"rebuilt in brick and stone in 1813, (replacing first playhouse built of wood in 1795), designed by famous local architect Robert Cary Long, with a front facade in stone of Greek Revival style which was the most notable playhouse in Baltimore for decades. It is said that the first public singing of the future National Anthem reputedly by Ferdinand Durang, (c.1785-1831), occurred on the stage here in late September 1814, near the end of the War of 1812, when the poem of """"The Defence of Fort McHenry"""" written by American Georgetown lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key, when he"
"who brought new life to celebrations at Fort McHenry. Even Baltimore's then-mayor, Martin O'Malley, donned an elaborate fancily decorated War of 1812 officers uniform as a colonel of the Fort McHenry Guard to participate in Defenders' Day reenactments in 2003, which he repeated as Governor of Maryland during 200th Anniversary events in 2014, in addition to composing Irish-style musical ballads about the ""Battle of Baltimore"" and the War of 1812 performed by his Irish music band ""O'Malley's March""!. Defenders Day Defenders Day is a longtime legal holiday on September 12th, in the U.S. state of Maryland, in the City of"
"(1798). Francis Scott Key wrote ""Defence of Fort McHenry"" during the War of 1812, while detained on a British ship during the night of 13 September 1814, as the British forces bombarded the American fort. Key specifically wrote the lyrics with this familiar patriotic tune in mind, just as he had done with an earlier set of his lyrics, ""When the Warrior Returns"", in which he had made similar use of ""star-spangled banner"" imagery. Later retitled ""The Star-Spangled Banner"", Key's lyrics, set to Stafford Smith's music, became a well-known and recognized patriotic song throughout the United States, and was officially"
"Carroll Jr. now on the Johns Hopkins University campus, was first insured. When the owner cancelled this policy in 1866, the Society refunded the entire original payment. Then in 1903, when Johns Hopkins University acquired the mansion, the university insured it again. The Society was an eyewitness to the tumultuous times which the nineteenth century presented to the nation. In 1814, the British burned Washington and turned toward Baltimore where they intended to do the same. Francis Scott Key watched the bombardment of Fort McHenry from the harbor where he penned the poem which became our national anthem. Six months"
"the British attack on the fort. When Key saw the flag emerge intact in the dawn of September 14, he was so moved that he began that morning to compose the poem ""Defence of Fort M'Henry"" that was later set to the tune ""To Anacreon in Heaven"" which would later be renamed ""The Star-Spangled Banner"" and become the United States' national anthem. During the American Civil War the area where Fort McHenry sits served as a military prison, confining both Confederate soldiers, as well as a large number of Maryland political figures who were suspected of being Confederate sympathizers. The"
"Fort McHenry Fort McHenry is a historical American coastal pentagonal bastion fort located in the Locust Point neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. It is best known for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British navy from the Chesapeake Bay on September 13–14, 1814. It was first built in 1798 and was used continuously by the U.S. armed forces through World War I and by the Coast Guard in World War II. It was designated a national park in 1925, and in 1939 was redesignated a ""National Monument and Historic"
"Atlantic. But the melody, if not the original lyrics, would acquire even greater fame after Francis Scott Key, an attorney, wrote ""Defence of Fort M'Henry"" while detained on a British ship during the night of September 13, 1814, as the British forces bombarded the American Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. The song, consisting of Key's text ""Defence of Fort M'Henry"" and Smith's tune ""The Anacreontic Song"", is today known as ""The Star-Spangled Banner"", the national anthem of the United States of America. Anacreontic Society The Anacreontic Society was a popular gentlemen's club of amateur musicians in London founded"
"of the free"" in his grandfather's song.) In 1863 Howard wrote about his experience as a political prisoner at Fort McHenry in the book ""Fourteen Months in the American Bastille""; two of the publishers selling the book were then arrested. A man supposed to be a Maryland State Militia soldier was detained in Ft. McHenry, and Judge Giles, in Baltimore, issued a writ of habeas corpus, but Major W. W. Morris, commander of the fort, wrote back, ""At the date of issuing your writ, and for two weeks previous, the city which you live, and where your court has been"
"Defenders Day Defenders Day is a longtime legal holiday on September 12th, in the U.S. state of Maryland, in the City of Baltimore and surrounding Baltimore County. It commemorates the successful defense of the city of Baltimore on September 12th-13th-14th, 1814 from an invading British force during the War of 1812, an event which led to the writing of the words of a poem, which when set to music a few days later, became known as ""The Star-Spangled Banner"", which in 1931 was designated as the national anthem of the United States. In September 1814, following the burning of Washington"
