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This folder contains:- Two page historical sketch of Hollins College 1923, 1924, 1925 - Letters among W. W. Ackerly's wartime buddies concerning wartime news 1942 + With the Colors publication of Mar. 17, 1942 with picture of FDR on the cover referencing his 60th birthday - Letter Sept. 4, 1939 from William W. Ackerly, Esq. to Circuit Court Loudoun County asking for date of deed of trust from Mary D.A. Field (widow) to L. R. Bartenstein and "myself" covering sale of farm

This folder contains the following miscellaneous publications:- Land deed Aug. 29, 1939 Mary D.A. Field (widow) to Algernon A. S. Davy returned for revision per letter from W. A. Metzer (Attorney at Law, Leesburg) to William Ackerly (Attorney at Law, Lexington) - Contract by and between Mary Denham Ackerly and Lula E. (Jeter) Parker regarding publication of Our Kin – Dec. 26, 1929 - Letter from Mary Ackerly to brother William Ackerly about dissolving Our Kin partnership with Lula Parker Feb. 15, 1940 - "True Copy" of Last Will and Testament of G. Harris Field leaving everything to Mary Ackerly - News clipping concerning William Ackerly organizing company of infantry for the National Guard in Lexington (source & date unknown) - News clipping Ralph Turpin Jr. receives law degree from Seton Hall (source & date unknown) - Christmas photo notecard (person & location unidentified – presumably Mary Ackerly) - 2x The 1932 Cotillion Club of VMI Virginia Military Institute invitations to Final Dances – Mrs. J. P. Ackerly, Sr. & Miss Marie Davidson and J.P. Ackerly, Jr & Miss Lucy Ackerly - Calendar 1935 Jefferson Street Gulf Service Station (7 N. Jefferson Street) E. G. Ackerly, Owner & Mgr. - Letter to Miss Mary Denham Ackerly from the Times-World Corporation, Roanoke re: purchasing copy of Our - News clipping of editorial from the Waynesboro News-Virginian regarding 18th Judicial Circuit amalgamation with scribbled note "For Will" - Front page of The Fauquier Democrat Apr. 6, 1961 with article "Farm Deeded by Washington in Sale News" :: "Fieldmont, a 320-acre farm near Halfway, part of a tract for which George Washington signed a deed in 1789, has been sold by Mrs. G. Harris Field to John E. Malone of Arlington" - Biographical Sketches and Pictures of Company B, Confederate Veterans of Nashville, TN, 1902 (1974 reprint) - Fiftieth Reunion Booklet Class of 1912 Washington & Lee University May 4 – 5, 1962 - Photo Christmas card with picture of house (no ID, no date) Ackerly house? - Letter to Miss Lucy Ackerly from William S. Moffett, Jr. condolences on death of Judge William Ackerly Aug. 14,1968 LOCATION: AC 109 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 6) FOLDER MISC PUBS "B" - Front page of The Fauqiuer Democrat Warrenton May 3, 1933 regarding donation of copy of Our Kin to Warrenton Library.

