As the sesquicentennial of the Civil War draws to a close, we are remembering the war at Kenmore, and its aftermath. Although Kenmore is best known as a house of the colonial period, it had quite a history during the Civil War. Visitors to Kenmore have long heard that the house survived bombardment during the … Continue reading “They gave me grog…and put me to sleep with opium pills”: Kenmore as a Civil War Hospital
Battle of Fredericksburg
The Civil War at the ‘Old Washington Farm’
Editor's Note: Lives & Legacies continues to remember the Civil War as that conflict's 150th anniversary concludes this April and May. During the Civil War, the homes of George Washington and Fielding Lewis – both indispensable to securing American freedom in the Revolution -- served as campsite and hospital in a bloody struggle over the definition … Continue reading The Civil War at the ‘Old Washington Farm’
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