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THANKS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
235
Hynson and many others less prominent, but not less brave, generously
offered up their lives to advance the honor and glory, and to perpetuate the
power of their country.l
On the 29th of January, 1850, the General Assembly of Maryland passed
the following resolutions :
"Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the thanks of the General
Assembly of Maryland are justly due and are hereby tendered to the rank and file of the
Baltimore and District of Columbia Battalion, also to the Maryland Battalion, and all
other officers and citizens of Maryland, serving in the army and navy of the United
States, for gallant and meritorious conduct during the late war with Mexico.
"Resolved, That the Governor be requested to make the above resolution known in
general orders."
1 Besides the Baltimore and Washington battalion, comprising- about 400 men, Maryland
contributed to this war the following companies : One battery of artillery, commanded by
Lloyd Tilghman, about 125 men; Captain
Walker's company of United States mounted
rifles, 150 men; Captain John B. Howard's
company of United States voltigeurs, 100 men;
Captain James J. Archer's company of United
States voltigeurs, 100 men; Captain Richard
T. Merrick's company of 3d United States dragoons, 100 men ; and Captain Butler's company
of 3d United States dragoons, 100 men. In
addition to these, there were at least 500 men
recruited in the State for the army at large, and
fully as many for the navy. So that it may be
said, that Maryland gave 2,500 men to the government during the war with Mexico. The
Maryland Legislature passed resolutions, for
gallant and meritorious conduct, in favor of the
following Marylanders, who distinguished themselves in the' war with Mexico: Colonel True-
man Cross, Major Samuel Ringgold, Colonel
William H. Watson, Major William Lear (born
in Harford County, and mortally wounded, at
the head of his regiment, in the battle of Monterey), Captain Randolph Ridgely, Passed Midshipman John Ringgold Hynson (.United States
navy), Captain Samuel H. Walker, Captain Oden
Bowie, Lieutenant Raphael Semmes, (United
States navy), Lieutenant Arnold Elzey (second
regiment of artillery), Lieutenant John Contee,
Lieutenant Colonel William H. Emory, Brevet
Major James Lowry Donaldson, Colonel Robert
C. Buchanan, Major John R. Kenly, Lieutenant
Isaac S. Sterritt (United States navy), Lieutenant James Madison Frailey (United States navy),
Captain Henry Little, Captain James E. Stewart, Major Daniel H. McPhail, Brevet Major
John Eager Howard, Brevet Major James J.
Archer, Captain James E. Marriott, Captain
James Piper, Lieutenant Alexander H. Cross,
Robert Swan, Robert H. Archer, William H.
Fitzhugh (regiment of voltigeurs, United States
army); Brigadier General Bennet Riley, to
whom they also voted a sword, Captain Franklin Buchanan, and Surgeon Ninian Pinkney, of
the United States navy.
| Title | History of Maryland - 3 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000266 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | THANKS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 235 Hynson and many others less prominent, but not less brave, generously offered up their lives to advance the honor and glory, and to perpetuate the power of their country.l On the 29th of January, 1850, the General Assembly of Maryland passed the following resolutions : "Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the thanks of the General Assembly of Maryland are justly due and are hereby tendered to the rank and file of the Baltimore and District of Columbia Battalion, also to the Maryland Battalion, and all other officers and citizens of Maryland, serving in the army and navy of the United States, for gallant and meritorious conduct during the late war with Mexico. "Resolved, That the Governor be requested to make the above resolution known in general orders." 1 Besides the Baltimore and Washington battalion, comprising- about 400 men, Maryland contributed to this war the following companies : One battery of artillery, commanded by Lloyd Tilghman, about 125 men; Captain Walker's company of United States mounted rifles, 150 men; Captain John B. Howard's company of United States voltigeurs, 100 men; Captain James J. Archer's company of United States voltigeurs, 100 men; Captain Richard T. Merrick's company of 3d United States dragoons, 100 men ; and Captain Butler's company of 3d United States dragoons, 100 men. In addition to these, there were at least 500 men recruited in the State for the army at large, and fully as many for the navy. So that it may be said, that Maryland gave 2,500 men to the government during the war with Mexico. The Maryland Legislature passed resolutions, for gallant and meritorious conduct, in favor of the following Marylanders, who distinguished themselves in the' war with Mexico: Colonel True- man Cross, Major Samuel Ringgold, Colonel William H. Watson, Major William Lear (born in Harford County, and mortally wounded, at the head of his regiment, in the battle of Monterey), Captain Randolph Ridgely, Passed Midshipman John Ringgold Hynson (.United States navy), Captain Samuel H. Walker, Captain Oden Bowie, Lieutenant Raphael Semmes, (United States navy), Lieutenant Arnold Elzey (second regiment of artillery), Lieutenant John Contee, Lieutenant Colonel William H. Emory, Brevet Major James Lowry Donaldson, Colonel Robert C. Buchanan, Major John R. Kenly, Lieutenant Isaac S. Sterritt (United States navy), Lieutenant James Madison Frailey (United States navy), Captain Henry Little, Captain James E. Stewart, Major Daniel H. McPhail, Brevet Major John Eager Howard, Brevet Major James J. Archer, Captain James E. Marriott, Captain James Piper, Lieutenant Alexander H. Cross, Robert Swan, Robert H. Archer, William H. Fitzhugh (regiment of voltigeurs, United States army); Brigadier General Bennet Riley, to whom they also voted a sword, Captain Franklin Buchanan, and Surgeon Ninian Pinkney, of the United States navy. |
