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The Garthright House is located at the site of the Richmond National Battlefield Park, near Richmond, VA. According to the post card that this picture is from, published by Coastal Photo Scenics, the first and upper floors were used as a Union Field Hospital after the Battle of Cold Harbor, June 3, 1864. The occupants of the house were forced to live in the basement during Union occupation. This house is said to have been constructed in the 1720s and is believed to have been built by Miles Gathright, the grandfather of Sarah Gathright who married Edward Mozley, Sr., known as "Edwin" Mozley. Edward Mozley married Sarah Gathright in 1785 in Bedford Co., VA.
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