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Field Marshal Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson, (5 September 1881 – 31 December 1964), also known as Jumbo Wilson, was a senior British Army officer of the 20th century. He saw active service in the Second Boer War and then during the First World War on the Somme and at Passchendaele .
The 18th Virginia completed its organization in May, 1861. Its members were recruited at Danville and Farmville, and in the counties of Nottoway, Cumberland, Prince Edward, Appomattox, Pittsylvania, and Charlotte. Company A (Danville Blues) - many men from Danville Virginia Company B (Danville Grays) - many men from Danville, Virginia
Lieutenant General Sir Henry Fuller Maitland Wilson KCB KCMG (18 February 1859 – 16 November 1941) was a British Army officer who, throughout his long military career which spanned over four decades, served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, the Second Boer War and the First World War, during which he served with distinction, commanding a brigade and a division on the Western Front and an army ...
Henry Maitland Wilson (1881–1964), British Army general; Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet (1864–1922), British Army general; James Wilson (British Army officer) (1921–2004), British Army lieutenant general; John Wilson (British Army officer, died 1856) (1780–1856), British Army general; Robert Wilson (British Army officer, born 1777) (1777 ...
Danville National Cemetery was established by the federal government on August 14, 1867 on a plot of 2.6 acres (1.1 ha). This was part of the process to recognize and commemorate the military dead. Almost all of the original interments were Union prisoners-of-war who had been held in the city of Danville.
Harold I. Small (1932–2015), US Army Major General, Commanding General US Army Transportation Command, 1980–1985, Commanding General Fort Eustis, 1978–1985, Korean War, Vietnam War. Charles Stillman Sperry (1847–1911), US Navy rear admiral, commander of the Great White Fleet , namesake of USS Charles S. Sperry (DD-967)
The people listed below were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the independent city of Danville, Virginia. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Oak Ridge is a historic plantation estate at 2345 Berry Hill Road (United States Route 311) in rural Pittsylvania County, Virginia, west of Danville. Originally part of a large antebellum estate, it now consists of 32 acres (13 ha) overlooking the Dan River. The estate complex includes a c. 1840 Greek Revival frame residence with a Doric temple ...