City of Fairfax

 In 1862-63, Federal soldiers left graffiti on the interior house walls of the c. 1859 brick home of the Willcoxon family. Learn about the challenges and experience of the common soldiers who left their marks on the walls; the lives of the Willcoxon family; and the struggles and perseverance of the enslaved laborers of African descent owned by the family Historic Blenheim and the Civil War Interpretive Center is renowned for the signatures, pictographs, and thoughts of Federal soldiers preserve...