Secretary of State William H. Seward and Lincoln attend flag-raising ceremonies at Zouave camp near Chain Bridge and visit camps on heights. Evening Star, 3 July 1861, 3:1; New York Times, 28 June 1861.

[Camp of 37th New York Volunteers, under command of Col. John H. McCunn, becomes Camp Mary in honor of First Lady in bottle-breaking ceremony attended by Mrs. Lincoln. N.Y. Times, 28 June 1861.]