Soldier Graffiti

This is one example of graffiti that occupying Union soldiers left upon the walls of Blenheim in Fairfax, Virginia during the War Between the States. This photograph is from the attic, however when wallpaper was recently removed from the main floors of the old Greek Revival farmhouse, graffiti was discovered everywhere. This "Soldier's Lament" records:

4th Month
No money
No whiskey
No Friends
No Rations
No Peas
No Beans
No Pants
No Patriotism (underlined)