Near railroad tracks in the rolling countryside of Culpeper County, Virginia, you can find a nondescript, two-story frame building. Constructed around 1858, its location indicates it was likely both a residence and commercial property. A few years later, its proximity to the Orange and Alexandria Railroad placed it strategically close to several Civil War skirmishes and battles. Throughout the war, both the Union and Confederate Armies used the building as headquarters and hospital. Most notably, it functioned as a hospital for Confederate wounded during and after the Battle of Brandy Station…
