Maryland Scroll

[1] It was drawn on March 16, 1863, by one or more unknown members of James Breathed's Battery on the wall of the Graffiti House, in Brandy Station, Virginia.

1, Stuart Horse Artillery / Breathed's Battery / On Picket - March 16, 1863" The main scroll, or vertical scroll lists the names of fourteen soldiers in the artillery unit, as well as two officers: Sgt.

[1] On March 17, 1863, the day after the scroll was created, the men named on it fought at the Battle of Kelly's Ford.

[2] When salvage efforts uncovered the extensive historical graffiti in the upper floor of the house, the Maryland Scroll was removed from the wall and placed in a private collection of Civil War memorabilia.

[1] The scroll currently sits in a glass case in the house's "South Room", with a photograph on the wall showing its original position.