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Built around 1824, Brompton was the home of John L. Marye, a prominent lawyer and businessman. During the Battle of Fredericksburg, the 3rd South Carolina Infantry took position in front of the large brick house, and Colonel James B. Walton of the Washington Artillery used it as his headquarters. Seventeen months later, in May 1864, during the Overland Campaign, the house became a hospital for wounded Union soldiers, with no available space left unoccupied as men lay packed closely together in blood, filth, and vermin. In September 1865, traveler John T. Trowbridge found bullet marks on the porch pillars, shattered windows, torn partitions, perforated doors, and shells and shot damage throughout the walls and woodwork.
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