A Guide to the United Daughters of the Confederacy Virginia Division Records, 1901-1949
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 21706
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Preferred Citation
United Daughters of the Confederacy Virginia Division records, 1901-1949. Accession 21706. Organization records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Mrs. E. R. Perkins (21706), Richmond, Virginia; Mrs. C. W. Schaadt (21821), Richmond, Virginia; Mrs. F. J. Pease, F. J. (22283), Richmond, Virginia; Mrs. Langhorne Jones (22646), Chatham, Virginia; Mrs. James S. Moffatt (22756), Lexington, Virginia; Nellie Bosquet (23489), Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy (30521), Richmond.
Historical Information
The Virginia Division of the United Daughters of the Confedery was organized on 21 October 1895 as the Daughters of the Confederacy in Virginia. On 1 July 1896, it became known as the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Grand Division of Virginia. On 20 May 1903 it became the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Virginia Division.
Scope and Content
Records of the Virginia Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy divided into three series. Series I: Grave Marker Applications containing applications for markers for the graves of Confederate soldiers compiled by chapter and by locality, also including correspondence, rosters and histories of various Confederate regiments and companies, biographical sketches, reports, and other chapter papers; Series II: Southern Cross of Honor Applications for Confederate veterans and including lists of recipients; and Series III: Cross of Military Service Applications for descendants of Confederate veterans who served in the Spanish American War, the Philippine Insurrection, World War I, and World War II and including lists and correspondence relating to both the Cross of Military Service and the Southern Cross of Honor.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into the following series:
Series I: Grave Marker Applications. Series II: Southern Cross of Honor Applications. Series III: Cross of Military Service Applications.Contents List
Grave Marker Applications containing applications for markers for the graves of Confederate soldiers compiled by chapter and by locality, also including correspondence, rosters and histories of various Confederate regiments and companies, biographical sketches, reports, and other chapter papers.
alphabetical
- Box 1-4
Subseries 1: Chapters, 1905-1942 .4 boxes
alphabetical
- Box 1
Folder 1
13th Virginia Regiment chapter (Orange) applications, 1930-1939 .
- Box 1
Folder 2
Agnes Lee chapter (Franklin) applications, 1938 .
- Box 1
Folder 3
Albemarle chapter (Charlottesville) applications and rosters of grave markers, 1941 .
- Box 1
Folder 4
Amelia chapter (Amelia) applications, 1940 .
- Box 1
Folder 5
Anne Eliza Johns chapter (Danville) applications and rosters of grave markers, 1938, 1941 .
- Box 1
Folder 6
Anna Stonewall Jackson chapter (Abingdon) applications, 1941 .
- Box 1
Folder 7
Appomattox chapter (Appomattox) applications, 1934, 1936 .
- Box 1
Folder 8
Armistead-Goode chapter (Chase City) applications, 1932-1940 .
- Box 1
Folder 9
Bethel chapter (Newport News) applications, 1939-1940 .
- Box 1
Folder 10
Big Stone Gap chapter (Big Stone Gap) applications, 1940 .
- Box 1
Folder 11
Bowling Green chapter (Bowling Green) applications, 1934 .
- Box 1
Folder 12
Breckenridge chapter (New Market) applications, 1931-1937 .
- Box 1
Folder 13
Brunswick chapter (Lawrenceville) applications, 1931-1933 .
- Box 1
Folder 14
Buckingham chapter (Buckingham) applications, 1930-1932 .
- Box 1
Folder 15
C. R. Mason chapter (Fishersville) applications, 1938 .
- Box 1
Folder 16.
Captain B. F. Jarratt chapter (Jarratt) applications, 1932 .
- Box 1
Folder 17
Captain Sally Tompkins chapter (Mathews) applications, 1931-1932 .
- Box 1
Folder 18
Centreville Ridge chapter (Centreville) applications, 1939 .
- Box 1
Folder 19
Chesterfield chapter (Chester) applications, 1930-1939 .
- Box 1
Folder 20
Chesterfield chapter (Chester) applications, 1932-1941 .
- Box 1
Folder 21
Chesterfield chapter (Chester) applications, 1935-1936 .
- Box 1
Folder 22
Clarksville chapter (Clarksville) applications, 1930-1931 .
- Box 1
Folder 23
Craig chapter (New Castle) applications, 1932-1933 .
- Box 1
Folder 24
Elliott Grays chapter (Richmond) applications, 1928-1931 .
- Box 1
Folder 25
Elliott Grays chaper (Richmond) applications, roster of grave markers, and history of the Elliott Grays chapter, 1933-1941 .
