Showing posts with label civil war. Show all posts
Showing posts with label civil war. Show all posts
Monday, October 28, 2013
Battle of Bristoe Station
October 2013 was the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Bristoe Station in which two thousand American soldiers were killed or wounded. The sunlight, wind and temperature were perfect for this picture of a cannon at the Bristoe Station Battlefield Park in Prince William County, Virginia.
Sunday, November 08, 2009
A Soldier's Lament
"NO PATRIOTISM"
This is one example of graffiti that occupying Union soldiers left upon the walls of Blenheim in Fairfax, Virginia during the War Between the States. This photograph is from the attic, however when wallpaper was recently removed from the main floors of the old Greek Revival farmhouse, graffiti was discovered everywhere. This "Soldier's Lament" records:
The image, Soldier Graffiti, was originally uploaded by Edna Barney. It is posted here from Barneykin's
account.
Visit Neddy's Archives for more of Edna's writings.
This is one example of graffiti that occupying Union soldiers left upon the walls of Blenheim in Fairfax, Virginia during the War Between the States. This photograph is from the attic, however when wallpaper was recently removed from the main floors of the old Greek Revival farmhouse, graffiti was discovered everywhere. This "Soldier's Lament" records:
4th Month"Blenheim," located at 3610 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax, Virginia, is a brick home built by REZEN WILLCOXON about 1858, to replace an earlier frame dwelling. This 12-acre former farm, includes a cemetery for several generations of the Willcoxon family who lived here. Blenheim is renown for its outstanding examples of Civil War soldier graffiti. It is currently being restored. The day we were there, a recent tropical storm had left many downed trees, but no damage to the structures.
No money
No whiskey
No Friends
No Rations
No Peas
No Beans
No Pants
No Patriotism (underlined)
The image, Soldier Graffiti, was originally uploaded by Edna Barney. It is posted here from Barneykin's
account.Visit Neddy's Archives for more of Edna's writings.
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