Winchester, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Mary Greenhow Lee

(1819 - 1907)

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 18, 2015

1. Mary Greenhow Lee Marker

Inscription. On this site lived Mary Greenhow Lee, whose extensive diary survives as one of the most informative records of daily life in Civil War Virginia. Lee chronicled military engagements, home front hardships, and the erosion of slavery. An ardent supporter of the Confederacy, she stockpiled supplies for the army, ran an underground mail service, aided wounded soldiers. and hosted Confederate officers, including Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson. In Feb. 1865, U.S. Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan expelled Lee from Winchester, citing her “constant annoyance.” She settled in Baltimore. After her death. she was buried in Winchester's Mount Hebron Cemetery with her husband.

Erected 2013 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number Q 4-m.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • War, US Civil • Women. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1865.

Location. 39° 11.126′ N, 78° 9.803′ W. Marker is in Winchester, Virginia. It is on North Cameron Street (U.S. 11/522) south of East Piccadilly Street, on the right when traveling north. In front of a parking lot south of the George

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Washington Hotel. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Winchester VA 22601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds 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 marker: The George Washington Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Piccadilly's Public House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jacob H. Yost Building (about 500 feet away); Winchester's U.S. Colored Troops (about 500 feet away); President William McKinley (about 500 feet away); Lee Snyder Lovett (about 500 feet away); Photos of Old Town Winchester (about 500 feet away); Taylor Hotel (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winchester.

Also see . . . Mary Greenhow Lee. Wikipedia (Submitted on January 26, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 18, 2015

2. Mary Greenhow Lee Marker

The George Washington Hotel<br>Overnight Guest Parking image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 18, 2015

3. The George Washington Hotel
Overnight Guest Parking

The site of Mrs. Lee's home is now a parking lot for the George Washington Hotel.

Mary Greenhow Lee image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Wikipedia - Creative Commons License

4. Mary Greenhow Lee

Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 927 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 26, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.