. Keim's illustrated hand-book. Washington and its environs: a descriptive and historical hand-book to the capital of the United States of America. In the dining hall areportraits of Washington in 1786, acopy from Trumbull, and a copyfrom Stuart, 1795. The mantel,was carved in Italy and this room is the great paintingof Washington before Yorktown^ byRembrandt Peale. He is repre-sented as accompanied by GeneralsLafayette, Hamilton, Knox, Lin-coln, and Rochambeau, and givingorders to commence the entrench-ments before Yorktown. In theW. parlor is an old painting repre-senting the at
. Keim's illustrated hand-book. Washington and its environs: a descriptive and historical hand-book to the capital of the United States of America. In the dining hall areportraits of Washington in 1786, acopy from Trumbull, and a copyfrom Stuart, 1795. The mantel,was carved in Italy and this room is the great paintingof Washington before Yorktown^ byRembrandt Peale. He is repre-sented as accompanied by GeneralsLafayette, Hamilton, Knox, Lin-coln, and Rochambeau, and givingorders to commence the entrench-ments before Yorktown. In theW. parlor is an old painting repre-senting the attack on Carthageua,Admiral Vernon commanding,1741, and Washingtons holstersand camp equipage, also a the second stort/, at the head oftlie stairs, is Lafayettes room. The room In which Wash-ington died, December 14, 1799, is at the S. end of the build-ing on this floor. It is a small apartment. The bed is thaton which he rested. There is a fine view of the surround-Uig eountiy from the cupola. On the r. of the mansionItacing t]ie lawn arc the servants hall, gardeners lodge, ajvidern building, and the spinning and weaving house. On. GRAVE OF WASHINGTON. DEFENSES OF WASHINGTON. 233 the same side is the garden laid out by Washington. On theN. side are conservatories which replaced the old ones con-sumed by fire. The ruins of the old servants quarters arenear bj-. Ou the opposite side of the lawn are the familykitchen, butlers house, smoke house, and laundry, and inthe rear of all the stables. On the lawn are several ash andand a magnolia tree planted by Washington. Defenses of Washington.—The inauguration of actual hos-tilities by the bombardment of Fort Sumter, April 12, ;,1861, warned the National Government of the necessity ofmeasures of protection. One of the first thoughts was thesecuritj^ of the Nations Capital. The hastily-improvised firstdefensive preparations, after some squeamish hesitation aboutiiLvading a State, were seconded by occupying the S. sliore
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