Pointless Prize: Civil War History

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Arlington Mill
The land along Four Mile Run in this area belonged to George Washington and was known as Washington Forest. Later it became part of the Arlington Estate. The Columbian Turnpike was built through here in 1808 to link the Long Bridge at Washington with the Little River Turnpike to the West. In 1836 G.W.P. Custis built a grist mill here where the turnpike crossed Four Mile Run. It was destroyed during the Civil War (as the supposed property of R. E. Lee), but was rebuilt in 1880, continued in operation until 1906, and was destroyed by fire in 1920.

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Clara Barton was a hospital nurse during the Civil War, founder of the American Red Cross, teacher and patent clerk. She demonstrated patriotism, resourcefulness and devotion to helping people.

Nroth Barton Street (Arlington, VA)
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Ft Ethan Allen Park in N Arlington on Old Glebe Rd

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[AlanA]

@Laurie E. 209457 wrote:

3/9/21 Civil War Marker I found this yesterday (3/8/21), but had to go back today to put the bike in the picture. This is the site of the Historic Surratt House and Tavern in Clinton, MD There’s a sign/marker on it that says it’s part of the Civil War Trails, which I didn’t know. I’m posting two pictures, the 1st one, is the sign/marker with my bike. The 2nd one, has a Civil War Cannon with my bike in the distant background.

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Laurie. Most of the time when you see that Civil War Trail sign, there is an actual sign somewhere close that has an interesting story.

Here is a link to what your sign would say, and it gives great details on where the sign in. Some of them are hard to find, and sadly, a few of them no longer exist.

https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=154461

lol, there. I saved you another trip to read the sign! Although, it appears there are two signs at this location! Go back and earn more points!!

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“During the Civil War, this junction of Hunter Mill Road and the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad was a vital crossroads as Union and Confederate troops moved along the tracks between Vienna and Leesburg.”
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Howard Glyndon is the pseudonym assumed by Laura Catherine Redden during the Civil War, to cover the war for a St. Louis newspaper. She was the first deaf female journalist. She may have used the pseudonym because of bias against female writers or because of her Union sympathies, but she always included her real name in all articles. At age 11 she lost her hearing due to spinal meningitis. There were no colleges for deaf women at that time, but she toured Europe to study German, French, Spanish, and Italian. She became a poet and journalist and wrote to President Lincoln and General Ulysses S. Grant. Glyndon, Minnesota is named in her honor.

Glyndon Street (Vienna, VA)
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Dupont Circle Fountain in honor of Admiral Samuel Francis Dupont. “He played a large role in the modernization of the Navy and during the Civil War he was responsible for making the Union Blockade effective against the Confederacy.” (Wikipedia) This is the only other monument that honors a Union Admiral. There was originally a statue but the family disliked the statue so it was moved and replaced by this fountain. Congress wanted recognition of its earlier attempt so there is an inscription around the fountain that includes the fact that it was replaced. Of all the Civil War monuments in DC this is my favorite and probably many others too judging from the no of people that sit around the fountain on a sunny day.

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Rebecca Lee was the first Black woman to receive a doctor of medicine degree in the US. During the Civil War she practiced in Boston, serving poor African American women and children. After the War, she worked in Richmond for the Freedmen’s Bureau* to provide care for freed enslaved people. In 2019, the Governor of Virginia declared 30 March (National Doctors Day) as the Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler Day.
* The Freedmen’s Bureau was a US government agency, post Civil War, to help with provisions and care of former enslaved people.

Lee Street (Falls Church, VA)
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Statue of Gen George McCellan in the little triangle at the intersection of Connecticut with Columbia and California. He was a general who organized the Army of the Potomac which was the principle army of the Eastern Theater and his victory at Antietam temporarily halted the invasion of northern states. He was later removed from his post by Lincoln, ran unsuccessfully against Lincoln, then served as the Governor of Jersey.

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Statue of Gen John Rawlins in Rawlins Park behind the Corcoran. It honors Rawlins who was a general and advisor to Gen Ulysses Grant and later as Grant’s Secretary of War when he was elected president. It’s a lovely park in the spring particularly when the magnolias are blooming.

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@bikesnick 209651 wrote:

Rebecca Lee was the first Black woman to receive a doctor of medicine degree in the US. During the Civil War she practiced in Boston, serving poor African American women and children. After the War, she worked in Richmond for the Freedmen’s Bureau* to provide care for freed enslaved people. In 2019, the Governor of Virginia declared 30 March (National Doctors Day) as the Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler Day.
* The Freedmen’s Bureau was a US government agency, post Civil War, to help with provisions and care of former enslaved people.

Lee Street (Falls Church, VA)
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Curious how you are able to find out about these streets without any markers. Are they listed somewhere? Without knowing the history looking at the name I would have assumed the other Lee!

[AlanA]

@bikedavid 209657 wrote:

Curious how you are able to find out about these streets without any markers. Are they listed somewhere? Without knowing the history looking at the name I would have assumed the other Lee!

Actually it was Rebecca Lee Crumpler, born Rebecca Davis. I do realize that Crumpler was mentioned in the description, but….

To answer your question bikedavid, just do a search for a ‘name’ and ‘civil war’. There is so much nonsense you can find. And if you want to get creative, add a letter and space before the name. I came up with at least another 5 “Lee’s” by taking a minute of my time.

I do my best to not resort to this for the game. But, once in a while, I get desperate.

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Sally Louisa Tompkins was a nurse, the first woman to be formally inducted into an army in the US, and possibly the only woman commissioned in the Confederate Army. She opened a privately sponsored hospital in Richmond during the Civil War. The Confederate Surgeon General wanted all hospitals to be run by the military and run by officers. Since her hospital returned the highest number of patients to duty, Jefferson Davis commissioned her as a captain and she accepted, but refused pay. She was buried in 1916 with full military honors.

Tompkins Street (McLean, VA)
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Johnny Evans was the assumed name of Mary Owens when she enlisted in the Union Army in the Civil War. She enlisted with her husband, William Evans, posing as his brother. Her husband died in battle, but she continued to server for 18 months and was wounded in three battles. The third time required hospitalization and she was discovered as female.

Evans Court (Falls Church, VA)
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@AlanA 209664 wrote:

Actually it was Rebecca Lee Crumpler, born Rebecca Davis. I do realize that Crumpler was mentioned in the description, but….

To answer your question bikedavid, just do a search for a ‘name’ and ‘civil war’. There is so much nonsense you can find. And if you want to get creative, add a letter and space before the name. I came up with at least another 5 “Lee’s” by taking a minute of my time.

I do my best to not resort to this for the game. But, once in a while, I get desperate.

I double-checked this name, and Alan A is right. Lee is not the surname of Rebecca Lee at any point in her life but rather a middle name. In order to count for the game, the name on the street sign needs to be the SURNAME of someone involved in the history of the Civil War (including the related categories described in the rules). @Bikesnick, please find a Lee with the surname of Lee or remove the hashtag from the post. Thank you!

Source: https://www.nps.gov/people/dr-rebecca-lee-crumpler.htm

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