Civil War Graffiti Sites
Explore historical locations with preserved graffiti from the American Civil War era. These sites contain walls with documented inscriptions left by soldiers.

Arcola Quarters for the Enslaved
The Arcola Quarters for the Enslaved is a one-story, stone, side-gable-roofed building approximately 60 feet long and 17 feet deep and set into the upper flank of a low ridge …
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Ben Lomond Historic Site
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 …

Brandy Station Graffiti House
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. …
Documented Walls
27 walls-
BS - RM 202 - Wall B
Room: 202 | Position: Right Section of Wall
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BS - RM 202 - Wall A
Room: 202 | Position: Wall A
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BS - RM 203 - Wall D
Room: 203 | Position: D2
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BS - RM 201 - Wall B
Room: 201 | Position: Wall B
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BS - RM 200 - Wall
Room: 200 | Position: Full Wall
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BS - RM 203 - Wall D2
Room: 203 | Position: Right Section of Wall
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BS - RM 201- Wall A
Room: 201 | Position: Full Wall
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BS - RM 201 - Wall B
Room: 201 | Position: Full Wall
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BS - RM 201 - Wall B
Room: 201 | Position: Left Section of Wall
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BS - RM 201 - Wall C
Room: 201 | Position: Full Wall
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BS - RM 201 - Wall D(?)
Room: 201 | Position: Full Wall
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BS - RM 201 - Wall D(?)
Room: 201 | Position: Full Wall (multiple)
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BS - RM 107 Wall D Ceiling
Room: 107 | Position: D
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BS - RM 202 - Wall B
Room: 202 | Position: B1
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BS - RM 202 - Wall B
Room: 202 | Position: B2
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BS - RM 202 - Wall C
Room: 202 | Position: C1
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BS - RM 202 - Wall C
Room: 202 | Position: C2
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BS - RM 202 - Wall A1
Room: 202 | Position: A1
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BS - RM 202 - Wall C
Room: 202 | Position: Full Wall
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BS - RM 202 - Wall A1
Room: 202 | Position: A2
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BS - RM 203 - Wall A
Room: 203 | Position: Full Wall
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BS - RM 203 - Wall C
Room: 203 | Position: Full Wall
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BS - RM 203 - Wall D1
Room: 203 | Position: Left Section of Wall
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BS - RM 202 - Wall B
Room: 202 | Position: B3
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BS - RM 201 - Wall D
Room: 201 | Position: Full Wall
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BS - RM 203 - Wall D
Room: 203 | Position: D
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BS- RM 201 - Wall C
Room: 201 | Position: Wall C

Historic Blenheim
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 …
Documented Walls
28 walls-
HB - RM 100 - Wall B
Room: 100 | Position: B
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HB - RM 100 - Wall C
Room: 100 | Position: C
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HB - RM 100 - Wall C
Room: 100 | Position: C
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HB RM 100 A MSI
Room: 100 | Position: A2
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HB - RM 101 - Wall A
Room: 101 | Position: A
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HB - RM 102 - Wall D
Room: 102 | Position: Wall D
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HB - RM 102 - Wall B
Room: 102 | Position: Wall B
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HB - RM 102 - Wall A
Room: 102 | Position: Wall A
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HB - RM 104 - Wall C
Room: 104 | Position: Wall C
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HB - RM 104 - Wall A
Room: 104 | Position: Wall C
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HB - RM 102 - Wall C
Room: 102 | Position: Wall C
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HB - RM 104 - Wall B
Room: 104 | Position: Wall D
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HB - RM 100 - Wall A
Room: 100 | Position: Wall A
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HB RM 301 Wall A
Room: 301 | Position: A
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HB RM 201 Wall B
Room: 201 | Position: Wall B
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HB RM 201 Wall D
Room: 201 | Position: Wall D
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HB RM 202 Wall C
Room: 202 | Position: Wall C
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HB RM 205 Wall B
Room: 205 | Position: Wall B
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HB RM 205 Wall C
Room: 205 | Position: Wall C
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HB RM 205 Wall D
Room: 205 | Position: Wall D
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HB RM 205 Wall A
Room: 205 | Position: Wall A
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HB RM 203 Wall A
Room: 203 | Position: Wall A
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HB RM 203 Wall C
Room: 203 | Position: Wall C
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HB RM 300 Wall A
Room: 300 | Position: A
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HB RM 301 Wall C
Room: 301 | Position: C
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HB RM 300 Wall A
Room: 300 | Position: A
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HB RM 302 Wall A1
Room: 302 | Position: A
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HB RM 302 Wall A2
Room: 302 | Position: A

Liberia House
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 …

The Shenandoah Valley Civil War Museum at the 1840 Winchester-Frederick Courthouse
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 …
Documented Walls
15 walls-
SVM RM 200 Wall B1
Room: 200 | Position: B
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SVM RM 200 Wall A
Room: 200 | Position: A
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SVM RM 200 Wall D
Room: 200 | Position: D
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SVM RM 200 Wall A1
Room: 200 | Position: A
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SVM RM 101 Wall A
Room: 101 | Position: A
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SVM RM 100 Wall D
Room: 100 | Position: D
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SVM RM 201 Wall A
Room: 201 | Position: A
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SVM RM 200 Wall C2
Room: 200 | Position: C
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SVM RM 200 Wall C1
Room: 200 | Position: c
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SVM RM 200 Wall B3
Room: 200 | Position: B
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SVM RM 200 Wall B1a1
Room: 200 | Position: B
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SVM RM 200 Wall B2b1
Room: 200 | Position: B
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SVM RM 200 Wall B2b
Room: 200 | Position: B
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SVM RM 200 Wall B2a
Room: 200 | Position: B
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SVM RM 200 Wall B1a
Room: 200 | Position: B

Mt. Zion Old School Baptist Church
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 …