George Armistead-- Part 7: His Death

From the Battle of Baltimore site.

On April 25, 1818, Brevet Lt. Col. George Armistead, 38, died at the home of his brother-in-law Christopher Hughes Jr.

His funeral included defenders of the 1814 Fort McHenry and citizens who proceeded to Old St. Paul's cemetery while minute guns were fired from the federal Hill Observatory.  Here among the enclosing walls of the burying ground his remains were laid to rest.

On the high eminence of Federal Hill overlooking Baltimore's waterfront is a monument to the commander of Fort McHenry.

--Brock-Perry