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What the restoration crew found
when they got to the Durrer site (left).
William Durrer was born on July 18, 1831 in Rockingham Co.,
VA. He married Mary E. Dickerson in June of 1851. They had 4 Children:
Mary born 1852, George born July 1854, Willie born 1859 and Addie
born Oct 1862.
He enlisted in Co. F 7th VA Infantry on March 29, 1862, at Camp
Taylor as a Pvt. He fought in 5 major engagements: 2nd Manassas,
Antietam, Fredericksburg Gettysburg and the siege of Petersburg.
He was wounded at Antietam on Sept 17, 1862. He died of Disease
during the siege of Petersburg on June 30, 1864, at Chester Station
after 2 years of service to his state.
See the AFTER
pictures!
NEW! Photo
of the members of the 7th responsible for
the great transformation!
The 7th Virginia would
like to extend a special Thank You to the following people
without which none of this would have been possible:
*Randy & Pam Olsson
*Katherine Almy
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