His Graffiti

Blenheim House, Fairfax, VA

Barned is one of 121 Civil War soldiers who left graffiti at this private home in Fairfax, Virginia when it was in use as a field hospital.  Barned’s Pennsylvania regiment was 1 of 22 other Union regiments who visited this site.

Blenheim House Map link

Official Blenheim House Web Page

Numa Barned was born 3 June, 1842 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, according to a June 3, 1912 pension letter. The 1924 notarized death certificate identifies his full name as Henry Numa Barned.

These are photographs of Barned’'s signature at Blenheim House, Fairfax, Virginia.