On March 28, 1868, the Emmitsburg Railroad was incorporated. It was authorized to build a railroad from Emmitsburg to a point on the Western Maryland Railroad west of the Monocacy River. The first train ran on November 22, 1875. On March 28, 1863, Brigadier General James Cooper, a native of Frederick and a congressman from Pennsylvania, a U. S. Senator, and a Pennsylvania attorney general, died while in command of Union forces at Camp Chase outside Columbus, Ohio. He was buried on April 1st at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. On March 28, 1986, Ernest Berger, a popular book and stationary store owner in the 100 block of North Market Street and later on North Court Street, died in Tamarac, Florida. He was 76 and was buried at Resthaven Memorial Gardens on U. S. 15 north of Frederick. He was born March 10, 1910, in Philadelphia. 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 [email protected]