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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[?]…
Snow's Battery taunts its opponents
"Snows Md Battery [damaged] Bring on your Chickens Johnny / Put on the Graffs as you will need them"
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"
Signature of Charles Reed
"April 29th/64 Charles Reed / Battery B 1st Battalion / Md Light Artillery / Capt Alonzo Snow"
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 Andrew Shull
"I wrote my name here the first Day of June 1863 / Andrew G Shull Com G 87th Regt Pa"
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?]
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 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 William W Briggs
Signature: "William W Briggs, Boston Massachusetts
Co. H, 13th Regiment Mass Vo"
Co. H, 13th Regiment Mass Vo"
List of names of Union Prisoners of war
List of Names of 7 Union prisoners of war and when and where they were captured
An exchange of taunts
An exchange of taunts on the walls of Morgan Chapel:
Look Out Johnny Reb for we are a-coming / And by the help of God / we are bound to lick you traitors.”
“You did not at Lynchburg and Winchester" [additional text]
Johnny Reb [date] 1864
Signature of Theodor Raefle
Signature of a German soldier in the attic at Historic Blenheim. The German text is his birthplace:
"Theodor Raefle29 Regement Comp K NYV1862aus Hohenzollern SigmaringinPruseen"
Partial signature of Eugene P. Geer
During the Second Battle of Manassas, Private Eugene P. Geer, of 5th New York Volunteer Infantry, was brought to the house wounded. He carved "E.P. Ge" into the floorboards of a second story room
Signature of Charles E. Brehm
During the Second Battle of Manassas, Private Charles E. Brehm, of 5th New York Volunteer Infantry, was brought to the house wounded. He carved "Brehm Aug 30" into the floorboards of a second story room.
Lightner's Store (Duff Green Warehouse)
A brick warehouse built around 1830, with a carved signature of a Union soldier on the exterior
Grand Caverns
A limestone cavern that has been a tourist destination since 1806, that has more than 230 signatures left by both Union and Confederate soliders.
Melrose Caverns
A cave system that has long been a tourist attraction, beginning prior to the Civil War. Signatures have been carved into the cave walls, predominantly by Union soldiers, as well as drawings of flags and a shield
Langley Ordinary
Built in 1842 as a 'drover's rest,' and also served as a home and a public meetinghouse. During the Civil War, served as headquarters of Gen. McCall and as an infirmary. Signatures found in upstairs walls of spaces used as hospital rooms
Braehead
A Greek Revival mansion built in 1859. Union soldiers left graffiti in 1864. One signature remains, carved in a door frame. An additional signature found on the basement wall was photographed, but is no longer visible.
Arlington House
"At Arlington House, for example, a soldier named John Chapman of Company K, 28th Pennsylvania, carved his name and regiment high on a wooden beam in the mansion’s attic, along with the date 1862."
Signature of Robert I Hogue and apology for writing on church wall
"Corporal R I Hogue, Company [?] 8th O.V.C. Who ever shall read this wall, please remember me in prayers and excuse me for writing this in the house of God, for I should not of written on these walls had it not of been all marked up. June the 27th…
Signature of Amos Phillips
Signature of Amos Phillips, 44th New York Regiment, on a wall in Blenheim House
Signature of Numa Barned
Signature of Numa Barned, 73rd Pennsylvania Infantry, on a wall in Blenheim House
Signature of Seymour Hollingsworth
Signature of Seymour Hollingsworth, 11th Pennsylvania Regiment, Company K, on a wall in Blenheim House
Signature of Michael Bowman
Signature of Michael Bowman on a wall in Graffiti House at Brandy Station
Signatures, including William Wallace Cranston
Signatures on the wall at Ben Lomond, including William Wallace Cranston, 66th Ohio Infantry
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…
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Declaration for Widow's Pension that states Maria's testimony regarding her identity and marriage to Horace
Two witnesses testify that they know Maria: R.B. Sidebottom and F.J. Black. The creator of this document is a Notary Public. Maria is 49 years old.