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Garret spaces, accessible from below, originally existed above each of the four rooms. A single cellar room with hearth exists beneath the westernmost duplex room and is accessed by a door at the northwest corner of the building’s end wall. Graffiti penciled on to the plastered walls inside the westernmost room, above the cellar kitchen, may date to mid-June 1863 when the Second, Third, and Fifth Corps of the US Army of the Potomac encamped in the Gum Spring/Arcola area for several days at the onset of the Gettysburg Campaign.","location":{"id":8,"url":"https://dev.civilwargraffiti.org/api/v1/locations/8/","place":"Arcola Quarters for the Enslaved","address":"42554 Arcola Boulevard","city":"Sterling","state":"Virginia","latitude":39.0037,"longitude":-77.4083},"image":"https://dev.civilwargraffiti.org/media/images/ArcolaQuarters_2023.jpg","tags":[],"wall_count":0,"photo_count":0,"created_at":"2025-01-08T13:17:11.584000-05:00","updated_at":"2025-01-08T13:17:11.584000-05:00"},{"id":2,"url":"https://dev.civilwargraffiti.org/api/v1/sites/2/","html_url":"https://dev.civilwargraffiti.org/graffiti/site/2/","name":"Ben Lomond Historic Site","description":"Ben Lomond was constructed in 1832. In July 1861, Confederate forces converted it into the Pringle House Hospital following the Battle of First Manassas. The next spring, Union soldiers visited the house multiple times. Some of their graffiti still exists on the walls today. Today, the site is operated by the Prince William County Office of Historic Preservation.","location":{"id":4,"url":"https://dev.civilwargraffiti.org/api/v1/locations/4/","place":"Ben Lomond Historic Site","address":"10321 Sudley Manor Drive","city":"Manassas","state":"Virginia","latitude":38.7888,"longitude":-77.5063},"image":"https://dev.civilwargraffiti.org/media/images/Ben_Lomond_with_hospital_flag.jpg","tags":[],"wall_count":3,"photo_count":2,"created_at":"2025-01-08T13:19:13.632000-05:00","updated_at":"2025-01-08T13:19:13.632000-05:00"},{"id":3,"url":"https://dev.civilwargraffiti.org/api/v1/sites/3/","html_url":"https://dev.civilwargraffiti.org/graffiti/site/3/","name":"Brandy Station Graffiti House","description":"The Brandy Station Graffiti House in Brandy Station, Virginia, is a two-story frame structure built in1858. The house features rooms of Civil War charcoal and pencil graffiti and a museum. The walls of the house contain inscriptions, drawings, messages, and signatures of both Federal and Confederate soldiers, hence the name “Graffiti House.” Graffiti House tour information is posted on the foundation website, www.brandystationfoundation.com.","location":{"id":5,"url":"https://dev.civilwargraffiti.org/api/v1/locations/5/","place":"Brandy Station Graffiti House","address":"19484 Brandy Station Road","city":"Brandy Station","state":"Virginia","latitude":38.4956,"longitude":-77.887},"image":"https://dev.civilwargraffiti.org/media/images/HPIM1933.jpg","tags":[],"wall_count":27,"photo_count":63,"created_at":"2025-01-08T13:33:51.358000-05:00","updated_at":"2025-01-08T13:37:43.340000-05:00"},{"id":4,"url":"https://dev.civilwargraffiti.org/api/v1/sites/4/","html_url":"https://dev.civilwargraffiti.org/graffiti/site/4/","name":"Historic Blenheim","description":"Historic Blenheim was built for Albert and Mary Willcoxon c. 1859 near Fairfax Court House, today’s Fairfax City, Virginia. The family became secessionists, and the house sustained physical damage by Federal forces in July 1861.  The Federal army took control of the area in March 1862 and the unpainted interior walls of the house became a blank canvas for Federal soldiers to leave their names, regiments, hometowns, thoughts and pictographs during three distinct time periods in 1862 and 1863.  These common soldiers were either camping in the vicinity awaiting orders, convalescing from bouts of disease, or protecting the area.  One hundred twenty-six Federal soldiers have been positively identified by January 2025.","location":{"id":2,"url":"https://dev.civilwargraffiti.org/api/v1/locations/2/","place":"Historic Blenheim","address":"3610 Blenheim Boulevard","city":"Fairfax","state":"Virginia","latitude":38.8553,"longitude":-77.2928},"image":"https://dev.civilwargraffiti.org/media/images/HB_image.png","tags":[],"wall_count":33,"photo_count":2,"created_at":"2025-01-10T11:29:43.917000-05:00","updated_at":"2025-01-10T11:29:43.917000-05:00"},{"id":5,"url":"https://dev.civilwargraffiti.org/api/v1/sites/5/","html_url":"https://dev.civilwargraffiti.org/graffiti/site/5/","name":"Liberia House","description":"In 1825 Harriett Bladen Mitchell Weir and her husband William James Weir built the house and farm that became known as Liberia. The house, originally situated on 1,660 acres of land, encompassed much of modern day Manassas. With the labor of more than 80 enslaved people the farm produced grains and vegetables, and boasted herds of sheep, horses, cattle, and hogs.