Donald Jones

David W. Stinson was a soldier in the United States Civil War. He enlisted as a Private with his brother, William A. Stinson, in Company D, 56th Virginia Infantry, on July 8, 1861 at Staunton Shop. In 1862, his regiment was captured at Fort Donelson but were rapidly exchanged. David was hospitalized at Farmville, Virginia, when the regiment was sent to Gettysburg. He was promoted to 1st Sergeant on May 20, 1864, and ended the war as a Lieutenant. He was paroled at Farmville, Virginia, sometime between April 11 and 21, 1865. After the war he married Cornelia Frances Norvell. He was a trustee of the Buckingham County School Board and received a salary of $30 annually. His obituary claims, "Mr. Stinson was one of the few Confederates who were left in this community."