Innis House - Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania NMP – Fredericksburg, VA
N 38° 17.735 W 077° 28.096
18S E 284149 N 4241493
This is one of several signs accessible from the Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Center: 1013 Lafayette Boulevard, Fredericksburg, VA 22401. This is part of the Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park.
Waymark Code: WMPM75
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/18/2015
Views: 2
"This frame building, known as the Innis (or "Ennis") house, stands as a mute witness to the terrible combat that engulfed this spot. Located along the Confederate line of battle, the small structure was marred by soldier graffiti and perforated by bullets and shell fragments. Confederate General Lafayette McLaws wrote that the house "had no space as large as two hands on it that had not been pierced."
Although the family replaced the exterior clapboards, you can still see bullet marks on one of the vertical timbers on the right side of the house. More dramatic is the damage to the house's interior. Martha Stephens, who lived next door and probably owned this building too, chose not to replace the partition wall separating the hallway from the living room. The scars made by dozens of bullets as visible today as they were in 1862."
Group that erected the marker: National Park Service
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
1013 LaFayette Boulevard
Fredericksburg, VA USA
22401
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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