During the Civil War, the former home of Revolutionary War hero Henry “Light Horse Harry” Lee was converted into a hospital for wounded Union soldiers. On Saturday (March 19), the Lee-Fendall House will briefly be converted into a hospital with living history reenactors.
The home of the former Virginia governor, and father of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, was also the site of the first-known successful blood transfusion.
The event is one of the following historical discussions taking place at the Lee-Fendall House this month:
- Friday, March 18 — Historian Dianne Murphy will conduct a lecture on the Civil War’s impact on modern medicine at 6 p.m.
- Saturday, March 19 — The living history event will be conducted from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Friday, March 25 — Historian Amanda Roper will conduct a lecture on “The Fight for Freedom at L’Ouverture Hospital” at 6 p.m. The hospital was where United States Colored Troops and African American civilians were treated during the war in Alexandria
The events cost $10 for adults and $5 for students ages 17 and under.
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