"James McHenry James McHenry (November 16, 1753 – May 3, 1816) was an Scotch-Irish American military surgeon and statesman. McHenry was a signer of the United States Constitution from Maryland and the eponym of Fort McHenry. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress from Maryland, and the third United States Secretary of War (1796–1800), under the first and second presidents, George Washington (administration: 1789–1797) and John Adams (administration: 1797–1801). He married his wife, Peggy Caldwell, on January 8, 1784. McHenry was born into a Scots-Irish family in Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland in 1753. Alarmed that he became sick from"
"the fort and penetrate the harbor, the attack was ended, and on the morning of September 14, when the battered flag still flew above the ramparts, it was clear that Fort McHenry remained in American hands. This revelation was famously captured in poetry by Key, an American lawyer, and amateur poet. Being held by the British on a truce ship in the Patapsco River, Key observed the battle from afar. When he saw the Garrison Flag still flying at the dawn of the morning of the 14th, he composed a poem he originally titled ""Defence of Fort M'Henry"". The poem"
"four paragraphs of the poem/song milling about in his mind, later showing it to his friends including his brother-in-law, Judge and Colonel Joseph Nicolson, (recently returned from commanding an artillery regiment at McHenry) who arranged to have ""broadside"" handbills printed up under the title of """"The Defence of Fort McHenry"""" at the Baltimore Street offices of the closed newspaper, the """"Baltimore American"""" by the boy apprentice printer, Samuel Sands. Within days the bills were everywhere at both the fort and throughout the city, being whistled, hummed and sang, soon set to the tune of a well-known 18th Century English tune"
"construction of the Fort, primarily through mortar replacement. Fort McHenry Fort McHenry is a historical American coastal pentagonal bastion fort located in the Locust Point neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. It is best known for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British navy from the Chesapeake Bay on September 13–14, 1814. It was first built in 1798 and was used continuously by the U.S. armed forces through World War I and by the Coast Guard in World War II. It was designated a national park in 1925, and in"
"download an audio-descriptive tour of the exhibition for the visually-impaired, and hear the song performed on original instruments from the National Museum of American History's collection. Star-Spangled Banner (flag) The Star-Spangled Banner, or the Great Garrison Flag, was the garrison flag that flew over Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor during the naval portion of the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812. Seeing the flag during the battle inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem ""Defence of Fort M'Henry"", which, retitled with the flag's name from the closing lines of the first stanza and set to the tune"
"Ruxton, Baltimore County, October 14, 1909, and was buried in Baltimore's Green Mount Cemetery. John P. Poe Sr. John Prentiss Poe Sr. (August 22, 1836 – October 14, 1909) was Attorney General of the State of Maryland from 1891 to 1895. He was born in Baltimore, the son of Neilson Poe and wife Josephine Emily Clemm. Poe was the nephew of the poet Edgar Allan Poe through his mother, as well as a second cousin once removed. Poe's father was considered an enemy by Edgar Allan Poe, but contacted Poe after his sickness and helped with his burial. John P."
"care they received from Dr. Beanes. The British agreed to release Beanes, but Key and Beanes were forced to stay with the British until the attack on Baltimore was over. Key watched the proceedings from a truce ship in the Patapsco River. On the morning of the 14th, Key saw the American flag waving above Fort McHenry. Inspired, he began jotting down verses on the back of a letter he was carrying. Key's poem was originally named ""Defense on Fort McHenry"" was printed on pamphlets by the ""Baltimore American"". Key's poem was later set to the tune of a British"
"James McSherry Jr. James McSherry Jr. (July 29, 1819July 13, 1869) was an American lawyer and writer. McSherry was born in Liberty Town, Frederick County, Maryland. He graduated from Mount St. Mary's College, in Emmitsburg, Maryland, in 1838, where he studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1840 and began practicing in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, but returned to Maryland in 1841. McSherry continued to practice law in Frederick, Maryland, until his death in 1869. McSherry, a strong Catholic, is best known for his ""History of Maryland"" (Baltimore, 1849). He was a frequent contributor to the ""United States Catholic Magazine"","
"fell to the ground, his horse was spooked and ran toward the Confederate soldiers. Bragg gave Hillary Garrison Waldrep General Lytle's horse, bed-roll and equipment. Waldrep later sold the horse for $100. Lytle's most famous poem, 1858: William Haines Lytle William Haines Lytle (November 2, 1826 – September 20, 1863) was a politician in Ohio, renowned poet, and military officer in the United States Army during both the Mexican–American War and American Civil War, where he was killed in action as a brigadier general. Lytle was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the scion of a leading area family, the Lytle family."