This folder contains:- Articles by Division Historians United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC o Early History of University of Missouri (prepared with assistance of Mrs. L. J. Dye) pages 1-2 o Early History of University of North Carolina (prepared by Mrs. J.A. Yarbrough) pages 2-3 o University of South Carolina from its Founding to Reconstruction (prepared by Mrs. J.R. [Martha Bray] Carson) pages 3-4 o Early History of University of Tennessee (by Miss Annie Cody) pages 4-5 o Early History of Baylor University [Texas] (by Mrs. Sam Browne) page 5 o Early History of the University of Virginia (by Mrs. B.F. Cary) pages 5-7 [includes description of Civil War activities, including the formation of companies called "The Sons of Liberty" and "The Southern Guard" {with R.E. Lee, Jr. as its Corporal}] o Mary Sharp College [Tennessee] (by Miss Annie Cody) page 7 - Bulletin of the Historical Department of the United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC List of Prizes 1931 - Historical Essay Contest co-sponsored by United Daughters of the Confederacy and Sons of Confederate Veterans Subject 1962-1963 "Women of the Confederacy" - United Daughters of the Confederacy Education Circular 1963 UDC Awards and student loans - Undated flyer on Jefferson Davis Casement Fort Monroe, Virginia - Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy Committee on Education 1962 Scholarships - Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy Committee on Education Scholarships 1963 [two copies] - Year Book of the Turner Ashby Chapter 17 United Daughters of the Confederacy 162 1944-1945 Harrisonburg, VA - West Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy has the honor to present Mrs. William Eston Randolph Byrne (Amanda Austin Byrne) as a candidate for the Office of President General at the General Convention November 1931 - Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy Second District Conference Covington, VA Apr. 25, 1959 - Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy Committee on Education Scholarships 1957 - Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy Committee on Education Scholarships 1935 - Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy Committee on Education Scholarships 1933 - Letter from Mrs. Archer Overbay announcing 1962-63 Historical Essay contest co-sponsored by United Daughters of the Confederacy and Sons of Confederate Veterans for High School Students - Form letter dated Nov 15, 1952 Birmingham. AL referring to Biloxi Convention and changes to United Daughters of the Confederacy - Form letter from Mrs. Fred L. Bower, Sr. President – Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy addressed to "Dear Virginia Daughters" and containing general UDC news as of Mar. 1, 1963 - Publicity folder for A Diary with Reminiscences of the War and Refugee Life in the Shenandoah Valley 1860-1865 Mrs. Cornelia McDonald annotated and supplemented by Hunter McDonald 1934 - Notes concerning 65th Annual Convention Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy Roanoke, VA Oct 4, 1960 - Blank envelope postmarked Apr. 7, 1962 labelled "Board May 16" - Blank envelope with handwritten note "Those attending the Virginia Division Convention meeting at the Chamerlin Hotel-Old Point Comfort-Virginia - Film booking form and catalogue inserts Virginia Department of Conservation and Economic Development Division of Public Relations and Advertising Apr 1960 - Officers of Virginia Division UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy for 1939-1940 - Elected Officers of the Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy Oct 1962 to Oct 1963 - Historians Yearbook 1961-1962 United Daughters of the Confederacy Historical Department 1962 - Form letter (undated but from contents likely 1935) from Bessie Ferguson Cary, Historian Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC summarizing initiatives and activities - Form letter from dated Jan. 1, 1943 from Mrs. J.L. (Clair Woodruff), Bugg President Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC concerning 1943 initiatives.

