Attic

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overing the entire second floor and extending over the Portico, the attic was perhaps originally intended to be a ballroom, but was used primarily for storage while the Custises and Lees lived at Arlington. The family often referred to the attic as the garrett. During the Civil War some Union soldiers used this area of the house as sleeping quarters. While some soldiers took souvineers from the mansion, others left something behind: grafitti on the attic wall. Several signatures with dates from the occupation period are still visible today. Military records suggest that at least one of these signatures is authentic, belonging to a Union soldier stationed at Arlington during the War.

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