- Box 1
Folder 26
Elliott Grays chapter (Richmond) applications, 1926-1936 .
- Box 2
Folder 1
Farmville chapter (Farmville) applications, 1938 .
- Box 2
Folder 2
Fluvanna chapter (Palmyra) applications, 1940 .
- Box 2
Folder 3
Fredericksburg chapter (Fredericksburg) applications, 1930-1938, 1941 .
- Box 2
Folder 4
Greenville chapter (Emporia) applications, 1931 .
- Box 2
Folder 5
H. A. Carrington chapter (Charlotte Court House) applications, 1930-1931 .
- Box 2
Folder 6
Hampton chapter (Hampton) applications, 1930-1939 .
- Box 2
Folder 7
Hanover chapter (Ashland) applications, 1930-1938 .
- Box 2
Folder 8
Harrison Harwood chapter (Charles City) applications, 1932-1940 .
- Box 2
Folder 9
Highland chapter (Monterey) applications, 1941 .
- Box 2
Folder 10
Hope Maury chapter (Norfolk) applications, 1939-1941 .
- Box 2
Folder 11
James A. Crawford chapter (Goshen) applications, 1934 .
- Box 2
Folder 12
Janet Randolph chapter (Richmond) applications, 1939-1940 .
- Box 2
Folder 13
J.E.B. Stuart chapter (Staunton) applications, 1940 .
- Box 2
Folder 14
Kirkwood Otey chapter (Lynchburg) applications, n.d, 1940 .
- Box 2
Folder 15
Lancaster chapter (Lancaster) applications, 1939, 1941 .
- Box 2
Folder 16
Lee chapter (Richmond) applications, 1930-1940 .
- Box 2
Folder 17
Loudoun chapter (Leesburg) applications and roster of grave markers, 1930-1940 .
- Box 2
Folder 18
Manassas chapter (Manassas) applications, 1939 .
- Box 2
Folder 19
Mary Custis Lee (Lexington) applications, 1930-1938 .
- Box 2
Folder 20
Mary Custis Lee chapter (Lexington) applications, 1931-1940 .
- Box 2
Folder 21
Mary Custis Lee chapter (Lexington) applications, 1934-1936 .
- Box 2
Folder 22
McComas chapter (Pearisburg) applications, 1931-1939 .
- Box 2
Folder 23
McComas chapter (Pearisburg) applications, 1939-1941 .
- Box 2
Folder 24
McComas chapter (Pearisburg) applications, 1936 .
- Box 2
Folder 25
Mildred Lee chapter (Martinsville) applications, 1939-1941 .
- Box 3
Folder 1
Mineral chapter (Mineral) applications, 1934-1941 .
- Box 3
Folder 2
Mount Jackson chapter (Mount Jackson) applications, 1932 .
- Box 3
Folder 3
New Kent chapter (Barhamsville) applications, 1939 .
- Box 3
Folder 4
New River chapter (East Radford) applications, 1936 .
- Box 3
Folder 5
Old Dominion chapter (Lynchburg) applications, 1936-1939 .
- Box 3
Folder 6
Old Dominion Dragoons chapter (Hampton) applications, 1935-1937 .
- Box 3
Folder 7
Petersburg chapter (Petersburg) applications and rosters of grave markers, 1933-1941 .
- Box 3
Folder 8
Pickett Buchanan chapter (Norfolk) applications and roster of grave markers, 1937, 1940-1941 .
- Box 3
Folder 9
Powhatan chapter (Powhatan) applications, 1938-1939 .
- Box 3
Folder 10
Prince George chapter (Hopewell) applications, 1941 .
- Box 3
Folder 11
Pulaski chapter (Dublin) applications, 1935-1941 .
- Box 3
Folder 12
Radford chapter (Radford) applications, 1939 .
- Box 3
Folder 13
Richmond chapter (Richmond) applications, 1936, 1941 .
- Box 3
Folder 14
Robert E. Lee chapter (Belle Haven) applications and rosters of grave markers, 1940 .
- Box 3
Folder 15
Sally Tompkins chapter (Gloucester) applications, 1940 .
- Box 3
Folder 16
Saltville Preston chapter (Saltville) applications, 1934-1936, 1938 .
- Box 3
Folder 17
Salyer Lee chapter (Norton) applications, 1937 .
- Box 3
Folder 18
Scottsville chapter (Scottsville) applications, 1931, 1940 (one labeled Scottsville or Fluvanna chapter).
- Box 3
Folder 19
Shenandoah chapter (Woodstock) applications, 1930-1938 .