This folder contains:- Letter from Mrs. B.B. Glover to War Department stamped "Received Jan. 16, 1940" "Robert Bruce Morrison has made application for a World War Cross of Military Service" therefore need "Confederate records for Robert Saville who served the Confederate Army with his team, hauling saltpeter for making ammunition in Virginia or West Virginia" Also requests records of John W. Wilson, Co. E, Reg 27-VA - Letter Feb. 10, 1940 from War Department (Adjutant General's Office) to Mrs. B.B. Glover "records show that J.W.Wilson, private, Company E, 27th Regiment Virginia Infantry (6th Virginia Infantry), CSA. Enlisted Mar. 19, 1962 at Mt. Jackson, born in Rockbridge County, Virginia…. "died at Staunton Hospital May 1862" - Letter Feb. 10, 1940 from War Department (Adjutant General's Office) to Mrs. B.B. Glover "No record has been found to show that Robert Saville was employed by the Confederate States Army" - Demit form Apr. 8, 1941 showing that Mrs. Mabel Hatcher Hodges had been a member in good standing in the Mary Custis Lee Chapter of the UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy and may join the William R. Terry Chapter in Bedford, VA - Invitation to attend "The Centennial Hop" on Nov 10th and Nov 11th 1940 - Handwritten Listing of officers of Mary Custis Lee Chapter of UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy 1956-1957 - 1957 Chapter Report of Mary Custis Lee Chapter of UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy - 1957-1958 Chapter Report of Mary Custis Lee Chapter of UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy - 1959-1960 Nominating Committee Report of Mary Custis Lee Chapter of UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy listing prospective officers - Agenda for United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC "Dedication of the Robert Edward Lee Memorial, Lee Plaza, Roanoke, VA Oct. 4, 1960 - Western Union Telegram to Lucy Ackerly Nov. 22, 1959 "Rockbridge Group Wins Grace Clare Taylor Cup—Congratulations" - 1959-1960 Chapter Report of Mary Custis Lee Chapter of UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy - 1960-1961 Chapter Report of Mary Custis Lee Chapter of UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy - Handwritten "current expenses of chapter" (no date… likely 1960) UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy Mary Custis Lee Chapter - Handwritten note and program outline re: nomination of Mrs. W. Cabell Flournoy as honorary President of UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy (undated) - Undated proposed changes to Virginia Division constitution of UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy (Mrs. B. A. Polick, Recording Secretary) - "District Banner" awards to UDC Chapters United Daughters of the Confederacy (undated) - Sign simply reading "Cape Henry" - Expense note (undated) UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy - Christmas card undated UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy - Typed speech "on assuming the Presidency of our beloved Mary Custis Lee Chapter" – no date, no signature, no attribution UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy - Handwritten minutes – no date no attribution UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy - Typed note of expenses – no date UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy - Small thank you notes to Mary Custis Lee Chapter UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy no date for Christmas Basket – from Mrs. Walter LeConte Stevens and Nettie Stuart both in same envelope - Undated form letter from the Virginia Division UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy Lee Mausoleum Committee soliciting funds for Endowment "Six years ago the Virginia Division U.D.C. placed a custodian at Lee Chapel and Mausoleum and assumed obligation of her salary…. The Custodian's salary for three years was paid from a gift of three thousand dollars from Mrs. Charles Senff of New York, but that sum having been exhausted, it is now absolutely necessary to complete the endowment in order to continue the Custodian at the Chapel" from Anne Norvell Otey Scott, Chairman.

