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                            SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

          Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
                     Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.  )

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                         EAGLE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
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                         EAGLE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
                                  P. O. Box 391
                              Berryville, VA 22611

                    Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders

      The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Eagle Financial Services, Inc., (the
"Corporation") will be held on Wednesday, April 21, 1999, at Noon at the John H.
Enders  Fire  Company  Social  Hall,  Berryville,  Virginia.  The purpose of the
meeting shall be as follows:

     1. To elect four (4) directors for terms of three (3) years.

     2. To elect two (2) directors for a term of one (1) year.

     3. To  consider  and vote upon a proposed  amendment  to the  Corporation's
Articles of Incorporation to increase the authorized Common Stock from 1,500,000
shares to 5,000,000 shares.

     4. To transact such other business as shall properly come before the Annual
Meeting or any adjournment thereof.

     The Board of  Directors  has fixed the close of business on March 19, 1999,
as the record date for determining the shareholders of the Corporation  entitled
to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting and any adjournments thereof.


                       By order of the Board of Directors,


                               /s/ JOHN R. MILLESON
                               --------------------
                               John R. Milleson
                               Executive Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer

Berryville, Virginia
March 25, 1999

     IT IS IMPORTANT  THAT YOUR SHARES BE  REPRESENTED  AT THE  MEETING.  PLEASE
SIGN,  DATE,  AND RETURN THE  ENCLOSED  PROXY IN THE  ACCOMPANYING  POSTAGE-PAID
ENVELOPE SO THAT YOUR SHARES WILL BE  REPRESENTED  AT THE MEETING.  SHAREHOLDERS
ATTENDING THE MEETING MAY PERSONALLY  VOTE ON ALL MATTERS THEN  CONSIDERED,  AND
ANY PROXIES PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED BY THEM WILL BE REVOKED.

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                                 PROXY STATEMENT

                                       OF

                         EAGLE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

                               GENERAL INFORMATION

      This Proxy  Statement  is being  furnished  to the  shareholders  of Eagle
Financial Services, Inc. (the "Corporation") in connection with the solicitation
of  proxies  by the Board of  Directors  of the  Corporation  to be voted at the
Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 21, 1999, at Noon at the John
H. Enders Fire Company Social Hall, Berryville, Virginia, and at any adjournment
thereof.

      The cost of  solicitation  of proxies and  preparation of proxy  materials
will be borne by the  Corporation.  Solicitations of proxies will be made by use
of the  United  States  mail and may be made by direct or  telephone  contact by
employees of the Corporation. Brokerage houses and nominees will be requested to
forward  the proxy  materials  to the  beneficial  holders of the shares held of
record by these  persons,  and the  Corporation  will  reimburse  them for their
reasonable  charges in this  connection.  Shares  represented  by duly  executed
proxies  in the  accompanying  form  received  by the  Corporation  prior to the
meeting  and  not  subsequently  revoked  will  be  voted  at the  meeting.  The
approximate date on which this proxy statement,  the accompanying proxy card and
Annual Report to Shareholders (which is not part of the Corporation's soliciting
materials) are being mailed to the Corporation's shareholders is March 25, 1999.

      The purposes of the meeting are to elect  directors,  vote upon a proposed
amendment to the Corporation's  Articles of Incorporation to increase authorized
Common Stock and to vote on such other business,  if any, that may properly come
before the  meeting or any  adjournment.  The  Corporation  does not know of any
other  matters  that are to come before the  meeting.  If any other  matters are
properly  presented for action,  the persons named in the  accompanying  form of
proxy  will  vote  the  proxy in  accordance  with  their  best  judgment.  Each
outstanding share of the  Corporation's  Common Stock is entitled to one vote on
all matters  submitted to shareholders  at the meeting.  There are no cumulative
voting rights.

