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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…

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 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 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 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.…