This folder contains: - Letter to Mary Ackerly Field from Benjamin Shedd @ Wake Forest, NC "Dear Cousin Mary" Dec. 24 [no date] - Note from "Lula" including Burks data and information that "Mrs. Hatcher died at 10 o'clock this morning" [no date] - Letter to Mary Ackerly Field from "Cousin Ralph" @ Belmont Manor, Bermuda [no date] - Letter from Lucy Ackerly to "Dear Sis" [no date] PS that "I was plain mad that Matt Paxton didn't let a better write up go in the paper about Will…" - Letter from Lucy Ackerly to "Dear Sis" [no date] describing mother's illness - Letter to Mrs. Mary Ackerly Field from Mrs. Blanche Fry-Shafer of Cincinnati, Ohio regarding confusion about Captain John Murray [no date] - Penciled note to Mrs. G.H. Field "Dear Mary" from her mother [no date] - Letter to Miss Ackerly from "Elizabeth" June 20 [no date] regarding genealogy of Jacob White - 2 letters [undated] from B. Shafer of Cincinnati, OH to Mrs. Field re: genealogy of Major John Murray - Postcard from Yale University Aug. 29, 1941 from Frank and Ruth to Mrs. Harris Fields - Note to Mrs. G. Harris Field from Laird Thompson thanking Mary for flowers at time of mother's death [no date] - Letter to Mrs. G. Harris Field from Lucy "Dear Sis" enclosed in First Day Commemorative Stamp envelope "Cyrus McCormick" Oct. 14, 1940 - Letter from Mary E. Dillard of Lynchburg to "My dear Mrs. Parker" about Dillards July 1 [No date] - Letter from Mary E. Dillard of Lynchburg to "My dear Mrs. Parker" about Dillards July 1 [No date] - Note from Mrs. George Parker regarding list of libraries [no date] - Letter to Rev. John Pickett from "Geo." [son George] "My Dear Pa-" [no date] - Condolence note to Lucy Ackerly from Bessie Jacobson re: John [no date 1954?] - Letter in pencil to "My dear old Cousin" from J. Castily G… of Poplar Hill [no date] - Condolence note to Lucy Ackerly from Eva Pallared [no date 1954?] - Condolence note to Lucy Ackerly from Mary Monroe, 104 White Street, Lexington Nov 2 [no date 1954?] - Condolence note to Lucy Ackerly from Ivy & Bob Goring [no date 1954?] - Condolence note to Lucy Ackerly from Mrs. Stanfield S. McClure Nov. 3, 1954 - Letter to Miss Mary Ackerly from Mary E. Denham … of Pasadena, CA Jan. 10, 1907 - Condolence note to Lucy Ackerly from Marie S. Pole [no date 1954?] - Condolence note to Lucy & Mary Ackerly from Mrs. Jesse Thornhill Davidson [no date] - Condolence note to Lucy Ackerly from Georgetta [no date 1954?] - Condolence note to Lucy Ackerly from Mary Faith [no date 1954?] - Condolence note to Lucy Ackerly from Mrs. Fred Turpin Deaver [no date 1954?] - Condolence note to Lucy Ackerly from Louise and Roger Beebe [no date 1954?] - Condolence note to "Miss Ackerly" from Ellen Penny [no date 1954?] - Postcard Jan. 31, 1937 to Mrs. G. Harris Field concerning books on hand from "L" in Bedford - Letter to Mrs. Mary D. A. Field in Lexington from Marge Malone at Fieldmont, The Plains, VA [date unclear, but likely Feb. 10, 1962] includes statement "We had an exciting day last Monday as the hunt met here again, and Mrs. Kennedy rode with them. She had Caroline and the baby with her." [JFK, John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy] - Penciled note "Rough Sketch of My Ancestors" by Mrs. A. D. White [no date] LOCATION: AC 108 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 5) FOLDER 21 - Note to Dr. Chas Turner from Jack Ackerly describing "attached letters Mrs. John P. Ackerly to her daughter Mary" – but there are no items attached or in the folder…

Packet of material tied in a pink ribbon (by Mrs. B.B. Glover?) entitled "My notes of 37 -38-39 and 42-43-44 to be made into a small book with aid of scrap books). Mary Custis Lee Chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC meeting notes 1957-1958, 1962. LOCATION: AC 106 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 3) FOLDER 8

Typed Notes for talk on City of New Orleans (uncertain date, but on the back of Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York stationary). Penciled sketch of Lexington City Cemetery. 69th General Convention United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC notes (date?). Background info on Mrs. B.B. (M.E.) Glover – President of Mary Custis Lee Chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC 1940-1963. Miscellaneous Mary Custis Lee Chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy UDC chapter lists, including deceased members 1960-1963.LOCATION: AC 106 RHA Ackerly Papers (Box 3) FOLDER 7

This folder contains miscellaneous photos and negatives. Some are labelled with names. Those with dates are mostly from the mid- 1950's.

This folder contains:- Undated minutes written longhand referencing meeting of the Mary Custis Lee Chapter UDC United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Rockbridge Greys Children of the Confederacy.

