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Meet the 17th Virginia Infantry Regiment, Co. D, "Fairfax Rifles"
Living History Society

Some of the Fairfax Rifles on the porch of "Grandma's Cottage" at Blenheim in Fairfax, VA, April 2016..

Book: History of the Seventeenth Virginia Infantry, C. S. A. by George Wise of Company H (1870)

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	An original 17th Virginia Infantry State Flag
This flag is in the collection of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

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Our Brochure with Membership Applications for 17th VA and PACS, and the 2nd Regiment Safety Guidelines Form
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Wartime Photo of a Fairfax Rifle!

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Veterans of the Seventeenth Virginia Infantry

Unveiling of "Appomattox" May 24, 1889. The statue was erected in memory of the Confederate dead of Alexandria, Virginia by their surviving comrades. This photograph is the Confederate Monument Committee. Click photo for the entire image, larger in new window. After 131 years, this statue was removed on June 2, 2020.by the City of Alexandria.

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Hat plate associated with the Old Dominion Rifles (Co. H)

Owned by John G. Hall found off Nine Mile Road, Richmond, VA in the early 1980s. Another one can be seen on page 15 of Don Troiani's Regiments and Uniforms of the Civil War.

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This image was created for us by our friend, Jay Vogel.

Our great friend, Jack Maples, AKA General Montgomery Dent Corse passed away April 11, 2013. You are missed by all who knew you. Rest In Peace.	Our long-time member, Dave Meisky, AKA Governor & General Wm. "Extra Billy" Smith passed away October 24, 2019. You are missed by all who knew you. Rest In Peace.	Our long-time member, Rudy Segaar, Fairfax Rifles President 2010-2011, Field Commander 2020-2021 passed away July 27, 2021. You are missed by all who knew you. Rest In Peace.

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FIRST PLACE Adult Marching Unit 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011 & 2015.

Proud Member 2nd Regiment, 1st Legion, PACS (Provisional Army of Confederate States) REGIMENTAL COLOR COMPANY

Third Place Historical Units		FIRST PLACE Historical Units		Third Place Historical Units
2008: FIRST PLACE • 2009: Second Place
			Ruritan Award Haymarket Day 2002 Ruritan Parade Haymarket, VA

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