On March 26, 1866, Bradley T. Johnson, a former Frederick County State's Attorney and a general in the Confederate Army, was arrested in Baltimore on a charge of treason. He was released on $20,000 bail. At the insistence of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, President Andrew Johnson granted a pardon on April 2nd, and the charges were dismissed. On March 26, 1897, the first organizational meeting of the women who founded Frederick City Hospital was held. Emma Josephine Smith donated seven acres on the northwest edge of the city for the facility. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury (wasps65@earthlink.net)