- Handwritten note dated May 30, 1958 "Crosses of Military Service" ["CMS"] presented by Mary Custis Lee Chapter UDC . - Newspaper clipping unattributed and undated o Eugene W. Bare, private, first class, entered into service Nov 16, 1917, medical department, 317th Infantry. 80th division; transferred to 320th Infantry, served 12 months and 4 days in France and was honorably discharged at Camp Dix, NJ, Jun 9, 1919. He is a grandson of William R. Wilbourn, private Co. 1, 4th Virginia Infantry, who was captured near Petersburg, imprisoned at Point Lookout, MD., and was released Jun 19, 1865 o Walter Bingham, private first class, entered into service Jul 30, 1917, U.S. Marine Corps, received training at Paris Island and at Navy Yard in WashDC. Was honorably discharged Mar 8, 1919 having served 19 months and 8 days. He is the grandson of Christopher F. Bingham, private Co.s B & I, 38th Virginia infantry who served until the close of the Civil War o Edward H. Seal entered into service Nov 7, 1917 as yeoman, Navy Depart WashDC, was promoted to ensign, received training at Annapolis, transferred to USS Mahomet and was honorably discharged Nov 7, 1921. He is a grandson of John J. Rhodes, private, Co. K, 5th Virginia Infantry, who was captured by Union forces and held in Camp Chase until Jun 11, 1865. Seal is listed as an attorney and assistant corporation counsel, District of Columbia. o Alexander Zollman, private Co. C, 14th Virginia cavalry (medal given to his daughter) o John J. Rhodes, private, Co. K, 5th Virginia infantry (medal given to his daughter) o John Illig, private, afterwards detached as bandsman, Co. I, 1st Virginia Infantry (medal given to his daughter) o David H. Moore, private, Co. C, 42nd Virginia Infantry. At close of war he held the rank of sergeant (medal given to his daughter) - CMS (WWII) William White Ackerly entered into service Fort Meade as Captain of Corps of Military Police Mar 20, 1942, honorably discharged as Major CMP 0-178776 Jun 9, 1944 grandfather John Milton White Lieutenant Co. E 34th VA Infantry – served 4 years of Civil War participating in all engagements of his command-Seven Pines, Williamsburg, The Crater, Hatcher's Run; helped in construction of defenses of Richmond and Petersburg. Taken prisoner at Hatcher's Run Mar 31, 1865. Imprisoned at Johnson's Island, Lake Erie from which he was released Jun 17, 1865 - CMS (WWI) Charles W. Dunlap private Ordnance Dept entered into service Dec 15, 1917 discharged as Ordnance Sergeant Jul 26 1919 served with AEF in France grandfather James Sutton Mebane Co. A McGehee's Regiment Arkansas Cavalry - CMS (WWI and Spanish American War) George M. Brooke entered into service Aug 6, 1897 honorably discharged as colonel in 76th Division Oct 19, 1919; father John Mercer Brooke Chief of Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography CSA Navy Dept - CMS (WWI) William Shields of Brooklyn NY Co. L 319th Infantry entered into service Sep 1, 1917 honorably discharged Oct 13, 1919 as 2nd Lieutenant (record includes discharge paper) grandfather was John C. Shields 1st Regiment Richmond Howitzers appointed Lieutenant Colonel Jun 20, 1862 - CMS (WWI) Charles William Agnor entered into service May 23, 1918 as private Military Police Camp Raritan NJ discharged Mar 4, 1919 [asst mgr. of ABC store in Lexington, VA at time of CMS application] grandfather Jacob Henry Wilmore Co. C 1st Virginia Cavalry - CMS (WWI) Rev. Joseph James Murray served as First Lieutenant and Chaplain from Jul 6, 1918 to Jun 3, 1919 grandfather Capt. Henry Sterling Libby first a privateer then a Blockade Runner Charleston SC commanded "Hattie" $1500 offered for his capture dead or alive - CMS (Spanish American War) Harry Morton Quisenberry served as private 2nd Company United States Signal Corp Jun 15, 1898 in Cuba discharged Apr 1899; grandfather Richard Quisenberry served in Co. C 5th VA Infantry killed at Battle of Chancellorsville May 3, 