Writing about returning once there is signed by James McCarron; answered by Confederate criticizing him for writing on church wall

Title

Writing about returning once there is signed by James McCarron; answered by Confederate criticizing him for writing on church wall

Subject

Private James McCarron, Co. F, 13th Massachusetts Regiment
Mustered in July 16, 1861
Sick at Falmouth, VA, December 1862
POW Gettysburg July 1863; paroled August 1863
Sick May, June 1864
Mustered out August 1, 1864
Invalid Pension August 5, 1890 (854019)
Admitted to National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in 1895 (age 56), dyspepsia, malaria

Description

"Under [this?] spot is [?] rested my [?] [?] for 4 nights [?] short [?] will love to come here to see it [?] our troubled family is restored to peace forever McCarron Co. F 13th regt"
"After peace is restored you would not want to see it / after [?icrating?] this sacred wall with your name"

Citation

“Writing about returning once there is signed by James McCarron; answered by Confederate criticizing him for writing on church wall,” Graffiti Soldiers, accessed October 21, 2026, https://drstephenrobertson.com/Graffiti_Soldiers/items/show/1184.