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
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Mary Greenhow Lee. 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.
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.)
Location. 39° 11.126′ N, 78° 9.803′ W. Marker is in Winchester, Virginia. Marker 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.
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
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.
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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 604 times since then and 21 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.