1863 - CMS (WWI) Elwood Howard Seal entered into service Nov 7, 1917 as Yeoman Navy Department served on USS West Mahomet discharged Nov 7, 1921 as Yeoman III Class to Ensign Supply Corps [certificate photocopy included in app] grandfather John J. Rhodes Co. K 5th Infantry CSA 4 - CMS (WWI) William Walden Kester entered into service Aug 4, 1917 Battery F. 111th Field Artillery (Rockbridge Artillery) [high school principal at time of enlistment] discharged as Sergeant; grandfather Morgan F. Seal private 27th VA Infantry Rockbridge Rifles - CMS (WWI) Edwin Gwynn Pole entered into service as a mechanic 534th Section US Army Ambulance Service May 31, 1917 discharged as Sergeant Oct 2, 1919 grandfather John J. Hileman Co. H. 27th VA wounded at First Manassas and Gettysburg - CMS (WWI) Robert Reid Agnor entered into service in Medical Dept May 23, 1918 321st Field Hospital 81st Division discharged as Private 1st Class Jun 25, 1919 ["after the armistice was transferred to VMI Military Police Company AEF"] grandfather Thomas Bolen Agnor Co. H 27th VA Infantry - CMS (WWI) James Nephew Caperton entered into service as West Point 2nd Lt. on Sep 5, 1916 promoted 1st Lt, Capt, Major, Lt. Col., Col (Temp) father Hugh Caperton corporal Co. D 27th VA Infantry - CMS (WWI) Samuel G. Fix entered into service May 23, 1918 323rd Infantry 81st Division honorably discharged as a private on Jun 26, 1919 grandfather Abraham McFadden Co. E. 27th VA Infantry Rockbridge Rifles killed in action in 1863 at second Battle of Winchester – includes handwritten United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) "speech" regarding "Samuel G. Fix presentation of award of military service lineal descendant of Abraham McFadden Co. E 27th VA" - CMS (WWI) Eugene W. Bare entered into service Nov 16, 1917 Medical Dept 317th Infantry 80th Division honorably discharged Jun 9, 1919 grandfather William R. Wilbourn Co. I 4th VA Infantry captured near Petersburg and imprisoned at Point Lookout - CMS (WWI) Lurty E. Fifer entered into service May 25, 1918 private Co. B. 351st Infantry 88th Division grandfather Christian Yeakel private Co. E. 10th regiment VA Infantry known as "Rockingham Rifles" - CMS (WWI) Edward P. Bell entered into service Sep 18, 1917 Co. G 38th Infantry 3rd Division corporal father A. Nelson Bell Co. K 14th VA Cavalry ("afterward served in Bryan's Battery") - CMS (WWI) Walter Bingham entered into service Jul 30, 1917 U.S. Marine Corps private first class grandfather Christopher F. Bingham private 20th Battalion Virginia Heavy Artillery, 38th Regiment Virginia Infantry("served under Captain Kyle and Captains J.S. & W.W. Wood") - CMS (WWI) Robert D. Beeton entered into service Feb 20, 1917 Co. K.Int.MD.Infantry later Co.K 115th U.S. Inf 29th Division transferred to Bat E 111th F.A. (Rockbridge Art.) bugler grandfather John Henry Beeton Co. H 27th VA Inf - CMS (WWI) James Jones White entered into service Oct 1917 303rd Tank Battalion (was at Walter Reid Hospital from time of his return from overseas until his death except for short visits to Lexington on sick leave) influenza and pneumonia / grandfather Captain James Jones White Liberty Hall Volunteers - CMS (Spanish American War) Charles Perry Lackey entered into service Jun 22, 1898 private Co. K 2nd Regiment of VA Volunteers father William Robert Lackey Co. H 14th VA Cavalry Rockbridge 2nd Dragoons - CMS (WWI) James Edgar Dixon entered into service Apr 3, 1918 Co. C 38th Infantry 3rd Division promoted from private to corporal grandfather William K. Eckard Co. I of 4th VA infantry - CMS (WWI) Henry I. Hickman entered into service May 24, 1918 3rd provisional Convalescent Company grandfather H. J. V. Withrow Company H. 25th VA Infantry captured at Petersburg taken to Point Lookout prison - CMS (WWI) William Dandridge Alexander Anderson entered into service via West Point in 1900 served until his death on July 16, 1934 Col. U.S. Army Engineers father