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By Rob Sherwood
Special to the Rappahannock News
Since the fall of 1999, G. V. “Dink” Godfrey, Jr., has been a man in pursuit of a great passion: preserving the Civil War confederate graves of Fauquier County—all of them.
So far, that means 1,300 graves. Eight hundred of them have been photographed. Eighty-five percent (1,105) of the names on these graves have had their military units confirmed. And for over 160 of the names on the graves Godfrey has obtained a picture of the Confederate soldier.
Godfrey will discuss the results of his considerable research at the next meeting of the Blue Ridge Civil War Round Table on Tuesday, Oct. 21 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Public Library.
In his 27th year as a real estate broker, Godfrey spends all his spare time on the project. Begun a little over three
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