An NPS Photo

Self-portrait of a Civil War Soldier

A Civil War soldier left this self-portrait on the wall of the Andrew Johnson home during its occupation. Many of the Southern soldiers were unhappy about Andrew Johnson's loyalty to the Union, and they left messages and pictures on the walls of his home. 

An NPS Photo

Scribbling left by soldiers

Some of the soldiers in the Homestead did not write messages. Some of them defaced the property in other ways, such as scribbling on the walls.

An NPS Photo

Names of Soldiers left on the walls.

Some of the soldiers wrote their names on the walls of Andrew Johnson's home. J.C.C. Calhoun and P.W. Reavis left their mark here.