- Box 3
Folder 20
Simeon Walton chapter (Onteria) applications, n.d. .
- Box 3
Folder 21
Southern Cross chapter (Salem) applications, 1934-1936 .
- Box 3
Folder 22
Stonewall Camp chapter (Portsmouth) applications, 1939 .
- Box 3
Folder 23
Stover Camp chapter (Strasburg) applications, 1939-1940 .
- Box 3
Folder 24
Suffolk chapter (Suffolk) applications, 1931-1933, 1939 .
- Box 3
Folder 25
Turner Ashby chapter (Harrisonburg) applications and roster of grave markers, 1932-1940 .
- Box 3
Folder 26
William R. Terry chapter (Bedford) applications, 1931-1937 .
- Box 3
Folder 27
William R. Terry chapter (Bedford) applications and rosters of grave markers, 1930-1941 .
- Box 3
Folder 28
William R. Terry chapter (Bedford) applications, 1934-1936 .
- Box 3
Folder 29
William Watts chapter (Roanoke) rosters of grave markers, n.d. .
- Box 3
Folder 30
Williamsburg chapter (Williamsburg) applications, 1940 .
- Box 3
Folder 31
Wythe Grey chapter (Wytheville) applications, 1931 .
- Box 4
Folder 1
Highland chapter (Franklin, West Virginia) applications, 1938 .
- Box 4
Folder 2
Wilkes Valley Guards chapter (North Wilkesboro, North Carolina) applications, 1939 .
- Box 4
Folder 3
Confederate rosters, cemetery records, 1905-1931 .
- Box 4
Folder 4
Miscellaneous Confederate rosters.
- Box 4
Folder 5
Miscellaneous Confederate rosters, sketches of organizations, reports.
- Box 4
Folder 6
Miscellaneous reports, correspondence, poem.
- Box 4
Folder 7
Sketches of battles and Confederate organizations.
- Box 4
Folder 8
Biographical sketches of Confederate officers and soldiers.
- Box 4
Folder 9
Miscellaneous correspondence, reports, sketch of Mahone's Brigade.
- Box 1
Folder 1
- Box 5-8
Subseries 2: Localities, 1926-1941 .4 boxes
alphabetical
- Box 5
Folder 1
Correspondence, 25 June 1926-12 December 1933 .
- Box 5
Folder 2
Correspondence, 6 January 1934-13 June 1941 .
- Box 5
Folder 3
Confederate grave marker chapter reports.
- Box 5
Folder 4
Albemarle County.
- Box 5
Folder 5
Amelia County.
- Box 5
Folder 6
Appomattox County.
- Box 5
Folder 7
Bedford County.
- Box 5
Folder 8
Brunswick County.
- Box 5
Folder 9
Buchanan County.
- Box 5
Folder 10
Buckingham County.
- Box 5
Folder 11
Charles City County.
- Box 5
Folder 12
Charlotte County.
- Box 5
Folder 13
Chesterfield County.
- Box 5
Folder 14
Craig County.
- Box 6
Folder 1
Fluvanna County.
- Box 6
Folder 2
Gloucester County.
- Box 6
Folder 3
Greenville County.
- Box 6
Folder 4
Hanover County.
- Box 6
Folder 5
Highland County.
- Box 6
Folder 6
Isle of Wight County.
- Box 6
Folder 7
Lancaster County.
- Box 6
Folder 8
Loudoun County.
- Box 6
Folder 9
Mathews County.
- Box 6
Folder 10
New Kent County.
- Box 6
Folder 11
Orange County.
- Box 6
Folder 12
Powhatan County.
- Box 6
Folder 13
Powhatan County.
- Box 6
Folder 14
Pulaski County.
- Box 6
Folder 15
Shenandoah County.
- Box 6
Folder 16
Warren County.
- Box 6
Folder 17
Wythe County.
- Box 6
Folder 18
Abingdon.
- Box 6
Folder 19
Belle Haven.
- Box 6
Folder 20
Big Stone Gap.
- Box 6
Folder 21
Bowling Green.
- Box 6
Folder 22
Boydton.
- Box 6
Folder 23
Chase City.
- Box 6
Folder 24
Clarksville.
- Box 6
Folder 25
Centreville.
- Box 6
Folder 26
Danville.
- Box 6
Folder 27
Farmville.
- Box 6
Folder 28
Fisherville.
- Box 6
Folder 29
Franklin.
- Box 6
Folder 30
Fredericksburg.
- Box 6
Folder 31
Hampton.
- Box 6
Folder 32
Harrisonburg.
