of the
cottage.
And, Of course, no one should ever
come to Washington without visiting
Arlington National Cemetery, where
so many thousands of Civil War and
other soldiers lie buried,
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