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Historic Blenheim and the Civil War Interpretive Center
"Historic Blenheim is a c. 1859 central-hall plan Greek Revival-style brick farmhouse built by Albert Willcoxon just prior to the Civil War (1861-65). It is nationally significant for the voluminous quantity and quality of examples of Civil War…
The Graffiti House
"The Graffiti House is a two-story frame structure, believed to have been built in 1858. It was built directly beside the railroad tracks, suggesting that its function included some type of commercial aspect. Proprietors of whatever business was…
Ben Lomond Historic Site
"Ben Lomond and its outbuildings were constructed for Benjamin Tasker Chinn in 1832. Confederate forces used Ben Lomond as a hospital following the 1861 Battle of First Manassas. Signatures of Federal soldiers who occupied the property in 1862 are…
Liberia House
"Liberia served as Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard’s
headquarters in 1861, when Confederate President
Jefferson Davis visited. In 1862, General Irvin McDowell
set up his headquarters in the house, when President
Lincoln visited. The house…
headquarters in 1861, when Confederate President
Jefferson Davis visited. In 1862, General Irvin McDowell
set up his headquarters in the house, when President
Lincoln visited. The house…
Morgan Chapel
"Morgan Chapel in Bunker Hill, one of the first places of worship in Berkeley County, was erected in 1740 by Colonel Morgan Morgan, whose descendants founded Morgantown. The current building housing Morgan Chapel, constructed in 1852, is the third…
Mt Zion Old School Baptist Church
" Mt. Zion Old School Baptist Church, built in 1851, was an eyewitness to the Civil War, used as a rendezvous site, prison, barracks, and battleground. Union troops used the church as a hospital after the cavalry engagements of Aldie, Middleburg, and…
Frederick County Court House (Shenandoah Valley Civil War Museum)
"The Frederick County Court House in Winchester, built in 1840, served as a prison, hospital, and barracks for both sides during the Civil War. Soldiers wrote their names and drew pictures on the walls, some of which can still be seen. "
Cannon Firing, with Soldier and USA
Graffiti Drawing from Blenheim House attic showing a cannon firing, with a soldier standing behind it and "USA" written above it
Ship "USMAL"
Graffiti Drawing from Blenheim House attic showing a ship with 3 masts and sails, an American flag, and 4 guns pointing through holes in the side and two more on the deck, and "USMAL" written on the side
Signature of Henry Van Eweyk
Signature of Henry Van Eweyk in the Blenheim House attic, with his unit, 26 Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers, Company A, and the date he wrote, October 29, 1862. One of 9 identified signatures by members of that regiment
Building
A building drawn in the Blenheim House attic, two floors and an attic, with a sign. A cleft and a cleft with three notes are also visible in the image
"Jesus Lover of my Soul"
Writing in the Blenheim House attic: "Jesus Lover of my Soul." A variety of signatures and dates are also visible in the image
Soldier with sword and medals
Drawing of a soldier in the attic of Blenheim House, with a sword and two medals. Various signatures are also visible in the image
Signature of Henry Clark
Signature of Henry Clark in the Blenheim House attic, with his unit, 83rd Regiment.
Massaponax Baptist Church
A church in the Greek Revival style built in 1859. "The location of the church was just right for both the Northern and the Southern forces as they passed through the area. Both armies used the building as their headquarters. It was used as a stable,…
Signature of Clemens Tretbar and drawing of a donkey
The signature of Clemens Tretbar and a drawing of a donkey in the attic at Blenheim House.
Signature of Samuel Dowd
Signature of Samuel Dowd, 1st Michigan Cavalry, Company F, in the attic of Blenheim House
Drawing of man wearing hat with large feather
A drawing of a moustached man wearing a hate with a large feather in Blenheim House
Drawing of a woman lifting her skirt & writing "turned over to Lieut Gale"
Drawing of a woman wearing a hat and raising her skirt to just below her knees. Level with her hat is written "turned over to Lieut Gale"
Interior of church, Falls Church, Va
The interior of a church in Falls Church, Virginia, with graffiti by Union soldiers: signatures written above, around and on the tablets on the wall. The group of names highest on the wall, up at the level of the second-story window are all from the…
Falls Church, Va. The Church
Exterior of the Falls Church; Union soldiers covered the interior with signatures, photographed by Matthew Brady at that time, but no longer visible
Chatham Manor
A grand Georgian-style house overlooking the Rappahannock River. Occupied by Union troops in 1862; used variously as headquarters, hospital, by soldiers on picket duty. "By the time the Civil War ended in 1865, Chatham was desolate. Blood stains…
Aquia Church
A Georgian brick building built in the 1750s. Occupied by both Confederate and Union soldiers; both groups left graffiti on the interior and exterior.
Union Church
A Federal style church built around 1819. Occupied by Union soldiers, who used it as hospital and barracks. A signature survives in the remaining part of the church.
Shenandoah County Courthouse
Built in 1795. Occupied by Union and Confederate soldiers as town changed hands; they left signatures and drawings on the interior walls
Landon House
Originally constructed as a silk mill before being relocated and used as various schools. Occupied by both Confederate and Union soldiers, who left a variety of signatures, drawings and taunts. Privately owned.
Drawing of Abraham Lincoln
A drawing of Lincoln by soldiers in the 155th Pennsylvania Volunteers, with caption "His Excellency Abraham Lincoln," located above the parlor mantel. The regimental history recorded that the graffiti was left in response to "autographs, and many…
Under the Maltese cross, Antietam to Appomattox : the loyal uprising in western Pennsylvania, 1861-1865; campaigns 155th Pennsylvania regiment
"The Confederates of Longstreet's Corps had occupied this building a few nights previous. They had written their autographs, and many unpatriotic inscriptions, with burnt sticks, on the beautifully, white-plastered walls. They had registered their…
Pohick Church
An Episcopal Church associated with George Washington and George Mason, in some decay at the time of the Civil War. "Union forces stripped the building’s interior for souvenirs of "Washington's Church" and used its worship space as a stable. Soldiers…
Roeder's Store
The store was built in 1858 for Roeder, a confectioner who also owned the adjacent Whitehall Tavern. In 1862, Union soldiers left graffiti on the second floor and attic.
Linden Hall
A house built around 1803. "The attic walls are covered with many signatures—three of them Confederate soldiers’ names with the date July 10, 1863, mute testimony to the stop General Robert E. Lee’s army made on the banks of the Potomac at…
Signature of Alwyn Grant
Signature of Alwyn Grant, Confederate Signal Corps, dated July 10, 1863, with extended details of unit, on the walls of Linden Hall
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Casualty Sheet that shows Horace was injured in battle
Report that Horace was injured in the Battle of Malvern Hill on July 1, 1862