Washington Trip - day 5

 We left Washington this morning and headed south towards Manassas, where the first major battle of the Civil War took place. We also saw an incredible movie about the two battles which were fought at here. After that, we left Manassas and drove towards Culpeper, Virginia. Once we arrived in Culpeper, we ate lunch at the Frost Cafe. In the afternoon we visited the Brandy Station and the Graffiti House, another very important Civil War location.

The house of Judith Henry who died at the age of eighty-five. She was the first civilian casualty in the Civil War.

                                        Arwen enjoyed seeing the cannons!

                                                     The grave of Judith Henry.

        The Stone House, a temporary hospital for both Union and Confederate soldiers.

                                                          We enjoyed skating...

                  Then Lorien got a little bit carried away and attempted a back flip

The Graffiti House, which is supposedly haunted by the ghost of Michael Bowman, was Lorien's favorite part of the whole trip. The graffiti was made by soldiers who were hospitalized here.

                                              A part of the graffiti on the walls.