\r\n\r\n\r\nWhen Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861, William’s sons enlisted in the Confederate Army while he remained to operate the farm. The family lived at Liberia until March 1862 when the advance of Union troops forced them to flee south. The house became the military headquarters of General Irvin McDowell, USA. It was during this period that President Abraham Lincoln visited Liberia to confer with his general. Union soldiers stationed nearby left their signatures on the walls of house, many of which can still be seen today.\r\n\r\n\r\nThe City of Manassas acquired the house and 13 acres of land on December 31, 1986. Since that time, the City has restored the home to its nineteenth century look and reshaped the grounds to resemble their appearance when the Weirs were in residence.","location":{"id":1,"url":"https://dev.civilwargraffiti.org/api/v1/locations/1/","place":"Liberia House","address":"8601 Portner Avenue","city":"Manassas","state":"Virginia","latitude":38.7679,"longitude":-77.4607},"image":"https://dev.civilwargraffiti.org/media/images/Liberia_modern.jpg","tags":[],"wall_count":6,"photo_count":0,"created_at":"2025-01-10T16:05:52.130000-05:00","updated_at":"2025-01-10T16:05:52.130000-05:00"},{"id":6,"url":"https://dev.civilwargraffiti.org/api/v1/sites/6/","html_url":"https://dev.civilwargraffiti.org/graffiti/site/6/","name":"The Shenandoah Valley Civil War Museum at the 1840 Winchester-Frederick Courthouse","description":"The Shenandoah Valley Civil War Museum is located within the historic 1840 Winchester-Frederick Courthouse in the heart of Downtown Winchester. Throughout the American Civil War, the building would be used as a recruitment office, barracks, field hospital, prisoner of war cell & rallying point for troops during a number of engagements. As the Civil War progressed, a number of guests left graffiti on the walls including drawings, signatures and the remarkable 'Curse to Jeff Davis'. The building also bore witness to the city changing hands over 70 times between Union and Confederate forces. Today, the building is preserved and maintained by the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District. The museum includes the wartime courtroom as well as a fine collection of artifacts in the newly renovated James R. Wilkins Exhibit Hall, which focuses on the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War. The museum also interprets George Washington's time at the first courthouse on the site.","location":{"id":7,"url":"https://dev.civilwargraffiti.org/api/v1/locations/7/","place":"Shenandoah Valley Civil War Museum","address":"20 North Loudoun Street","city":"Winchester","state":"Virginia","latitude":39.1844,"longitude":-78.1649},"image":"https://dev.civilwargraffiti.org/media/images/Courthouse_Image.jpg","tags":[],"wall_count":15,"photo_count":0,"created_at":"2025-01-21T09:30:15.300000-05:00","updated_at":"2025-01-21T09:30:15.300000-05:00"},{"id":7,"url":"https://dev.civilwargraffiti.org/api/v1/sites/7/","html_url":"https://dev.civilwargraffiti.org/graffiti/site/7/","name":"Mt. Zion Old School Baptist Church","description":"Built in 1851, Mt. Zion Old School Baptist Church was a place of worship until 1980. Located in Loudoun County, Virginia at the historic intersection of the Little River Turnpike and the Old Carolina Road, Mt. Zion has a rich local legacy. A significant site during the Civil War, it was a rendezvous point for Mosby’s Rangers, a hospital, a prison, and a battleground during the conflict. The adjacent cemetery contains more than 240 marked headstones, including a War of 1812 veteran.  The church is now situated in Mt. Zion Historic Park, which is owned and operated by the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority.  Weddings and lectures are held inside the church, while the grounds provide interpretive signage and trails for visitors.  For more information, please visit Mt. 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