"especially distinguished as a ""nisi prius"" lawyer. In early life he contributed prose and poetry to periodicals. After his death, a volume of his poems, with a memoir by Charles Augustus Lagen, was printed privately (see below). He died in Philadelphia, where he was interred in Laurel Hill Cemetery. Henry Schell Hagert Henry Schell Hagert (; May 2, 1826 – December 18, 1885) was a United States lawyer, writer, and poet. Hagert was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was graduated at Central High School in 1842. He was admitted to the bar, May 8, 1847, and soon became solicitor"
"future enemy attacks. The new fort was a bastioned pentagon, surrounded by a dry moat—a deep, broad trench. The moat would serve as a shelter from which infantry might defend the fort from a land attack. In case of such an attack on this first line of defense, each point, or bastion could provide a crossfire of cannon and small arms fire. Fort McHenry was named after early American statesman James McHenry (November 16, 1753 – May 3, 1816), a Scots-Irish immigrant and surgeon-soldier. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress from Maryland and a signer of the United"
"the national anthem, a parade and other events. The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House in Baltimore, Maryland birthplace of the flag that a year later inspired Francis Scott Key (1779–1843), to pen his famous poem, has celebrated Flag Day since the inception of a museum in the home of flag-banner-pennant maker Mary Pickersgill on the historic property in 1927. The annual celebrations on Flag Day and also Defenders Day (September 12, since 1814) commemorates the Star-Spangled Banner and its creator Mary Pickersgill, for the huge emblem that flew over Fort McHenry guarding Baltimore harbor during the British Royal Navy's three days"
"a Spanish-language version from 1919. It has since been translated into Hebrew and Yiddish by Jewish immigrants, Latin American Spanish (with one version popularized during immigration reform protests in 2006), French by Acadians of Louisiana, Samoan, and Irish. The third verse of the anthem has also been translated into Latin. With regard to the indigenous languages of North America, there are versions and Cherokee. The Star-Spangled Banner ""The Star-Spangled Banner"" is the national anthem of the United States. The lyrics come from the Defence of Fort M'Henry, a poem written on September 14, 1814, by the then 35-year-old lawyer and"
"James Ryder Randall James Ryder Randall (January 1, 1839 – January 15, 1908) was an American journalist and poet. He is best remembered as the author of ""Maryland, My Maryland"". Randall was born on January 1, 1839 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was named after Father James A. Ryder S.J., the 20th President of Georgetown University. He is most remembered for writing the poem ""Maryland, My Maryland,"" which is also the reason for his being called the ""Poet Laureate of the Lost Cause"". It became a war hymn of the Confederacy after the poem's words were set to the tune ""Lauriger"
"1816 until 1818, along with a special mission to the Kingdom of Naples. Pinkney successfully argued many important cases before the Supreme Court, including the landmark case of McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), where the right of the US Congress to charter the Bank of the United States was upheld. Pinkney served as a US senator from Maryland from 1819 until his death in 1822. He is buried at the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C.. His son, Edward Coote Pinkney, became an accomplished poet. William Pinkney William Pinkney (March 17, 1764February 25, 1822) was an American statesman and diplomat, and was"
"was flying over the fort at daybreak on September 14, 1814, after the British had ceased firing on the fort. A diary entry from a British sub-altern on board ship and recently returned from the North Point battlefield, George Glebe, described that sunny morning when the Americans at the distant fort ""fired their (""wake-up"") morning gun salute and raised a splendid ensign"" over the battlements. While negotiating a prisoner exchange aboard a British ship, Francis Scott Key saw the flag, and this inspired him to pen the words to the poem ""The Defence of Fort McHenry"" that later became the"
"Ft. McHenry being acquired by the city as a park, held briefly from 1914-1917, before being requisitioned again by the Army in 1918 for use as the nation's largest military hospital for World War I returning casualties. Before the temporary transition of Fort McHenry to the City of Baltimore, the last of the ""Old Defenders"" died in the 1880s and the task of maintaining the traditions of Defender's Day passed to the General Society of the War of 1812 in Maryland, which now was composed of sons and grandsons along with the companion heritage society United States Daughters of 1812."
