Since the war had started, many buildings, including sanitariums, schools, seminaries, churches and other large structures had been converted to military hospitals to house the war wounded. He and Sara had traveled by train from Fredericksburg to the nation’s capital. He’d been born and raised in Philadelphia, so was used to city life, but he’d only been to Washington a few times after his sister had married a politician. Since the war had started, the city had been reformed into a huge base. Military camps surrounded the city to keep the enemy from infiltrating. Cannons, caissons and military wagons, as well as soldiers in blue, patrolled the streets. He supposed it was necessary, since Washington was bordered by hostiles on all sides. He delighted as his soldier-farm girl marveled at the sight of the unfinished capital building. Huge blocks of marble and granite were strewn about on its grounds. The city didn’t have many sidewalks and only one theater. Sara was, of course, dressed in uniform as her alias, Private George Brewster.
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