Warren-Sipe House

Home and Hospital

Photographed by Robert H. Moore, II, February 26, 2009

1. Warren-Sipe House Marker

Inscription.

Warren-Sipe House. Home and Hospital. , This was the home of Edward T.H. Warren, a Harrisonburg attorney. As a lieutenant in the Valley Guards, a Rockingham County militia company, Warren attended the trial and execution of John Brown in Charles Town (in present-day West Virginia) in 1859. Warren was elected a town councilman in 1860, but soon left for the war. His former militia unit became Co. G in the 10th Virginia Infantry, which he helped form. He was commissioned lieutenant colonel on July 1, 1861, and commanded the regiment after Col. Simeon B. Gibbons was killed at the Battle of McDowell on May 8, 1862., Warren led the regiment through some fierce battles in which the Army of Northern Virginia engaged in Virginia,, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. They include Port Republic, the Seven Days’ Battles around Richmond, the Second Battle of Manassas, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Second Battle of Winchester, Gettysburg, and the Wilderness. Warren was seriously wounded during the Battle of Chancellorsville on May 2, 1863, while commanding a brigade that included the 10th Virginia. He was killed in action a year later on May 5, 1864, at the Wilderness. Warren is buried in Harrisonburg’s Woodbine Cemetery on East Market Street. George F. Sipe, a prominent attorney and Virginia House of Delegates member, bought Warren’s house in 1864., In July 1863, Confederate soldiers wounded at Gettysburg filled Harrisonburg’s general hospital as well as private homes. The Warren family cared for Confederate artillerist Joseph W. Latimer, the “Boy Major,” whose arm had been amputated. A Virginia Military Institute cadet who studied artillery tactics under Professor Thomas J. Jackson, Latimer enlisted in 1862 at age 18, was appointed lieutenant in the Courtney Battery, and by April 1863, had been promoted to major. He died here of gangrene on August 1, 1863, aged 19. He is buried at Woodbine Cemetery., (captions) , 10th Virginia Infantry regimental flag Courtesy Harrisonburg Historical Society , 10th Virginia Infantry regimental flag captured at the First Battle of Manassas, July 21, 1861 Courtesy Manassas National Battlefield Park , "Joseph W. Latimer," by William D. Washington, ca. 1863-1870 - Courtesy Virginia Military Institute

This was the home of Edward T.H. Warren, a Harrisonburg attorney. As a lieutenant in the Valley Guards, a Rockingham County militia company, Warren attended the trial and execution of John Brown in Charles Town (in present-day West Virginia) in 1859. Warren was elected a town councilman in 1860, but soon left for the war. His former militia unit became Co. G in the 10th Virginia Infantry, which he helped form. He was commissioned lieutenant colonel on July 1, 1861, and commanded the regiment after Col. Simeon B. Gibbons was killed at the Battle of McDowell on May 8, 1862.

Warren led the regiment through some fierce battles in which the Army of Northern Virginia engaged in Virginia,, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. They include Port Republic, the Seven Days’ Battles around Richmond, the Second Battle of Manassas, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Second Battle of Winchester, Gettysburg, and the Wilderness. Warren was seriously wounded during the Battle of Chancellorsville on May 2, 1863, while commanding a brigade that included the 10th Virginia. He was killed in action a year later on May 5, 1864, at the Wilderness. Warren is buried in Harrisonburg’s Woodbine Cemetery on East Market Street. George F. Sipe, a prominent attorney and Virginia House of Delegates member, bought Warren’s house in 1864.

In July 1863,

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Confederate soldiers wounded at Gettysburg filled Harrisonburg’s general hospital as well as private homes. The Warren family cared for Confederate artillerist Joseph W. Latimer, the “Boy Major,” whose arm had been amputated. A Virginia Military Institute cadet who studied artillery tactics under Professor Thomas J. Jackson, Latimer enlisted in 1862 at age 18, was appointed lieutenant in the Courtney Battery, and by April 1863, had been promoted to major. He died here of gangrene on August 1, 1863, aged 19. He is buried at Woodbine Cemetery.

(captions)
10th Virginia Infantry regimental flag Courtesy Harrisonburg Historical Society
10th Virginia Infantry regimental flag captured at the First Battle of Manassas, July 21, 1861 Courtesy Manassas National Battlefield Park
"Joseph W. Latimer," by William D. Washington, ca. 1863-1870 - Courtesy Virginia Military Institute

Erected by Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation & Virginia Civil War Trails.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Civil War Trails series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 1, 1863.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby.

Photographed by Robert H. Moore, II, February 26, 2009

2. Warren-Sipe House & Marker

It was located near 38° 26.809′ N, 78° 52.162′ W. Marker was in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It was at the intersection of South Main Street (Business U.S. 11) and Franklin Street, on the left when traveling north on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 301 S Main St, Harrisonburg VA 22801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

It was also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: From Home to Hospital (here, next to this marker); Hardesty-Higgins House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Harrisonburg Downtown Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); Bishop Francis Asbury (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate General Hospital (within shouting distance of this marker); McNeill’s Rangers (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The International Mural Project (about 800 feet away); Charlotte Harris Lynched (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrisonburg.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. New Replacement CWT Marker At This Location titled "From Home to Hospital".

Also see . . . History of the Warren-Sipe House. The Virginia Quilt Museum, which now occupies the building, has published a history of the house. (Submitted on January 14, 2012, by Linda Walcroft of Woodstock, Virginia.)

Warren-Sipe House Marker (updated) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 17, 2020

3. Warren-Sipe House Marker (updated)

Includes a correction to the year that George E. Sipe purchased the house from 1894 to 1864

Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2009, by Robert H. Moore, II of Winchester, Virginia. This page has been viewed 4,003 times since then and 62 times this year. Last updated on April 7, 2011, by Jonathan Carruthers of Bealeton, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 26, 2009, by Robert H. Moore, II of Winchester, Virginia. 3. submitted on October 17, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.