was a very rich baltimorean. he served as a volunteer militia officer. his name is on the battle monument. he was mortally wounded with a shell fragment through his neck. he was remembered. another man, william williams, his real name was frederick hall. he was born enslaved in southern maryland. he joined the american army. he changed his name so his master couldn't track him down. fate brought his army unit to fort mchenry. a regular u.s. army infantry regiment. and the shell landed where that regiment was posted. it severed his right leg and he would die a couple weeks later. two guys, right. one is one of the poorest guys, probably if you asked him master he wasn't even considered a citizen of the country he just died for. the other guy is a rich guy. his name's on a monument in baltimore city. really you had everything in between. you had free african-american sailors. you had immigrant white guys like george shellenberger who , was a german immigrant, drummer in the united states army. he was a musician. the bombardment continued all through the ni