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