A&M 3144United Daughters of the Confederacy, General Jenkins Chapter, Scrapbooks of Records, 1899-1972 A&M 3144Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 07:22:14 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center United Daughters of the Confederacy, General Jenkins Chapter, Scrapbooks of Records United Daughters of the Confederacy. General Jenkins Chapter A&M 3144 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/1384 1.25 Linear Feet 1 ft. 3 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each) 1899-1972 Record scrapbooks kept by Daisy Neptune, historian of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, General Jenkins chapter of Parkersburg. The five scrapbooks consists of material concerning the chapter's history and the lives of local Confederate veterans and their families. Included are the service records of individual soldiers, chapter applications containing much genealogical data, obituaries and death notices of veterans and family members, and news clippings of organization activities. Also included are applications for UDC "crosses of honor" and grave markers. One volume contains personal narratives by chapter members containing biographical sketches and family reminiscences of war-time experiences of both soldiers and civilians. Although primarily concerning the Parkersburg area, the volumes hold information dealing with all of West Virginia. West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/ English Conditions Governing Access

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Parkersburg. Civil War - veterans - Confederate. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Genealogy United Daughters of the Confederacy. General Jenkins Chapter Neptune, Daisy.