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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 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 article lists the citizens of Dranesville that were arrested for the alleged murder of Union pickets at Lowe's Island. This article also mentions the alleged decapitation perpetrated by Dr. William B. Day on Union soldiers from the Battle of…

This is the page from the 1870s census record that lists Dr. William B. Day, his wife Emily, their children (Sarah, Roberta, Annie, William B. Jr.). This record also lists Dr. William B. Day's half-brother, Dr. John T. Day and his wife Elizabeth. Two…

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…