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| No. 25-C - First Maryland Light Artillery, Battery A National Flag Stencilled with Malvern Hill, South Mountain and An-tietani, only a few of the battle honors to which the unit was entitled, this thirty-five star national flag is another carried by Battery A, First Maryland Light Artillery, which saw action in Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania. On the third red stripe from the lower edge of the flag is the inscription "Company A 1st Md. Artillery" and a red streamer carries the designation "Capt. John Wolcott's Rat^w A» Capt. James H. Rigby's Bawery A 1st Md. Light Artillery." The flags labeled 25-B and 25-C were presented to the State by William H. Parker and Edward T. Danitzer, veterans of the unit. No. 26 - Maryland Light Artillery, Battery B Regimental Color Battery B, Maryland Light Artillery, also known as Snow's Battery, carried this regimental standard which bears the coat of arms of the United States with thirty-four stars above the eagle. The unit saw action in Virginia and western Virginia. No. 27 - Maryland Light Artillery, Baltimore Battery Guidon A guidon of the stars and stripes type with thirty-four stars in two concentric circles, this standard was carried by the Baltimore Battery, Maryland Light Artillery, also known as Alexander's Battery. It bears the battle credits "Winchester, June 13th 14th, 1863" and "Monocacy," July 9th, 1864" along with the designation "Baltimore Battery, Lt. Arty." The unit saw action in Maryland and in the Valley of Virginia. No. 28 - Gosnell Flag - National Known as the Gosnell Flag, this national flag with thirty-four stars in two concentric circles was made on the night of April 19, 1861 by the wife and daughter of Lemuel Gosnell of 'Baltimore. On that day in the city a mob of southern sympathizers had assaulted the Sixth Massachuetts Regiment as it marched between railroad stations en route to Washington, D. C. For several days thereafter the Gosnell flag was one of the few to be displayed in Baltimore. It was presented to the State by Gosnell's son-in-law, Richard B. Hall, veteran of a Massachusetts artillery unit. — 21 — |