Son of Mary Cary and Dr. Orlando Fairfax, later C.S.A. Surgeon in Richmond; brother of Pvt. Randolph Cary Fairfax, 1st Company, Virginia Rockbridge Light Artillery, who was KIA 12/13/1862 in 1st Battle of Fredericksburg, and Cary Orlando Fairfax.
Close friend of J.R. Montgomery.
Company E "Alexandria Light Artillery", 18th Battalion Virginia Heavy Artillery, 2nd Division, Inner Line Richmond Defenses, Dept of Richmond, C.S.A.
Residence Alexandria VA; 20 years old.
Enlisted on 5/31/1863 at Richmond, VA. for the duration of the war, he was mustered into Company E "Alexandria Light Artillery" as a Private.
Detailed 6/1/1863 Signal Corps; returned 9/1/1864.
On 10/31/1864 final roll.
No further record.
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Funeral services for Ethelbert Fairfax, seventy-seven years old, of 1768 Church Street, Northwest Washington, a member of the Fairfax family of colonial fame in the development of Virginia, were held yesterday afternoon at the family home. Internment was in the St. Paul's Cemetery, this city.
Mr. Faifax, who had been connected with the Southern Railway, was the son of Dr. Orlando and Mary Randolph Cary Fairfax, of Alexandria. He was a veteran of the Civil War and a member of the LaFayette Lodge, A.F. and A.M. of Washington. He was a bachelor and is survived by several nieces and nephews. Alexandria Gazette, Nov. 1, 11922.
Close friend of J.R. Montgomery.
Company E "Alexandria Light Artillery", 18th Battalion Virginia Heavy Artillery, 2nd Division, Inner Line Richmond Defenses, Dept of Richmond, C.S.A.
Residence Alexandria VA; 20 years old.
Enlisted on 5/31/1863 at Richmond, VA. for the duration of the war, he was mustered into Company E "Alexandria Light Artillery" as a Private.
Detailed 6/1/1863 Signal Corps; returned 9/1/1864.
On 10/31/1864 final roll.
No further record.
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Funeral services for Ethelbert Fairfax, seventy-seven years old, of 1768 Church Street, Northwest Washington, a member of the Fairfax family of colonial fame in the development of Virginia, were held yesterday afternoon at the family home. Internment was in the St. Paul's Cemetery, this city.
Mr. Faifax, who had been connected with the Southern Railway, was the son of Dr. Orlando and Mary Randolph Cary Fairfax, of Alexandria. He was a veteran of the Civil War and a member of the LaFayette Lodge, A.F. and A.M. of Washington. He was a bachelor and is survived by several nieces and nephews. Alexandria Gazette, Nov. 1, 11922.
Son of Mary Cary and Dr. Orlando Fairfax, later C.S.A. Surgeon in Richmond; brother of Pvt. Randolph Cary Fairfax, 1st Company, Virginia Rockbridge Light Artillery, who was KIA 12/13/1862 in 1st Battle of Fredericksburg, and Cary Orlando Fairfax.
Close friend of J.R. Montgomery.
Company E "Alexandria Light Artillery", 18th Battalion Virginia Heavy Artillery, 2nd Division, Inner Line Richmond Defenses, Dept of Richmond, C.S.A.
Residence Alexandria VA; 20 years old.
Enlisted on 5/31/1863 at Richmond, VA. for the duration of the war, he was mustered into Company E "Alexandria Light Artillery" as a Private.
Detailed 6/1/1863 Signal Corps; returned 9/1/1864.
On 10/31/1864 final roll.
No further record.
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Funeral services for Ethelbert Fairfax, seventy-seven years old, of 1768 Church Street, Northwest Washington, a member of the Fairfax family of colonial fame in the development of Virginia, were held yesterday afternoon at the family home. Internment was in the St. Paul's Cemetery, this city.
Mr. Faifax, who had been connected with the Southern Railway, was the son of Dr. Orlando and Mary Randolph Cary Fairfax, of Alexandria. He was a veteran of the Civil War and a member of the LaFayette Lodge, A.F. and A.M. of Washington. He was a bachelor and is survived by several nieces and nephews. Alexandria Gazette, Nov. 1, 11922.
Close friend of J.R. Montgomery.
Company E "Alexandria Light Artillery", 18th Battalion Virginia Heavy Artillery, 2nd Division, Inner Line Richmond Defenses, Dept of Richmond, C.S.A.
Residence Alexandria VA; 20 years old.
Enlisted on 5/31/1863 at Richmond, VA. for the duration of the war, he was mustered into Company E "Alexandria Light Artillery" as a Private.
Detailed 6/1/1863 Signal Corps; returned 9/1/1864.
On 10/31/1864 final roll.
No further record.
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Funeral services for Ethelbert Fairfax, seventy-seven years old, of 1768 Church Street, Northwest Washington, a member of the Fairfax family of colonial fame in the development of Virginia, were held yesterday afternoon at the family home. Internment was in the St. Paul's Cemetery, this city.
Mr. Faifax, who had been connected with the Southern Railway, was the son of Dr. Orlando and Mary Randolph Cary Fairfax, of Alexandria. He was a veteran of the Civil War and a member of the LaFayette Lodge, A.F. and A.M. of Washington. He was a bachelor and is survived by several nieces and nephews. Alexandria Gazette, Nov. 1, 11922.
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