- Box 6
Folder 33
Jarratt.
- Box 7
Folder 1
Lexington.
- Box 7
Folder 2
Lynchburg.
- Box 7
Folder 3
Manassas.
- Box 7
Folder 4
Martinsville.
- Box 7
Folder 5
Mineral.
- Box 7
Folder 6
Mount Jackson.
- Box 7
Folder 7
New Market.
- Box 7
Folder 8
Newport News.
- Box 7
Folder 9
Norfolk.
- Box 7
Folder 10
Norton.
- Box 7
Folder 11
Onteria.
- Box 7
Folder 12
Pearisburg.
- Box 7
Folder 13
Petersburg.
- Box 7
Folder 14
Portsmouth.
- Box 7
Folder 15
Radford.
- Box 7
Folder 16
Richmond.
- Box 7
Folder 17
Roanoke.
- Box 7
Folder 18
Salem.
- Box 7
Folder 19
Saltville.
- Box 7
Folder 20
South Richmond chapter, A-F.
- Box 7
Folder 21
South Richmond chapter, G-P.
- Box 8
Folder 1
South Richmond chapter, R-Y.
- Box 8
Folder 2
Staunton.
- Box 8
Folder 3
Strausburg.
- Box 8
Folder 4
Suffolk.
- Box 8
Folder 5
Williamsburg.
- Box 8
Folder 6
Wytheville.
- Box 8
Folder 7
Miscellaneous grave markers.
- Box 8
Folder 8
Confederate dead in various cemeteries.
- Box 8
Folder 9
Civil War period letters and history of individual battles.
- Box 8
Folder 10
Confederate companies--soldier rosters--Cavalry.
- Box 8
Folder 11
Confederate companies--soldier rosters--Artillery.
- Box 8
Folder 12
Confederate companies--soldier rosters--Infantry.
- Box 8
Folder 13
Confederate companies--soldier rosters--counties and cities.
- Box 8
Folder 14
Confederate camp rosters.
- Box 5
Folder 1
Southern Cross of Honor Applications for Confederate veterans and including lists of recipients.
alphabetical
- Box 9
Folder 1
Southern Cross of Honor, surname: A.
- Box 9
Folder 2
Southern Cross of Honor, surname: Ba-Bl.
- Box 9
Folder 3
Southern Cross of Honor, surname: Bo-By.
- Box 9
Folder 4
Southern Cross of Honor, surname: Ca-Cl.
- Box 9
Folder 5
Southern Cross of Honor, surname: Co-Cu.
- Box 9
Folder 6
Southern Cross of Honor, surname: D.
- Box 9
Folder 7
Southern Cross of Honor, surname: E.
- Box 9
Folder 8
Southern Cross of Honor, surname: F.
- Box 9
Folder 9
Southern Cross of Honor, surname: G.
- Box 9
Folder 10
Southern Cross of Honor, surname: Ha.
- Box 9
Folder 11
Southern Cross of Honor, surname: He-Hu.
- Box 9
Folder 12
Southern Cross of Honor, surname: I.
- Box 9
Folder 13
Southern Cross of Honor, surname: J.
- Box 9
Folder 14
Southern Cross of Honor, surname: K.
- Box 9
Folder 15
Southern Cross of Honor, surname: L.
- Box 9
Folder 16
Southern Cross of Honor, surname: Ma-Me.
- Box 9
Folder 17
Southern Cross of Honor, surname: Mi-My.
- Box 9
Folder 18
Southern Cross of Honor, surname: N.
- Box 9
Folder 19
Southern Cross of Honor, surname: O.
- Box 9
Folder 20
Southern Cross of Honor, surname: P.
- Box 9
Folder 21
Southern Cross of Honor, surname: Q.
- Box 9
Folder 22
Southern Cross of Honor, surname: R.
- Box 9
Folder 23
Southern Cross of Honor, surname: Sa-Si.
- Box 9
Folder 24
Southern Cross of Honor, surname: Sk-St.
- Box 9
Folder 25
Southern Cross of Honor, surname: T.
- Box 9
Folder 26
Southern Cross of Honor, surname: U.
- Box 9
Folder 27
Southern Cross of Honor, surname: Wa-Wh.
- Box 9
Folder 28
Southern Cross of Honor, surname: Wi-Wy.
- Box 9
Folder 29
Southern Cross of Honor, surname: Y.
- Box 9
Folder 30
Southern Cross of Honor, surname: unidentified.
- Box 10
Folder 1
Southern Cross of Honor records of recipients, 1910-1929 .
- Box 10
Folder 2
Southern Cross of Honor records of recipients, 1930-1933 .
