Albemarle Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy

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The 'Albemarle Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy pertains to Albemarle County.

History Of The Chapter

The Albemarle Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy was organized May 15th, 1894, largely through the efforts of Mrs. James Mercer Garnett, who became its first president and afterwards first president of the Grand Division of Virginia.

The organization of the Chapter, the first in the South (six months prior to the Nashville Chapter), came about in this way:

Notable members