Field Stone #1
Unmarked field stone
This is one of eight field stones located in the Grimsley family cemetery, they are all unmarked and there is no record known that indicates who may be buried there. As of April 2013 the stones are marked with white crosses in the cemetery.
Teddy Castillo
Teddy Castillo
5-2-2012
Teddy Castillo
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Augustin W Grimsley Newspaper Article
Augustin W Grimsley
This is a newspaper article printed by the Alexandria Gazette on October 16, 1863. The article states that Augustine W Grimsley was arrested by confederate forces on the month of October.
Teddy Castillo
Fairfax County library (Virginia room, Alexandria Gazette film collection)
Teddy Castillo
5-2-2013
Fairfax County library
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Family Document
James Grimsley Death Obituary
James Grimsley
This the death obituary of James Grimsley that was published in the Alexandria Gazette on September 10, 1894.
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Fairfax County library (Virginia room, Alexandria Gazette film collection)
Teddy Castillo
5-2-2013
Fairfax County public library
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Family Document
Mary E Grimsley 1870 Census Record
Mary E Grimsley
In this Federal census record Mary e Grimsley the widow of Awustine W Grimsley is listed as the head of household. In this record Mary's occupation is listed as farmer and the value of her real state is
$500 and the value of her personal state is $100.
Teddy Castillo
Ancestry.com
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5-2-2013
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Augustine W Grimsley 1860 Census Record
Augustine W Grimsley
In the 1860 Federal census record Agustine W Grimsley is listed as the head of household. In this year he is listed as a farmer, the value of his is real state is $800 and the value of his personal state is $200. This is the last census record were Agustine W Grimsley appears as the head of household.
Teddy Castillo
Ancestry.com
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5-2-2013
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Trial Transcript
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 on pikes in front of his house.
Nelson Voorhees
National Archives, Record Group 59: General Records of the Department of State, A1 962
Department of State
November 30th, 1861
Kristin Mattice
English
Government Document
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1870s Census
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 additional members of the Dranesville Home Guards are also listed on this census record: James Farr and John T. DeBell.
U.S. Census Bureau
ancestry.com
U.S. Census Bureau
August 5th, 1870
Kristin Mattice
English
Government Document
The Local News on Dr. William B. Day's Arrest
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 First Bull Run.
The Local News
The Local News (Alexandria), "General News," November 29, 1861.
The Alexandria Gazette
November 29th, 1861
Kristin Mattice
English
Event
Civil War Map of Dranesville and Surrounding Area
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 deceased Union soldiers), and Langley (the location of Camp Pierpoint, where the group of men were brought following their arrest in Dranesville).
J. Goldsborough Bruff
Bruff, J. G.. Army Map Of The Seat Of War In Virginia.. N.d. David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, Virginia. David Rumsey Map Collection. http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~1611~180010:Army-Map-Of-The-Seat-Of-War-In-Virg?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&fullTextSearch=fullTextSearch&qvq=q:civil%2Bwar;sort:Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=9&trs=1064
David Rumsey
1862
Kristin Mattice
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Letter from Philip Carper to His Sister
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 that there are detectives in the are in her area looking for information about Dr. Day's actions, and that she needs to be quiet.
Philip Carper
Old Capitol Prison
Letter Transcription: Smith, Peter H.. "The Days of Dranesville." In Mayfield and Ivy Chimney: country homes of country doctors. 1972. 15-16.
Unpublished Manuscript in the Virginia Room
March 27th, 1862
Kristin Mattice
English
Family Document