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Greenfield Meat
At Greenfield, between Washington and Sperryville, when the Federal soldiers robbed the meat house, hams and shoulders treated with black pepper and dark molasses were left, as the Yankees thought the meat had been poisoned.
After looting, the men burned some of the outbuildings at Greenfield. While the buildings were burning, Mrs. John A. Browning, the mother of nine children, was weeping.
Her five-year-old daughter tried to comfort her by saying, “Mama, they can’t burn heaven." Mary Landon, the child, died at age six and a poem by this title was written by John M. Patton in her memory.
Hospital at
the Meadows
During the war The Meadows in Washington served as a hospital for the Union soldiers. For reasons that no one can explain, the attic seems to be the room used for this purpose. Names of soldiers treated there were written on the wall and bloodstains marked the floor.
Union soldiers who died at the Meadows were buried under a big walnut tree in the back.
Also used as a hospital by the Union was the Rabbit Gum, the old academy in Washington.
Doors Slashed *
At The Shade
Two stories have been passed down that attest to the presence of Union soldiers at The Shade.
One story recalls that union officers were billeted at The Shade. At least one of the officers had a soft spot for the hunt as the foxhounds on the place received excellent care during this time.
Camped near by, in their less luxurious open air quarters, were Union enlisted men. To this day, slashes on the door mark where the men drank too much apple jack and scored the doors of their officer’s quarters with their bayonets.
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