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Signature of John J Reeder
Signature: "John J Reeder 8th O" [additional writing to decipher]
- Private, 8th Ohio Cavalry, age 22 when enlisted March 4, 1864 - veteran unit
- Private, 8th Ohio Cavalry, age 22 when enlisted March 4, 1864 - veteran unit
Signature of John Gilbert
"John Gilbert Co C, 28th N.Y V
[Lock?]port Niagara Co NY
- also written in large script
[Lock?]port Niagara Co NY
- also written in large script
Signature of John Gilbert
"John Gilbert 28th Regiment N.Y
Slept in this [?] June the 5 [1862 - in another hand?]
Slept in this [?] June the 5 [1862 - in another hand?]
Drawing of a man[?]
Drawing of a figure with outstretched hands - holding something(?); possibly with bed?
Signature of John Thompson
"John Thompson A Sergeant in Capt Gibsons' Co G of 25th Va Cavalry May 29 1864"
Signature of Andrew Shull
"I wrote my name here the first Day of June 1863 / Andrew G Shull Com G 87th Regt Pa"
Signature of Henry P Adams (and taunt)
"H. P. Adams Co H 13th Regt Mass V"
"You are a [damn?] Yankee"
"You have disgraced the name of Adams"
"You are a [damn?] Yankee"
"You have disgraced the name of Adams"
Signature of Charles Reed
"April 29th/64 Charles Reed / Battery B 1st Battalion / Md Light Artillery / Capt Alonzo Snow"
Two firing cannons
Two firing cannons; one on a fort (a wall of bricks); one muzzle only ("Death to Rebels" written several times around the cannons). These drawing seem likely to the be work of the 1st Regiment Maryland Light Artillery (Snow's Battery), who wrote…
Lunenburg Court House
A Roman Revival courthouse built in 1827 (mentioned by Katherine Reed; no information on graffiti)
Lockwood House
Constructed as the home of the Armory Paymaster in 1848, it became a hospital in 1862 and in 1863 headquarters for Gen. Lockwood and in 1864 for Gen. Sheridan. Graffiti discovered during preservation; no details.
Master Armorer's House
Completed in 1859, used as a headquarters. no details of graffiti (under plexiglass)
Tomb of George Washington, Mount Vernon
Names carved into the exterior of the tomb, which changed hands between Union and Confederate forces. Only one name identified: J. L. Chamberlain as Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Writing about returning once there is signed by James McCarron; answered by Confederate criticizing him for writing on church wall
"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…
"After peace is restored you would not want to see it / after…
Snow's Battery, Maryland artillery, taunting opponents
"Snows Md Battery, our acquaintances, John, we have met you at New Bridge, Malvern Hill, Crunapth[?], Antietam and Fredericksburg, and are good of twice as many more"
Snow's Battery taunts its opponents
"Snows Md Battery [damaged] Bring on your Chickens Johnny / Put on the Graffs as you will need them"
Taunt by Snow's battery and Confederate response
"Snow's Md Battery are whiparsing[?] Rebl Battery in Southern Army in a fair field / [Sgt?]C Reid Snow's Battery
[underneath] - "Snows Battery has [?] [?] Rebels[?] lately has [?] - writing on adjacent wall "cowardly"
Writing recording the presence of the 91st Ohio Infantry and 9th Va on July 19, 1864
"The 91st Ohio got dinner on the opposite of the creek here, July 19, 1864" / "The 9th Va[?] Regt got dinner on the other side of the creek July 19th 1864" / "This is the [illegible - right?] and left [illegible] of Jones [illegible] wiscon[?]…
Taunt claiming "Revolutionary fathers" and George Washington were also rebels
"Yank, was not out Revolutionary Fathers also rebels/ George Washington was a Rebel/ August 3rd 1864/a Va Rebel"
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Muster Roll for NY 44 that shows when Horace was absent because he was in the hospital
States that he was sick in the Philadelphia Hospital between September 1862 and Feburary 1863. He returned to the unit on Feburary 3