Company F | Historical Society of Western Virginia

01/07/1917 10/06/1864 0/06/1864 9/22/1859

Letter from "Gordee" Robertson to his mother Nannie (Muh) from San Benito, Texas where he is serving in the U. S. Army and a possible invasion threat by Mexico. He tells of having an abundance of food, and worries that Nannie will deprive herself of what she needs to send him food, tells of news from the Tulsa papers that the governor of Oklahoma had a plan to send his troops home and the legislature blocked his efforts. Gordon states he knows th...

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Co. F. 2nd Va Volunteer Infantry /Roanoke Machine Works Guard - A photo of Company F, 2nd Virginia Volunteer infantry, the ROANOKE MACHINE WORKS GUARD commanded by Captain Robert F.Taylor previous to embarking by train for the war with Spain in 1898. The company served in Jacksonville, Florida as well as Tampa, Florida -never embarking for oversea duty. Robert Taylor later served as Roanoke's Chief of Police in the 1920s.

1990.69.1129

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Company F, 2nd Virginia Infantry - A black and white photograph of Company F, 2nd Virginia Infantry, taken in Brownsville, Texas on November 30, 1916.

1964.18.1

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Company F, 2nd Virginia Infantry, National Guard - A black and white photograph of Company F, 2nd Virginia Infantry, National Guard, taken on June 14, 1914, on the steps of the Elks Club in Roanoke, Virginia.

1964.53.4

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Company F, Spanish American War - A black and white photograph of the portraits of those in Company F of the 2nd Virginia Regiment of the United States Volunteer Infantry. The portraits have been arranged in a unique arrangement, with a large portrait of a mustached individual at the center. Others spiral out around it, and make a grid around the edges of the paper. The reverse of the photograph contains handwritten notes concerning Napoleon Madison Wade, a Spanish American War veteran. The reverse reads: Napoleon Madison Wade, son of Thomas Lous Wade and Mildred Burton Wade, born Mar. 1, 1856 and died Dec. 24, 1917. Napoleon Madison Wade, Corporal, Company F., Second Regiment, Virginia Volunteer Infantry organized Roanoke, Virginia, July 5, 1892. Mustered into Service May 12, 1898, Richmond, Va. Discharged December 15, 1898. Certificate of pension to his widow, Emmaline Florida Staley Wade is No. 8988.731. Spanish-American War. Member of United Spanish-American War Veterans. Captain George H. Beasley, Camp. No. 3., Roanoke Va. Napoleon Madison Wade, born Mar. 1, 1856, Dublin Va, died Dec. 24, 1917 Roanoke Va. Emmaline Florida Staley Wade, born Nov. 27, 1861 Rurual Retreat Va, died Mar 12, 1942, Miami Fl. Married Sept 2, 1879, Rural Retreat Virginia. Both Napoleon Madison Wade and wofe Emmaline Florida Staley Wade are buried in Evergreen Burial Park, Roanoke Virginia. Top Row, count six pictures from either left or right and directly under number six is Napoleon Madison Wade.

1974.31.2

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Napoleon Madison Wade - Portrait of a mustached man in a heavy jacket buttoned to the neck. Typed along the bottom is the individuals military information obtained from the War Department.

1974.31.6

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Postcard - September 1917

A folder of postcards depicting happenings at Camp McClellan in Anniston, Alabama. It was sent by Vernon Gish to his sister, Ola Gish. The envelope is postmarked September 9, 1917 and has the title "Scenes of Soldier Life" printed on it with a soldier kneeling and aiming his rifle. Vernon Gish was in Company F, 2nd Virginia Infantry.

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