"working from second- or third-hand accounts of the incident and other flag incidents. The Confederate general in the poem most likely was not (Stonewall) Jackson, but another Confederate officer (probably A. P. Hill) since none of the men with General Jackson that day remembered the incident. Gen. Jackson and Barbara Fritchie both died before publication of the poem. Historians and reporters noted other discrepancies between the patriotic poem and witness accounts. The Barbara Fritchie House is located at 154 West Patrick Street, Frederick, Maryland, and is now open to the public. It is a 1927 reconstruction, based on the original"
"John Adams Webster John Adams Webster (1789–1877) was a captain in the United States Navy, who, as a young third lieutenant, heard the sound of the British oars as its small flotilla approach Fort McHenry in Baltimore, September 13, 1814. He remained in the battle in spite of being wounded twice and received commendations for this from the City of Baltimore and the State of Maryland. It was during this battle that Francis Scott Key wrote the “Star Spangled Banner”. Webster remained active in his military service serving as a captain in the Revenue Service until his death. John Adams"
"piece. According to Vincent Duckles, Smith's major contribution was ""to direct the attention of his readers to the importance of source studies."" Smith died in 1836 at the age of eighty-six, his death allegedly caused by a grape-pip lodged in his windpipe. He is buried in Gloucester Cathedral and has a memorial plaque there, above which are hung the Union Jack and Stars and Stripes. In 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote the poem ""Defence of Fort M'Henry"" (later re-titled, ""The Star-Spangled Banner"") which was later set to the tune of ""Anacreon"", a piece composed by Stafford Smith. Congress officially designated"
"Ernest Thayer Ernest Lawrence Thayer (; August 14, 1863 – August 21, 1940) was an American writer and poet who wrote the poem ""Casey"" (or ""Casey at the Bat""), which is ""the single most famous baseball poem ever written"" according to the Baseball Almanac, and ""the nation’s best-known piece of comic verse—a ballad that began a native legend as colorful and permanent as that of Johnny Appleseed or Paul Bunyan."" Thayer was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, and raised in nearby Worcester. He graduated ""magna cum laude"" in philosophy from Harvard University in 1885, where he had been editor of the"
"View of Maryland', a work of very great value dealing with the early colonial days. He died in Cumberland, Md. on June 15, 1871. John Van Lear McMahon John Van Lear McMahon, lawyer, was born in Maryland in 1800, received his education equipment at Princeton, studied law and achieved eminence at the Maryland Bar. On account of his oratorical gifts, he wielded an influence of wide extent on the politics as a state legislature. He adapted the old turnpike laws of Maryland to the new condition of affairs caused by the incorporation of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and was"
"the morning's gun salute, knew that the fort and the city had held. When they landed at ""The Basin"" (modern ""Inner Harbor"") and Key finished up his draft of a new poem ""The Defence of Fort McHenry"" at the Indian Queen Hotel at West Baltimore and Hanover Streets, (later to be set to music in a few days) and sung lustily through the city, performed on the stage at the famed Holliday Street Theatre, and then soon throughout the state and soon the nation as ""The Star Spangled Banner"". In 1851, the sheriff's term was changed from a three-year term"
"used to justify women's inequality in marriage. Eliza Norris raised her niece, Mary Norris. Mary Norris later married Framer of the Constitution John Dickinson in a civil ceremony. A passage reads: Susanna Wright Susanna Wright (August 4, 1697 – 1784) was an 18th-century colonial American poet and pundit, botanist, business owner and legal scholar, who was influential in the political economy of Pennsylvania as one of the Thirteen Colonies and in the formation of the United States. Wright was born in Warrington in the county of Lancashire, England, on August 4, 1697, to the Quaker businessman John Wright and his"