The Day Family Cemetery
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The Day Family Cemetery
Description
This collection features information collected with regards to the people buried at the Day Family Cemetery. The Day Family Cemetery is located off of Browns Mill Road in Vienna, Virginia, at the edge of Wolf Trap Stream Valley Park. This cemetery is the final resting place of Dr. William B. Day, a confederate surgeon during the Civil War who was accused of beheading Union soldiers after the First Battle of Bull Run and murdering Union Pickets at Lowe's Island on the banks of the Potomac River.
Contributor
Kristin Mattice
Collection Items
The Day Family Cemetery
This is an overview of the general state of the Day Family Cemetery and the relative location of the headstones. There are approximately eighteen headstones in the cemetery, and approximately sixty burial plots. The oldest headstone in the cemetery…
Dr. William B. Day
This is the headstone in memory of Dr. William B. Day, born February 6th, 1817, in Calvert County, MD. Dr. William B. Day was married to Emily P. Day. They lived at together at their house in Drainesville until he died of liver disease August 29th,…
Emily P. Day
This headstone is in memory of Emily Permelia Walters, wife of Dr. William B. Day. Emily was born on March 19th, 1818 near Fairfax, Virginia. She moved with Dr. Day to Dranesville where they lived together until she died on January 16th, 1892. The…
Map of Cemetery Layout
The headstones marked on the map correspond to the following gravesites:
A1- Jeremiah & Benjamin Cockrell
B1- Walter DeLoache Cockrell
C1- Willie & Bennie Cockrell
E1- M. E. Cockrell
G1- Emma Worth Mobley
H1- Samuel Faust Mobley
J1- Dr.…
A1- Jeremiah & Benjamin Cockrell
B1- Walter DeLoache Cockrell
C1- Willie & Bennie Cockrell
E1- M. E. Cockrell
G1- Emma Worth Mobley
H1- Samuel Faust Mobley
J1- Dr.…
Dr. William B. Day as a Confederate Soldier
This record provides a summary of Dr. William B. Day's life during the Civil War. Dr. Day was a Confederate General and surgeon during the war. He served in both General Stone's 16th Virginia Infantry and General Cobb's Georgia Legion. Dr. Day also…
Map of the Battle of Dranesville
The Battle of Dranesville took place on December 20th, 1861 in the vicinity of Dranesville, VA (now the greater Great Falls region) between Union Brigadier General Edward Ord and Confederate Brigadier General J.E.B. Stuart. This map in particular…
Mayfield and Ivy Chimney Post Civil War
This photo is of Dr. William B. Day's primary practice and residence in Dranesville, VA. Mayfield and Ivy Chimney as the house was called, stood on approximately 20 acres of land and was home to Dr. Day, his wife Emily, and their eight children.…
Mayfield and Ivy Chimney Today
This is a current photo of the house in which Dr. William B. Day, his wife Emily, and their eight children used to live in what is now Herndon, VA.
Executive Order Number 2
At the request of General George McClellan and ordered by Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, a commission was created to examine the cases regarding state prisoners. This commission was headed by Major General John Dix and the Honorable Edwards…
Record of Arrests for Disloyalty, 1861 and 1862
This record catalogues the charges brought against Dr. William B. Day, his half-brother Dr. John T. Day, and their co-conspirators: John B. Farr, John and Charles Coleman, Richard Gunnell, Philip Carper, and John T. DeBell. These men were all…