      Where a  shareholder  directs  in the proxy a choice  with  respect to any
matter that is to be voted on, that direction will be followed.  If no direction
is made,  proxies will be voted in favor of the election of the directors and in
the best judgment of Messrs. Jones, Gilpin and Vinson on such other business, if
any,  that may properly come before the meeting or any  adjournment.  Any person
who has  returned  a proxy has the  power to revoke it at any time  before it is
exercised by submitting a subsequently  dated proxy, by giving notice in writing
to the Secretary of the Corporation, or by voting in person at the meeting.

      The close of business on March 19, 1999, has been fixed as the record date
for the meeting and any adjournment.  As of that date, there were  approximately
1,420,288 shares of Common Stock outstanding.  As of the record date, and on the
date hereof,  no person was known by the  Corporation to own  beneficially  more
than  5% of the  outstanding  shares  of the  Corporation's  Common  Stock.  The
directors  and executive  officers of the  Corporation  beneficially  own in the
aggregate  140,611.1567 shares of the Corporation's  Common Stock,  representing
9.90% of the amount outstanding on the date hereof.

                              ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

      The Board of Directors of the Corporation is structured into three classes
with one class  elected each year to serve a three-year  term.  All nominees are
currently  members  of the  Board.  All  have  consented  to be  named  and have
indicated  their  intent  to serve if  elected.  Those  nominees  receiving  the
greatest  number  of votes  shall be deemed  elected  even  though  they may not
receive a majority.  Abstentions  and broker  non-votes will not be considered a
vote for, or a vote against,  a director.  The directors who are nominated for a
three-year  term at this year's meeting are Messrs.  John D.  Hardesty,  John F.
Milleson,  Jr.,  Lewis M.  Ewing  and  Thomas T.  Byrd.  The  directors  who are
nominated for a one-year  term at this year's  meeting are Mary Bruce Glaize and
James R.  Wilkins,  Jr.,  to complete  the terms  vacated by the  retirement  of
Messrs. Garland M. Canter and Carlton L. Emmart.

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                 AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION of
                       EAGLE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
            TO INCREASE AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

       The  Board  of  Directors  of  Eagle   Financial   Services,   Inc.  (the
"Corporation") has unanimously approved, and recommends to the shareholders that
they  adopt,  an  amendment  to  Article  III,  Section  1 of  the  Articles  of
Incorporation  that would increase the authorized  Common Stock, par value $2.50
per  share,  from 1.5  million  to 5 million  shares.  The  amendment  would not
increase the number of authorized  shares of Preferred  Stock,  par value $10.00
per share.

      Of the 1.5 million currently authorized shares of Common Stock,  1,420,288
shares were issued and oustanding as of February 15, 1999. The additional shares
of  Common  Stock  for  which  authorization  is  sought  would be a part of the
existing  class of Common  Stock and,  if and when  issued,  would have the same
rights and privileges as the shares of Common Stock  presently  outstanding.  No
holder of Common Stock has any preemptive  rights.  The Corporation has no plans
for the issuance of any shares of Common Stock at the present time.

Purposes and Effects

      The Board of Directors  believes  that an increase in the number of shares
of authorized Common Stock would benefit the Corporation and its shareholders by
giving the  Corporation  needed  flexibility  in its  corporate  planning and in
responding to developments in the  Corporation's  business,  including  possible
acquisition  transactions,  stock splits or stock  dividends  and other  general
corporate purposes.  Having such authorized shares available for issuance in the
future would give the  Corporation  greater  flexibility and allow shares of its
Common  Stock  to  be  issued  without  the  expense  and  delay  of  a  special
shareholders' meeting.

      Unless otherwise  required by applicable law or regulation,  the shares of
Common Stock authorized will be issuable without further  shareholder action and
on such terms and for such  consideration  as may be  determined by the Board of
Directors.  The Board of  Directors  could use the  additional  shares of Common
Stock to discourage an attempt to change control of the Corporation, even though
a change in control  might be perceived as  desirable by some  shareholders,  by
selling a  substantial  number of shares of Common  Stock to persons who have an
agreement  with the  Corporation  concerning  the voting of such  shares,  or by
distributing Common Stock, or rights to receive such stock, to the shareholders.
The Board of Directors,  however, has no present intention of issuing any shares
of Common Stock or rights to acquire Common Stock for such  purposes,  and there
are no  arrangements  with any person for the purchase of shares of Common Stock
in the event of an attempted change of control.

