Maryland Line Confederate Soldiers' Home photograph collection

The facility that became the Maryland Line Confederate Soldiers' Home in Pikesville (Baltimore County) dates back to 1818, when it was a Federal Arsenal. In 1888 it was converted into a residence for soldiers who served the Confederacy during the Civil War, remaining in operation until 1932. A brochure published by the home in the 1890s describes it as providing the veterans with: "a haven of rest . . . to which they may retire and find refuge, and, at the same time, lose none of their self-respect, nor suffer in the estimation of those whose experience in life is more fortunate".

At the time of its opening, the Maryland Line Confederate Soldiers' Home was a prominent feature of Pikesville, which otherwise had only two dozen houses. The population of the home reached 139 after the first five and a half years of operation. A place of special pride at the home was the relic room, where trophies and memorabilia were displayed along with portraits of Confederate military leaders including Harry Gilmor, Henry Little, Lloyd Tilghman, Isaac Trimble, William Murray, and Raphael Semmes.

In Baltimore City, over 1000 Confederate soldiers are buried at Loudon Park Cemetery, 700 of them in a separate section. The Confederate Monument at the cemetery was created by sculptor F. Volck in 1870. In Pennsylvania, the 2nd Maryland Infantry C.S.A. Monument on Culps Hill at Gettysburg Battlefield was created by J.A. and W.T. Wilson and dedicated ca. 1886.