Fairfax County Cemetery Preservation Association

Includes database, biographies of County veterans, military records, and African American cemeteries in the county  

Two databases identify soldiers by Race – Civil War [United States Colored Troops USCT] and World War I Examples:  

Temple Cheeks  

• Military service: United States Colored Troops  
• Military rank: Private  
• Unit: Co H., 22nd United States Colored Infantry  
• Served October 3, 1864 – April 1865   

Cain Duncan  

• Military Service: United States Union Army  
• Military rank held: Sergeant  
• Unit: Company A, 23rd United States Colored Infantry  
• Battles/engagements: Appomattox Campaign  
• Served November 1863-November 1865  

Daniel Webster Williams  

• Date of Birth: March 30, 1897  
• Date of Death: October 31, 1918, Residence: Herndon VA  
• Military Rank:  Private US Army  
• Pvt. Daniel Webster Williams died in France from disease