Vote Required

      In order for it to be adopted,  it must be approved by the holders of more
than two-thirds of the shares of Common Stock present or represented by properly
executed and delivered  proxies at the Annual Meeting.  (Abstentions  and broker
shares  voted  as to any  matter  at the  Annual  Meeting  will be  included  in
determining  the number of shares present or represented at the Annual  Meeting.
Broker shares that are not voted on any matter at the Annual Meeting will not be
included  in  determining  the number of shares  present or  represented  at the
Annual Meeting.)

      The Board of Directors  recommends that the shareholders  vote in favor of
this proposal.


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Information Concerning Directors, Nominees and Executive Officers

          The  following  table sets forth,  as of February  15,  1999,  certain
information with respect to the directors, nominees for directors, and executive
officers of the Corporation.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

   Name, Age and Year
 First Became Director or                                      Shares of
Officer of the Corporation    Principal                      Common Stock      Percent
   or previously the        Occupation For                   Beneficially         of
 Bank of Clarke County     Past Five Years                      Owned           Class
- ----------------------     ---------------                   ------------      -------
<S><C>
Lewis M. Ewing             President and CEO of the
Age 64                     Corporation; President and CEO,
Director since 1984        CEO, Bank of Clarke County        13,188.3861 (1)(2)    .93

John D. Hardesty           Partner/Manager, John O.
Age 67                     Hardesty & Son, a dairy farming
Director since 1963        operation; Chairman of the
                           Board of the Corporation,
                           Chairman of the Board,
                           Bank of Clarke County                  10,640 (1)       .75

Marilyn C. Beck            President, Lord Fairfax
Age 59                     Community College
Director since 1995                                                1,120 (1)       .08

Thomas T. Byrd             President and Publisher
Age 52                     Winchester Evening Star, Inc.
Director since 1995                                                5,300 (3)       .37

Thomas T. Gilpin           President, Lenoir City Real
Age 45                     Estate Investment
Director since 1986                                          42,890.9048 (1)      3.02

J. Fred Jones              Retired Insurance Executive
Age 73
Director since 1969                                               12,820 (1)       .90

John F. Milleson, Jr.      Chairman of the Board,
Age 70                     Loudoun Mutual Insurance Co.
Director since 1979                                               16,421 (1)      1.16

Robert W. Smalley, Jr.     President and CEO, Smalley
Age 47                     Package Co., Inc.
Director since 1989                                           5,946.9135 (1)       .42

Randall G. Vinson          Pharmacist, Owner Berryville
Age 52                     Pharmacy
Director since 1985                                          10,545.2942 (1)       .74

Mary Bruce Glaize          Homemaker
Age 43
Director since 1998                                             504.1045           .03
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
    Name, Age and Year
 First Became Director or                                      Shares of
Officer of the Corporation    Principal                      Common Stock      Percent
   or previously the        Occupation For                   Beneficially         of
 Bank of Clarke County     Past Five Years                      Owned           Class
- ----------------------     ---------------                   ------------      -------
<S><C>
James R. Wilkins, Jr.      President, Wilkins'
Age 53                     ShoeCenter, Inc.
Director since 1998                                           9,177.7757 (1)       .65

John R. Milleson           Executive Vice President,
Age 42                     Treasurer and Secretary of
Officer since 1985         the Corporation; Executive
                           Vice President and Chief
                           Administrative Officer,
                           Bank of Clarke County              9,065.8506 (1)(2)    .64

Daisy W. McDonald          Vice President of the
Age 56                     Corporation; Vice President,
Officer since 1985         Bank of Clarke County              2,405.2119 (2)       .17

James W. McCarty, Jr.      Vice President and Chief
Age 29                     Financial Officer of the
Officer since 1995         Corporation; Vice President
                           and Chief Financial Officer,
                           Bank of Clarke County                585.7154 (1)(2)    .04

Directors and executive
Officers as a group (14)                                    140,611.1567          9.90
</TABLE>

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(1)  Includes  shares held jointly  with spouse  and/or as  custodian  under the
Virginia  Uniform  Gifts to  Minors  Act  and/or as  trustee  under the terms of
certain trusts.

