This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Adkins Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AJ.2ADIB/1027.1190.1 Message Board Post: There are a number of Adkins names on the West Virginia list of unclaimed Civil War medals, including: Adkins, Benton; L; 7th Reg Cav Vols Adkins, Parker; G; 8th Reg Inf Vols Adkins, Sherwood; K; 7th Reg Cav Vols Adkins, William; F; 8th Reg Inf Vols Adkins, William; K; 7th Reg Cav Vols Adkins, William; K; 8th Reg Inf Vols Adkins, William S.; G; 13th Reg Inf Vols These are the original medals that were issued by WV in 1865 and can be claimed by anyone who can prove a relationship to the soldier. See: http://www.wvculture.org/HISTORY/medals.html Don