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New Market Battlefield
Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing the New Market Battlefield's Hall of Valor building under construction.
New Market Battlefield
Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing the New Market Battlefield's Hall of Valor building under construction.
New Market Battlefield
Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing the New Market Battlefield's Hall of Valor building under construction.
New Market Battlefield
Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing the New Market Battlefield's Hall of Valor building under construction.
New Market Battlefield
Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing the New Market Battlefield's Hall of Valor building under construction.
New Market Battlefield
Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing the New Market Battlefield's Hall of Valor building under construction.
New Market Battlefield
Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing the New Market Battlefield's Hall of Valor building under construction.
New Market Battlefield
Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing an aerial view of the New Market Battlefield's Hall of Valor building under construction.
New Market Battlefield
Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing an aerial view of the New Market Battlefield's Hall of Valor building under construction.
New Market Battlefield
Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing an aerial view of the New Market Battlefield's Hall of Valor building under construction.
Letter, Christopher Fansler to Mary C. Fansler, August 1863
Letter sent by Shenandoah County resident Christopher Fansler to Mary C. Fansler in August 1863. At the time Christopher, a native of Woodstock VA, was serving in the Confederate Army's 12th Cavalry Regiment and was stationed in Culpeper Virginia.…
"View of the Town of Strasburg..."
Sketch of the Town of Strasburg Virginia and Federal troops dated March 25 1862. It is from an issue of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Almanac.
The sketch looks south and includes a description of the town and some of its interaction with troops…
The sketch looks south and includes a description of the town and some of its interaction with troops…
George Alva Boyer and Family
George Alva Boyer, on the left, was the last Confederate Veteran living in Woodstock. He died in 1935. The other man is also a Boyer, from the Fort Valley. Child is unidentified.
Battle of Kernstown Map
Detailed map of the First Battle of Kernstown fought in 1862. The words, "The Handley Library", are along the margin.
Unidentified People
Unidentified older man, seated next to unidentified older woman. The man is wearing a Southern Cross medal on his lapel indicating he was a Confederate veteran.
Probably a husband and wife.
Probably a husband and wife.
Atwell Frye
Portrait of Atwell Frye holding a Confederate flag. He served with the 52 Va. Militia during the Civil War. Mr. Frye was, at one time, the oldest living Confederate soldier in Shenandoah County. He lived in the Pleasant Grove community and had a son…
Civil War Veteran
Photograph of an unidentified older man in a suit and standing with his cane by a chair. He is also wearing a Southern Cross of Honor medal on his lapel indicating he is a veteran of the U.S. Civil War.
Harrison Holt Riddleberger
Photo of a framed oval portrait of Harrison Holt Riddleberger, who served in the Confederate army (CSA) during the American Civil War. He was attached to the 23rd Virginia Cavalry and was later elected a Senator from Virginia.
Civil War Soldier
Heavily damaged and faded photo of a framed photograph of an unidentified soldier in uniform.
Colonel John Grabill
Portrait of Colonel John Grabill in his later years. He served in the Confederate Army and is wearing a Southern Cross medal on his chest.
He was best remembered for being the first Superintendent of schools in Shenandoah County and for running…
He was best remembered for being the first Superintendent of schools in Shenandoah County and for running…
Elizabeth "Eliza" Clinedinst Crim
Portrait of Elizabeth “Eliza” Clinedinst Crim reading a book.
Eliza was also known as “Mother Crim” due to her actions following the Civil War Battle of New Market caring for cadets from the Virginia Military Institute.
This picture appeared in…
Eliza was also known as “Mother Crim” due to her actions following the Civil War Battle of New Market caring for cadets from the Virginia Military Institute.
This picture appeared in…
Ephriam Mowery
Copy of an older tin-type image of Ephriam Mowery, son of John Mowery. Ephriam served in the Confederate Army in Company G of the 2nd Virginia Infantry. He died on April 14, 1865, in Elmira, N.Y. He is buried in Woodlawn National Cemetery in Elmira…
Confederate Veteran With His Wife
Unidentified Confederate Veteran standing beside his unidentified wife.
The man is wearing a Southern Cross of Honor, a commemorative medal established in 1899 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to honor Confederate Veterans.
The man is wearing a Southern Cross of Honor, a commemorative medal established in 1899 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to honor Confederate Veterans.
George Alva Boyer
Portrait of George Alva Boyer in his later years. He became the oldest living Confederate Veteran in Woodstock before he died.
During the Civil War, Mr. Boyer served with Company E of the 35th Battalion (also known as White's Battalion) of the…
During the Civil War, Mr. Boyer served with Company E of the 35th Battalion (also known as White's Battalion) of the…
Omar Funk Pirkey
Omar Funk Pirkey was from Strasburg, Virginia, where he was a member of the Strasburg Christian Church.
Mr. Pirkey was a Confederate Veteran. A photograph published in the Free Press on September 26, 2002, showed him standing with a group of…
Mr. Pirkey was a Confederate Veteran. A photograph published in the Free Press on September 26, 2002, showed him standing with a group of…