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Flag Of Maryland
The flag of Maryland is the official flag of the U.S. state of Maryland and the 17th-century Heraldry, heraldic banner of arms of Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, Cecil, 2nd Baron Baltimore. It consists of the arms of his father George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, George, 1st Baron Baltimore (1579–1632), Quartering (heraldry), quartered with those of his grandmother, heiress of the Crossland family. The flag was officially adopted by the Maryland General Assembly in 1904. History The Maryland colony was founded by Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, The 2nd Baron Baltimore (1605–1675), which was granted to him as the son and heir of George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, The 1st Baron Baltimore by Charles I of England, King Charles I, hence the use of his banner of arms as the flag. During the Colonial history of the United States, colonial period, only the gold (yellow) and black Calvert arms were associated with Maryland. The state stopped using the colors following Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore (8 August 1605 – 30 November 1675) was an English politician and lawyer who was the first List of Proprietors of Maryland, proprietor of Maryland. Born in Kent, England in 1605, he inherited the proprietorship of overseas colonies in Province of Avalon, Avalon (Newfoundland) along with Maryland after the 1632 death of his father, George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore (1580–1632), for whom it had been originally intended in a vast land grant from King Charles I of England, Charles I (1600–1649, reigned 1625–1649). Young Calvert proceeded to establish and manage the Province of Maryland as a proprietary colony for Catholic Church in England and Wales, English Catholics from his English country house of Kiplin Hall in North Yorkshire. As a Catholic, he continued his father's legacy by promoting religious tolerance in the colony. He also was involved in the establishment of the Newfoundland Colony and the Province of Avalon. Maryland quickly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
History Of Baltimore
The history of Baltimore spans back to 1659, when the Baltimore County was declared erected by the General Assembly of Maryland. The area where the city now lays was settled by David Jones in 1661. While this has been inhabited by Indigenous people since the 10th millennium BCE, it was not until European settlers arrived that it was given the name Baltimore, after the Province of Maryland's founding proprietor. The city of Baltimore was founded in 1729. Early on, it was largely populated by German immigrants. The city gained prominence as a major hub for trade and commerce after successfully fending off British forces during the War of 1812. Seeing to maintain this position, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was established in 1829, making it one of the first commercial railroad lines in the world. Before the Civil War, Baltimore was home to the largest free Black community in the U.S. It became known as a "city of refuge" and a destination for many former slaves, including Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Maryland National Guard
The Maryland Military Department (MMD) is a department of the State of Maryland directed by the adjutant general of Maryland. The Maryland Military Department consists of the: *State Operations section, which manages fiscal and administrative duties * Maryland Army National Guard * Maryland Air National Guard * Maryland Defense Force * Maryland Emergency Management Agency The MMD's mission is to provide supplemental services to the Maryland National Guard with the governor of Maryland as its commander-in-chief. The Maryland Military Department is also the command authority for the defunct Maryland Naval Militia as well as the Maryland Militia, divided into the Organized Militia, personified in the Maryland Defense Force, as well as the obsolete Unorganized Militia. The Unorganized Militia technically consists of every able-bodied male in the state under the age of 45, but has not been viewed as an actual force since the American Civil War.MD Public Safety Code § 13-203 (202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gettysburg Battlefield
The Gettysburg Battlefield is the area of the July 1–3, 1863, military engagements of the Battle of Gettysburg in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Locations of military engagements extend from the site of the first shot & at Knoxlyn Ridge on the west of the borough, to East Cavalry Field on the east. A military engagement prior to the battle was conducted at the Gettysburg Railroad trestle over Rock Creek (Monocacy River tributary), Rock Creek, which was burned on June 27. Geography Within of the Mason-Dixon line, Maryland/Pennsylvania state line, the Gettysburg battlefield is situated in the Geology of Pennsylvania#Gettysburg-Newark Lowlands, Gettysburg-Newark Basin of the Pennsylvania Regions#Pennsylvania Piedmont, Pennsylvania Piedmont entirely within the Potomac River Watershed near the Marsh and Rock creeks' triple point, with the Susquehanna River Watershed (near Oak Hill) occupying an area . Military engagements occurred within and around the borough of Gettysb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Baltimore
Baltimore is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. With a population of 585,708 at the 2020 census and estimated at 568,271 in 2024, it is the 30th-most populous U.S. city. The Baltimore metropolitan area is the 20th-largest metropolitan area in the country at 2.84 million residents. The city is also part of the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area, which had a population of 9.97 million in 2020. Baltimore was designated as an independent city by the Constitution of Maryland in 1851. Though not located under the jurisdiction of any county in the state, it forms part of the central Maryland region together with the surrounding county that shares its name. The land that is present-day Baltimore was used as hunting ground by Paleo-Indians. In the early 1600s, the Susquehannock began to hunt there. People from the Province of Maryland established the Port of Baltimore in 1706 to support the tobacco trade with Europe and established the Town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Army Of The Potomac
The Army of the Potomac was the primary field army of the Union army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. It was created in July 1861 shortly after the First Battle of Bull Run and was disbanded in June 1865 following the Battle of Appomattox Court House, surrender of the Confederate Army, Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in April. History The Army of the Potomac was founded in 1861. It initially was only the size of a corps relative to the size of Union armies later in the American Civil War, Civil War. Its nucleus was called the Army of Northeastern Virginia led by Brigadier general (United States), Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell. It fought and lost the Civil War's first major battle, the First Battle of Bull Run. The arrival in Washington, D.C., of Major general (United States), Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan dramatically changed the makeup of that army. McClellan's original assignment was to command the Division of the Potomac, which included the Department of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
