Here are the (mostly Confederate) mementos in Johnny Reb’s time capsule

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On March 15, 1909 — the day the capsule was placed in the base and capped by a six-ton stone — a Daily Progress article reported it containing the following items:

Roster of the officers and members of the Albemarle Chapter Number 1 of the Daughters of the Confederacy of the County of Albemarle and a short history of said chapter.

Roster of all the living and dead members of the John Bowie Strange Camp of Confederate Veterans, and a short history of said Camp.

Brief history of the movements resulting in the erection of the Monument, giving the names of the various officers and committees and showing the amounts contributed, namely, but the County of Albemarle, $1800; but the City of Charlottesville, $600, and by the Albemarle Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy, $750.

List of all of the officers of Albemarle County and of the City of Charlottesville.

List of the officers and members of the R.T.W. Duke Camp of Sons of Confederate Veterans, Number 583, deposited by R.T.W. Duke, Jr., Commander of said Camp.

Pamphlet containing history of the County of Albemarle.

Pamphlet containing illustrated views of Charlottesville, VA.
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