In partnership with St John’s Cemetery in Frederick. Maryland, the Society unveiled a newly erected gravestone for Samuel Neale. Neale, a steward and later Surgeon’s Mate in Frisby Tilghman’s 1st MD Cavalry during the War of 1812, was the only black American to receive a Maryland pension for his service during the war. Neale was present with his unit during the British march from Benedict, MD to Washington and at the Battles of Bladensburg and North Point. Representatives from the United States Army, the Maryland National Guard, the United States Park Service, the NAACP, local and state officials and members of the public attended the ceremony which was covered by local and national press.