Winsor, Justin, 1831-1897 · Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin & Co. · leaf 419
mmand, the civil functionaries took a hand in directing details,and orders were given and countermanded by amateurs, with the enemyin sight, until the army presented a spectacle of rare confusion. As theenemy advanced, the militia stampeded, carrying with them the Presidentand the officials.… … FORT Mchenry and the entrance to Baltimore harbor.* unsupported, were presently outflanked on both sides, and they also fled.The Americans passed through Washington, and that part of the forcewhich remained together, comprising 2,000 or more men, occupied George-town. The enemy took possession of…
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