Forest Lawn Memorial Park is located in Boardman Township just south of Youngstown, Ohio, and represents a different philosophy of cemetery design than many of the older burial grounds found throughout the Mahoning Valley.
Prior to the outbreak of the Civil War, the McPherson Farm was a thriving and peaceful agricultural operation owned by Edward McPherson, a prominent lawyer and newspaper editor.
This structure served as a field hospital during both First and Second Manassas. Built in 1848, its early years were spent as the home of farmer Henry P. Matthew and his family, who harvested the peaceful Virginia countryside surrounding the property.