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This photo is of Dr. William B. Day's primary practice and residence in Dranesville, VA. Mayfield and Ivy Chimney as the house was called, stood on approximately 20 acres of land and was home to Dr. Day, his wife Emily, and their eight children.…

This is a current photo of the house in which Dr. William B. Day, his wife Emily, and their eight children used to live in what is now Herndon, VA.

This is the headstone in memory of Dr. William B. Day, born February 6th, 1817, in Calvert County, MD. Dr. William B. Day was married to Emily P. Day. They lived at together at their house in Drainesville until he died of liver disease August 29th,…

This map shows Dranesville (the residence of Dr. William B. Day), Sugarland Run (the river that runs alongside Lowe's Island, the location of the ambush of Union Pickets), the Bull Run Battlefield (where Dr. Day was said to have cut off heads of…

This is an overview of the general state of the Day Family Cemetery and the relative location of the headstones. There are approximately eighteen headstones in the cemetery, and approximately sixty burial plots. The oldest headstone in the cemetery…

The headstones marked on the map correspond to the following gravesites:

A1- Jeremiah & Benjamin Cockrell
B1- Walter DeLoache Cockrell
C1- Willie & Bennie Cockrell
E1- M. E. Cockrell
G1- Emma Worth Mobley
H1- Samuel Faust Mobley
J1- Dr.…

This is an excerpt from the testimony from Charles W. Coleman's trial transcript. This witness describes the accused acting in concert with Dr. William B. Day to bring heads back from deceased Union soldiers at the Manassas Battlefield and place them…

This record catalogues the charges brought against Dr. William B. Day, his half-brother Dr. John T. Day, and their co-conspirators: John B. Farr, John and Charles Coleman, Richard Gunnell, Philip Carper, and John T. DeBell. These men were all…

This is the transcription of a letter from Philip Carper (one of the men arrested with Dr. William B. Day for murdering Union Pickets at Lowe's Island) to his sister, Kate while he was being held at Old Capitol Prison. Mr. Carper warns his sister…

This headstone is in memory of Emily Permelia Walters, wife of Dr. William B. Day. Emily was born on March 19th, 1818 near Fairfax, Virginia. She moved with Dr. Day to Dranesville where they lived together until she died on January 16th, 1892. The…