- Box 10
Folder 3
Southern Cross of Honor records of recipients, 1934-1936 .
- Box 10
Folder 4
Southern Cross of Honor records of recipients, 1937-1940 .
- Box 16
Folder
Southern Cross of Honor correspondence and blank forms 1921-1937 .
Cross of Military Service Applications. 1928-1949, for descendants of Confederate veterans who served in the Spanish American War, the Philippine Insurrection, World War I, and World War II and including lists and correspondence relating to both the Cross of Military Service and the Southern Cross of Honor.
alphabetical
- Box 11
Folder 1
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Ac-Ag.
- Box 11
Folder 2
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Al-At.
- Box 11
Folder 3
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Ba.
- Box 11
Folder 4
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Be.
- Box 11
Folder 5
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Bi-Bl.
- Box 11
Folder 6
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Bo.
- Box 11
Folder 7
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Br.
- Box 11
Folder 8
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Bu.
- Box 11
Folder 9
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Ca.
- Box 11
Folder 10
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Ch-Cl.
- Box 11
Folder 11
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Co.
- Box 11
Folder 12
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Cr-Cu.
- Box 12
Folder 1
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Da-De.
- Box 12
Folder 2
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Di-Do.
- Box 12
Folder 3
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Dr-Du.
- Box 12
Folder 4
Cross of Military Service, Surname: E.
- Box 12
Folder 5
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Fa-Fe.
- Box 12
Folder 6
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Fi-Fl.
- Box 12
Folder 7
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Fo-Fu.
- Box 12
Folder 8
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Ga-Gl.
- Box 12
Folder 9
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Go.
- Box 12
Folder 10
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Gr-Gw.
- Box 12
Folder 11
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Ha-Harp.
- Box 12
Folder 12
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Harr-Hay.
- Box 12
Folder 13
Cross of Military Service, Surname: He-Hi.
- Box 13
Folder 1
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Ho.
- Box 13
Folder 2
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Hu.
- Box 13
Folder 3
Cross of Military Service, Surname: I.
- Box 13
Folder 4
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Ja-Jen.
- Box 13
Folder 5
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Jett.
- Box 13
Folder 6
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Jo.
- Box 13
Folder 7
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Jones.
- Box 13
Folder 8
Cross of Military Service, Surname: K.
- Box 13
Folder 9
Cross of Military Service, Surname: La.
- Box 13
Folder 10
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Le.
- Box 13
Folder 11
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Li-Lu.
- Box 14
Folder 1
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Ma.
- Box 14
Folder 2
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Mc.
- Box 14
Folder 3
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Me.
- Box 14
Folder 4
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Mi.
- Box 14
Folder 5
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Mo.
- Box 14
Folder 6
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Mu-My.
- Box 14
Folder 7
Cross of Military Service, Surname: N.
- Box 14
Folder 8
Cross of Military Service, Surname: O.
- Box 14
Folder 9
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Pa.
- Box 14
Folder 10
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Pe-Pi.
- Box 14
Folder 11
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Po-Py.
- Box 14
Folder 12
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Q.
- Box 15
Folder 1
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Ra-Rh.
- Box 15
Folder 2
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Ri.
- Box 15
Folder 3
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Ro-Ru.
- Box 15
Folder 4
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Sa-Sh.
- Box 15
Folder 5
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Si-Sl.
- Box 15
Folder 6
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Sm-So.
- Box 15
Folder 7
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Sp-Ste.
- Box 15
Folder 8
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Sti-Sy.
- Box 15
Folder 9
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Ta-Te.
- Box 15
Folder 10
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Th.
- Box 15
Folder 11
Cross of Military Service, Surname: To-Tr.
- Box 15
Folder 12
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Tu-Ty.
- Box 15
Folder 13
Cross of Military Service, Surname: U.
- Box 15
Folder 14
Cross of Military Service, Surname: V.
- Box 16
Folder 1
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Wa.
- Box 16
Folder 2
Cross of Military Service, Surname: We.
- Box 16
Folder 3
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Wh.
- Box 16
Folder 4
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Wic-Williams, Edward.
- Box 16
Folder 5
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Williams, John Bell-Willis.
- Box 16
Folder 6
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Wiltshire-Win.
- Box 16
Folder 7
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Wood-Woods.
- Box 16
Folder 8
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Woodson-Wy.
- Box 16
Folder 9
Cross of Military Service, Surname: Y.
- Box 16
Folder 10
Index of award recipients by chapter.
- Box 16
Folder 11
Miscellaneous papers .