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Obituary: Capt. B.F. Bond dies at His Home in Baltimore Veteran Employee of the B. and O Road Was 64 Tears Old and protege of Garrett and Cowen. BALTIMORE. April 20 – Capt. B. F. Bond, a veteran employee of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, who held the honor of being one of the…

Revolutionary War Capt., commissioned Maj. Gen. of the 5th Division, Pennsylvania Militia in 1807. Born 17 Jan 1746 in Lancaster County, PA. Captured at the Battle of Fort Washington on 16 Nov 1776, Capt. Dritt would be held prisoner for nearly two years. Drowned 19 dec 1817 in the icy waters of the Susquehanna River…

Born in Lancaster County, Pa. in 1745, and died at Baltimore, Md on 23 Feb 1823. Lieutenant of a Company of Foot, Cumberland County, PA in 1777 on the frontier of Pennsylvania, and as artificer at Carlisle, Pa. Was lieutenant-commander at Fort Potter and Bald Eagle Nest. One of seven brothers who served in the…

Born in Washington DC on January 18, 1825 to Alexander and Eleanor (Beatty) Semmes. Entered the US Navy as a Midshipman on 22 Oct 1841, subsequently attending the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD and earning promotion to Passed Midshipman 10 Aug 1847. Cousin of Confederate Naval officer, Raphael Semmes. Commanded the Steamers Rhode Island and…