From West Virginia-
Neither William Briggs nor Andrew Shute ever made the history books, but their names are causing a stir at the Morgan Chapel where their signatures - along with various other soldiers' drawings, doodles and even some personal messages, collectively referred to as Civil War graffiti - dot the old Episcopalian church's interior walls.
Although it's been about four years since workmen doing minor repairs discovered these personal artifacts, both church officials and local historians are now more eager than ever to move forward with plans to preserve them.
Excitement was running high Friday morning as the Rt. Rev. W. Michie Klusmeyer, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia, and Berkeley County Landmarks Commission members examined the historic treasures and talked about future collaborations.
Smiling as he looked up at a wall in the building's balcony, space that was originally reserved for slaves attending a church service, Klusmeyer chuckled as he recalled one of the soldier's inscriptions.
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