(2) Amounts  include  shares of the  Corporation's  Common  Stock  allocated  to
participants  and held in trust under the Bank of Clarke County  Employee  Stock
Ownership  Plan (the "ESOP Plan") as of December 31, 1997. As of such date,  the
ESOP Plan held 64,620  shares of Common  Stock,  or 4.55% of the total number of
such shares  outstanding.  Of the shares of Common  Stock held in the ESOP Plan,
13,303.3688  shares  were held for the  accounts  of  executive  officers.  Each
participant  in the ESOP Plan has the right to instruct the trustees of the ESOP
Plan with respect to the voting of shares  allocated to his or her account.  The
trustees,  however, may use their discretion in voting any shares for which they
received no instruction.

(3) Includes shares held by Winchester Evening Star, Inc., where the director is
an executive officer of that corporation.

        On December  31,  1998,  there were 14  individuals  in the director and
executive officer  category,  which includes eleven directors and four officers,
one of whom  (the  President)  is also a  director  and  three  of whom  are not
directors.

        John F. Milleson,  Jr., a director of the Corporation,  is the father of
John R.  Milleson,  Executive  Vice  President,  Treasurer  and Secretary of the
Corporation,  and  first  cousin of Daisy W.  McDonald,  Vice  President  of the
Corporation.

Board and Committee Meetings of the Corporation

        During  1998,  the  Board  of  Directors  of the  Corporation  held  six
meetings. The Corporation has no standing Committees.


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        The  directors  of  the  Corporation  also  serve  as  directors  of the
wholly-owned  subsidiary,  the Bank of Clarke  County (the  "Bank").  The Bank's
Board held twelve  meetings in 1998, plus one planning  conference.  During 1998
each director  attended  greater than 75% of the aggregate number of meetings of
both Board of Directors and the Bank's Board committees of which he or she was a
member. The Bank's Board has established the following committees:  Loan, Audit,
Personnel, Marketing and Trust. There is no nominating committee of the Board of
Directors.

        The Loan  Committee met  twenty-six  times to review the Bank's lending
practices. The committee consists of Messrs. Jones, Byrd, Smalley and Ewing.

     The Personnel Committee consists of Messrs. Smalley, Ewing and Dr. Beck.
This committee met twice in 1998 to review and monitor personnel activities in
the Bank, including compensation.

        The Audit  Committee  met three  times in 1998 to review the work of the
Audit Department and to follow up on the examinations  performed by the external
auditors and the regulatory authorities. This committee consisted of Messrs.
Jones, Smalley, Byrd and Dr. Beck.

     The Trust Committee met fourteen times in 1998. The committee is composed
of Messrs. Gilpin, Vinson, Ewing and Milleson. The purpose of the Trust
Committee is to monitor the activities of the Trust Department of the Bank.

     The Marketing Committee met four times in 1998. The committee is composed
of Messrs. Milleson, Vinson, Ewing, Wilkins and Mrs. Glaize. The committee meets
to review the activities of the Marketing Department of the Bank.

Cash Compensation

        The  Corporation  did not pay any  cash  compensation  to the  executive
officers of the Corporation in 1998.

        The  following  table  shows  the  aggregate  cash and  cash  equivalent
compensation  paid by the Bank for the years ended  December 31, 1998,  1997 and
1996 to the Chief Executive Officer.

