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Had Five Sons: a Winchester Confederate Family Tale
The article recalls Holmes Conrad and five of his Winchester kin who served in the Confederate forces. It details their roles from the Virginia Convention of 1861 through battles, staffs, and postwar offices, noting the losses of Conrad brothers at First Manassas and the impact on Martinsburg residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes Boyd
Winchester
Richmond
Robert
Conrad
Virginia
Committee On
Federal Relations
Daniel B. Conrad
United States Navy
Confederate States Navy
Admiral Buchanan
Mobile’ Bay
Stawnton
Powell Conrad
Holmes Conrad
Newtown Cavalry
Frederick County
Virginia Regiment of Cavalry
J. HB. B. Strart
Eleventh
Virginia Cavalry
T.L. Rosser
Winchestor
Cleveland
Washington, D.C
Charles F. Conrad
Chew
Staunton
Frank Conrad
Chew's
Leesburg
Robert Y. Gonrad
W. M. Holliday
Confederate States Army
West Virginia
Robert Y. Conrad
Martinsburg
First Manassas
Robert W. Hunter
Reytoh R. Harrison
Hunter
Harrison
Oime
Shenandoah Valley