Mysterious Markings on My Sleeve
Witness: L.G.
Location: Hill Center, Capital Hill, Washington DC
Date of Encounter: September 13, 2018
I go to school at the Hill Center, it’s a really old building that used to be a Civil War hospital. In the morning, I couldn’t find a shirt to wear, so I picked one up off my floor and checked for stains and such, and nothing was there. Nothing on the sleeves, I check the sleeves on most of the stuff I re-wear because I sweat a ton, so I know nothing was there.
In my classroom there were no electrical outlets, and my computer was dying, so I left the room with my project partner to work in a room across the hall. There were no chairs in that room because later it was going to be used for a yoga class, so I had to lay on the floor. After returning to my classroom I realized there was some markings on my sleeves. the marking are very large — it looks like it could say “513 2.4” but I have no idea, the five does not even look like a five, it looks more wavy. I am super creeped out and I want to know what it means. Can anyone help?
You could check with the Friends of the Old Naval Hospital. It looks like they have an archive of historical information, including patient records: http://www.oldnavalhospital.org/ The numbers could indicate a patient or a diagnosis. I don’t know military, but you might inquire whether these numbers reflect a certain regiment during the civil war.