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Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
Homestead Graffiti
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| An NPS Photo | | Self-portrait of a Civil War Soldier |
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A Civil War soldier left this self-portrait on the wall of the Andrew Johnson home during its occupation. Many of the Southern soldiers were unhappy about Andrew Johnson's loyalty to the Union, and they left messages and pictures on the walls of his home.
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| An NPS Photo | | Scribbling left by soldiers |
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Some of the soldiers in the Homestead did not write messages. Some of them defaced the property in other ways, such as scribbling on the walls.
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| An NPS Photo | | Names of Soldiers left on the walls. |
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Some of the soldiers wrote their names on the walls of Andrew Johnson's home. J.C.C. Calhoun and P.W. Reavis left their mark here.
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Did You Know?
Alaska was purchased from Russia for $7,200,000.00 during Andrew Johnson's administration. Secretary of State William Seward was instrumental in the purchase. People who thought the investment a bad idea called the purchase "Seward's Folly."
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Last Updated: July 24, 2006 at 22:37 EST |
