Townsend, George Alfred, 1841-1914

Townsend was a famous Civil War correspondent who wrote under the pen name "Gath," and who later constructed an elaboraate country estate at Gathland or Gapland at Crampton's Gap in South Mountain northwest of Washington. This was the site of a battle that marked the beginning of the Antietam campaign. In 1896, Townsend built the Army Correspondents' Memorial arch on his property to commemorate the service of Civil War correspondents. The site is now a park.

From the description of ALS : Washington, D.C., 1896 March 5. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 741762450

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