Inscription:
This monument is located at 400 Grey Rock Rd in Pikesville, MD. The monument idea started with Chapter President Christos Christou Jr. thinking in 2002 that the birthplace of Col. Howard should be marked with a small marker at Grey Rock. Then later Chapter President Ivan V Dooley Jr. expanded on the idea for a much large monument that outlined his accomplishments and life. The final monument was designed, and a fundraising campaign began to raise $10K and was finally installed and dedicated on June 23, 2007, near the front wall of the mansion. It was later moved and rededicated at its current location on the front lawn of the mansion on Sep 14, 2008, to make it more visible.
Front:
Congressional Silver Medal Awarded to Lt. Col. John Eager Howard
9 March 1781
The American Congress to John Eager Howard Commander of a regiment of infantry
Because by rushing suddenly on the wavering lines of the enemy he gave a brilliant example of martial courage at the Battle of Cowpens 17 January 1781.
Battles
White Plains - October 28, 1776
Germantown - October 4, 1777
Monmouth - June 28, 1778
Camden - August 16, 1780
Cowpens - January 17, 1781
Guilford Court House, NC - March 15, 1781
Hobkirk Hill - April 25, 1781
Wounded at Eutaw Springs - September 8, 1781
Superintendent of Recruiting, Middle District - 1782
Declined Commission as Major General in Maryland Militia - 1794
Declined Commission as Brigadier General in Continental Army - 1798
Back:
HOWARD
Site of the Forrest Ancestral Home and Birthplace of John Eager Howard. 4 June 1752 - 12 October 1827
1774 Committee of Observation for Baltimore County
1776 - 1783 Officer of the Maryland Line
1785 Justice of Baltimore County Court
1787 Delegate to the Continental Congress
1788 - 1790 Governor of Maryland
1791 Maryland Senator
1792 Associate Judge of United States District Court
1796 - 1803 United States Senator
1813 Committee of Supply for Defense of Baltimore City
1816 Vice Presidential Candidate
1827 Died at Belvidere his estate in Baltimore City
Friend of George Washington
Benefactor of Baltimore
Erected By:
Col. John Eager Howard Chapter, MDSSAR, 2007
Original Source(s):
From the collection of Christos Christou