William Alexander Anderson Co. I 4th VA Infantry Liberty Hall Volunteers[Vol 6 Strickler historical papers Page 111] - CMS (WWl) Matthew White Paxton, Jr. "entered into service" at Officer Training School in Plattsburg, NY Jun 1918, honorably discharged as 2nd Lieutenant Infantry 161st Depot Brigade Dec 20, 1918 (never posted overseas) grandfather E. Frank Paxton Co. H 28th VA Infantry (i.e., "Bull Paxton who died at Chancellorsville May 3, 1863") - CMS (WWI) Wallace W. Reid entered into service Jun 24, 1918 private first class Hdq. 7th Division 3 Bt. D.G. grandfather William H. Reid Co. E 52nd - CMS (WWI) Alfred Guardner Hutton First Lieutenant Veterinary Corp Apr 14, 1918 grandfather Alfred A. McCundy Co. H 25th VA Infantry wounded at Hatchers Run [from "master rolls of Companies of Rockbridge County pages 42 & 43 kept in vault of Clerk's Office Rockbridge County Courthouse] - CMS (WWI) Walter Mebane Dunlap entered into service Sep 8, 1917 Captain – Dental Corps 113th Infantry 29th Division grandfather James Sutton Mebane Co. A McGehee's Regimen t, Arkansas Cavalry CSA - "Cross of Military Service Information Sheet" (procedures for award) - CMS (WWI) Harold Chase Woodward entered into service Apr 19, 1917 Major 305th Inf, 22nd Inf Hdqrts staff grandfather Edwin McCubbin Co. B 3rd VA (?) - CMS (WWII) Robert Clark Walker entered into service Apr 1, 1943 Lieutenant U.S. Naval Reserve grandfather William Shelton Humphries Co. E. 5th VA - CMS (Korea) Charles Carroll Maccubbin Woodward entered into service Jun 12, 1951 (upon graduation from VMI) as 2nd Lt. A Co. 7th Marines 1st Marine Division ultimately promoted to Captain of Quantico great grandfather Edwin Maccubbin Co. B 3rd VA (?) - CMS (WWII) William Albin Magee entered into service Jan 7, 1944 US Naval Reserve ensign Supply Corps grandfather William Shelton Humphries Co. E 5th VA - CMS (WWII) Billy Sheridan Holland entered into service Jul 23, 1941 ultimately Captain in 8th Army Air Force / Wing Legal Officer – Major grandfather John Sheridan Co. C 14th VA Cavalry - CMS (WWII) Leo Gibbons Sheridan Holland entered into service Jan 20, 1942 S/Sgt Radioman on B-24 Bomber Army Air Corps crashed in Pacific grandfather John Sheridan Co. C 14th VA Cavalry - CMS (WWII) Robert Edward Holland, Jr. entered into service Feb 1941 Navy Air Corps – Pilot on Navy fighter plane (Hornet; USS Core) grandfather Co. C 14th VA Cavalry - CMS (WWII) Felix Claudius Feamster entered into service Jul 1, 1941 Lt. Col. US Army Medical Corps commanded 327th Medical Bat of 102nd Division 9th Army; later Division Surgeon of Patton's 4th Armored Division and chief Surgeon of Patton's 4th Armored Division grandfather Thomas Lewis Feamster Co. A 14th VA Cavalry - CMS (WWII) Robert Cantrell Feamster entered into service May 4, 1942 U.S. Army Medical Corps Major grandfather Thomas Lewis Feamster Co. A 14th VA Cavalry - CMS (WWII) John William Johnston entered into service Jul 8, 1943 20th Armed Air Force 1st Lt. grandfather William Finley Johnston Rockbridge Artillery - CMS (WWII) William Heath Rowe Navy Seaman First Class entered into service Feb 27, 1946 great grandfather William Spain Younger Co. I 26th VA Infantry - CMS (WWI) William Cole Davis entered into service Sep 1909 Medical Corps of U.S. Army discharged as Major father James Cole Davis Rockbridge Artillery - CMS (WWII) Joseph Humphries Magee entered into service Nov 16,1942 Medical Detachment 309th Inf, 78th Division grandfather William Shelton Humphries Co. E 5th VA - CMS (WWII) John Seymour Letcher entered into service Aug 1, 1927 US Marine Corps ultimately Colonel in command of Marine Barracks, Naval Station, Norfolk grandfather John Letcher ("War Governor of VA") - Loose copy of record for Erastus T. Greiner Co. H 27th VA Infantry CSA -penciled receipt dated Sep 17, 1954 "received of Mrs. James S. Moffatt" papers concerning "persons who received cross of military service" signed Mrs. J. Harris Thompson