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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[?]…
Writing on wall: Beverly Union Hospital
Writing on the wall of David Goff House (which was used as a Union Hospital): Beverly Union Hospital
Writing on a wall: "Army of the United States of America"
"Army of the United States of America" written on a wall in Graffiti House at Brandy Station
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…
Writing about dinner, July 19, 1864
"The 91st Ohio got dinner on the opposite of the creek here July 19th 1864
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The 9th IA Regt got dinner on the other side of the creek July 19th 1864"
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The 9th IA Regt got dinner on the other side of the creek July 19th 1864"
Woodlawn Meeting House
A wood frame, one story, gable roofed building in the Quaker Plain Style constructed in 1853. Union soldiers carved their names and initials to the right of the entryway.
Witness statement that says Maria never remarried
Witness statement from W.E. Mussey swearing Maria Rice never remarried
Widow's Pension for Mary Dailinger
This is a widow's pension approved for Mary Dailinger following the death of John Dailinger.
Widow's pension claim that includes infomation about the pension received when Horace was alive
Details about Horace's pension rates and relevant dates
Widow's pension claim that includes infomation about the pension Horace received when he was alive
Record including details about the pension rates Horace recieved while he was alive; $2 a month for injury
Widow's Declaration for Pension
Mary Dailinger's Declaration for Pension following John's death in 1890
Voyant Image for Maria
Graph showing the frequency of certain words relating to Maria used in our documents
Virginia Supreme Court Library
Built as a law library in 1834; used as a hospital during the Civil War. Names and drawings on the wall.
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.
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…
Tyree Tavern
A two-story, log and frame inn and tavern, built c1810, expanded 1827. Headquarters of Chicago Gray Dragoons, who left graffiti
Two rejections of widow's pension application
This document includes both the original application rejection and the later rejection of Maria's second application. The Board of Review rejects the first application because the attorney has not included evidence that Rice's cause of death, acute…
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…
Transcription of document that states Maria's whereabouts before and after Horace's death
Maria lived with Horace in Minnesota until his death in 1884, then continued her residence there and in Wisconsin until 1890. In 1891, she moved to Missouri, and now the only proof of her continuous widowhood comes from two residents of St. Joseph,…
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
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…
