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Mary Henry was the daughter of Joseph Henry, the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. She lived with her family in the Smithsonian Institution Building, or “Castle” on the National Mall in Washington, DC, from 1855 to 1878.
This was the world Mary Henry lived in for much of the Civil War, on the border between two countries at war. Born in Princeton in 1834, Mary Henry was the second child of Professor Joseph Henry, the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and his wife, Harriet.
Feb 23, 2007 · Seattle Times art critic. The course of Mary Henry's life changed suddenly during World War II. Her husband was overseas in the military, she was living in Palo Alto, Calif., with her mother and...
Between 1858 and 1868, Mary kept a diary, and her entries offer glimpses of how the Smithsonian functioned during the war years. She recounts the ongoing scientific activities of her father and the changes the city of Washington experienced as it coped with an escalating Union army in its midst.
Feb 23, 2007 · Mary Henry: 93 years of life and art. The course of Mary Henry's life changed suddenly during World War II. Her husband was overseas in the military, she was living in Palo Alto...
Living on the borderline between states in Washington, D.C., Mary Henry (1834-1903) was acquainted with the complicated fractures of war. In the Castle, Mary and her family entertained military leaders and heard firsthand accounts of the war and strategy.
Mary Henry (1834-1903) was the daughter of the Superintendent of the Smithsonian Institution and lived in the Smithsonian Castle during the Civil War. From her vantage point in the Castle, she could see the border state of Maryland, as well as Confederate Virginia.
Mary Anna Henry was the oldest of four children of Joseph and Harriet Alexander Henry. Joseph Henry was the first Secretary of the Smithsonian from 1846 to 1878, and the Henry family lived in the Smithsonian Institution Building or Castle from 1855 to his death in 1878.
Mary Henry was an enslaved woman who was owned by First Lady Julia Dent Grant's family prior to the Civil War. She was interviewed by the St. Louis Globe-Democrat on April 22, 1900 and discussed her life at White Haven.
Living in the fracturing nation's capital and watching debates in Congress prior to the secession of the Southern states, Mary Henry was uniquely placed to reflect on the mood of the country. Transcribe her diaries to find out more about the path toward and the beginning phases of war.
