Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Photograph showing the Confederate Monument located in the Massanutten Cemetery of Woodstock. The Monument is part of "Holly Circle" in that cemetery.

Photo of an oval-framed portrait photograph of Harrison Holt Riddleberger wearing an army uniform from the Confederate States of America.

Born in Edinburg, he was the son of Madison J. Riddleberger, a gunsmith by trade and stagecoach driver, and…

Heavily damaged and faded photo of a framed photograph of an unidentified soldier in a military uniform from the Civil War timeframe.

Family group shows an unidentified older man with a beard and wearing a "Southern Cross" pin on his jacket. He is seated beside an unidentified woman holding a toddler. Two other unidentified women of different generations are standing behind…

Portrait photograph of John H. Grabill in his later years wearing a Southern Cross medal on his chest indicating he was a Confederate veteran.

Grabill was the first Superintendent of Shenandoah County Public Schools. He was also the publisher of…

Photograph 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…

Studio photograph of John H. Grabill wearing a Confederate uniform.

Grabill was a Confederate veteran and the first Superintendent of Shenandoah County Public Schools. He was also the publisher of the Shenandoah Herald Newspaper in Woodstock for…

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.

Portrait photograph of George Alva Boyer in his later years. He became the oldest living Confederate Veteran in Woodstock before he died.

He enlisted on Christmas Day, 1862 and served until May 1865. He was a member of the 35th Battalion Virginia…

Portrait photograph of William Harvey Riffey, Confederate Veteran and farmer, from the Woodstock area of the county.

His parents were George and Polly (Book) Riffey. He married Sarah (Hollar) Riffey and had many children.

During the Civil War,…

Reverend J.D. Hamaker seated in a chair with a pen poised in his right hand.

John David "J.D." Hamaker is most remembered for his decades long service as a Minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Strasburg and, in his early…

Photograph of a print image of Stonewall Jackson.

Photograph of Samuel Jefferson Artz astride his horse, "Mike".

Samuel Artz was born at the family farm near Edinburg. The beginning of the Civil War found the 24 year old farmer, orphaned and unmarried, ready and willing to enlist with a local…

Reproduction photograph of Elizabeth "Eliza" Clinedinst Crim. The original image was probably taken in about 1870.

Significant emulsion damage to the glass plate is visible.

Eliza was also known as “Mother Crim” due to her actions following the…

Heavily damaged image of the stone monument honoring the 1864 Battle of New Market, a significant event of the Civil War.

Cannons on temporary stands and flags flanking the monument may indicate this photograph was taken at the dedication…

Reverend J.D. Hamaker seated in a chair with a pen poised in his right hand.

John David "J.D." Hamaker is most remembered for his decades long service as a Minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Strasburg and, in his early…

John David "J.D." Hamaker is most remembered for his decades long service as a Minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Strasburg and, in his early years, Woodstock.

Originally, J.D. was from Snowville, Pulaski County. He was the…

Photograph of Reverend John David "J.D." Hamaker with his trademark mustache and beard.

J.D. Hamaker is most remembered for his decades long service as a Minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Strasburg and, in his early years,…

Portrait photograph of John H. Grabill with a mustache and wearing a suit and bow tie.

Grabill was a Confederate veteran and the first Superintendent of Shenandoah County Public Schools. He was also the publisher of the Shenandoah Herald Newspaper…

John H. Grabill, later in his life, is standing with one hand in his jacket pocket. A U.D.C. Cross of Honor medal is pinned to his jacket.

Grabill was a Confederate veteran and the first Superintendent of Shenandoah County Public Schools. He was…

Photo of an oval-framed portrait photograph of John Augustine Washington, III.

He was the great grandnephew of George Washington and the last Washington to own Mount Vernon.

During the US Civil War, he was a Lt. Colonel in the Confederate…

Portrait photograph of James Knox Polk Hoover with a mustache and beard in his later years.

His parents were Abraham and Rebecca (Marshall) Hoover.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Civil War having fought with the Confederate side. One record…

Portrait photograph of John H. Grabill wearing glasses and a suit and tie with a starched collar.

Grabill was a Confederate veteran and the first Superintendent of Shenandoah County Public Schools. He was also the publisher of the Shenandoah…

William Harvey Riffey shown later in life with his trademark mustache and beard.

He was a Confederate Veteran and farmer, from the Woodstock area of the county. His parents were George and Polly (Book) Riffey.

He married Sarah (Hollar) Riffey…

John Henry Grabill with a mustache and wearing a suit and tie, shown seated in a chair with one foot on a stool.

Grabill was a Confederate veteran and the first Superintendent of Shenandoah County Public Schools. He was also the publisher of the…
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