Ben Lomond

Ben Lomond was used as a hospital by Confederates first after the First Battle of Bull Run, and then during the first winter of the war Ben Lomond was once again used as a hospital, for diseased soldiers. In 1862, the Union army moved into the area, ransacking the house and covering the walls with graffiti. Much of that graffiti has been covered over in order to preserve it.

The graffiti that is visible is in two long panels, one on the first floor and one on the second, and in a panel near the ceiling in the first floor. It includes only signatures and writing, and no images.

Two soldiers have been identified:

• Private James E Mooney, Company A, 1st Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry (in panel near the ceiling)
• (William) Wallace Cranston, 66th Ohio Infantry (in panel on the second floor) - awarded a Medal of Honor

While the National Register of Historic Places Nomination for Ben Lomond mentions the "last wills and testaments" of two soldiers written on the walls near the stairs, staff at the site say no such graffiti has been found..