                           SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           Annual Compensation
                                          ---------------------
                                                               (e)
       (a)                                                 Other Annual
    Name and            (b)         (c)           (d)      Compensation
 Principal Position    Year       Salary($)    Bonus($)(1)    ($)(2)
 ------------------    ----       --------     ----------     ------
<S><C>
Lewis M. Ewing,        1998       118,500         --             --
 President and CEO     1997       112,000         --             --
                       1996       105,300         --             --


<CAPTION>
                                      Long-Term Compensation
                                      ----------------------
                                         Awards            Payouts
                                         ------            -------
                                    (f)          (g)
                                 Restricted   Securities     (h)           (i)
        (a)                         Stock     Underlying     LTIP       All Other
     Name and           (b)       Awards(s)    Options/     Payouts    Compensation
 Principal Position    Year          ($)        SARs(#)       ($)          ($)
 ------------------    ----          ---        -------       ---          ---

Lewis M. Ewing,        1998           --           --         --          21,786 (3)
President and CEO      1997           --           --         --          21,786
                       1996           --           --         --          21,578

</TABLE>
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(1) The Company does not maintain a bonus plan.

(2) The aggregate of this  compensation does not exceed the lesser of $50,000 or
10% of the total salary and bonus for the named executive.

(3) Includes contributions of $840 to the 401(k) Savings Plan and $20,946 to the
Executive Supplemental Income Plan.

              Directors  in  1998  each  received  $5,000  as  compensation  for
services as director  plus a per meeting fee of $50 for each  committee  meeting
attended.


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Option Grants

          The Corporation does not grant options to its executive officers.

Compensation Pursuant to Plans

     The Bank maintains certain plans that provide,  or may provide,  additional
compensation to current executive officers, directors and other employees of the
Bank. These plans include the Employee  Retirement Plan, the ESOP Plan,  401-(k)
Savings Plan and the Executive  Supplemental  Income Plan. The Corporation  does
not have any such plans for its officers, directors and employees.

Employee Retirement Plan

     Effective March 1, 1953, the Bank adopted a non-contributory, tax qualified
employee  retirement plan (the "Retirement  Plan") for employees of the Bank who
have been employed for six months prior to any January 1 and who are at least 20
1/2 years old. The Retirement Plan was substantially  amended effective March 1,
1987.  Under its existing  terms,  benefits are based on an  employee's  average
compensation during his or her employment.  The Retirement Plan provides for 20%
vesting upon  completion  of three years of service and 20% for each  additional
year of  service  up to 100%,  for  early  retirement  at age 55 and 10 years of
vested service and for the payment of certain annuity  benefits to the surviving
spouse of an employee.  Because the  Retirement  Plan is a defined  benefit plan
under which  benefits vary with years of service,  average annual salary and age
at  retirement,  the costs under the plan are not included in the foregoing cash
compensation  table. The 1998 cost to the Bank under the plan represented  3.57%
of total compensation,  including overtime and bonuses.  Assuming that Mr. Ewing
retires  at the normal  retirement  age of 65, it is  estimated  that his annual
retirement benefit will be $21,984 based on current compensation.

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

     In  1987,  the  Bank  established  the  ESOP  Plan  to  provide  additional
retirement benefits to substantially all employees. Contributions under the ESOP
Plan  are  at the  Bank's  discretion,  and  are  allocated  according  to  each
participant's  compensation relative to total compensation.  Vesting is the same
as for the  Retirement  Plan. The  contributions  are made to the Bank of Clarke
County Employee Retirement Trust to be used to purchase the Corporation's Common
Stock.  The plan was leveraged to the extent that money was borrowed during 1995
to purchase available stock. The debt is guaranteed by the Bank.

401(k) Savings Plan

     The  Corporation  sponsors  a 401(k)  savings  plan  under  which  eligible
employees  may  choose  to save up to 15% of their  salary  on a  pretax  basis,
subject to certain  IRS  limits.  The  Corporation  matches 25% (up to 6% of the
employee's  salary) of  employee  contributions  with the  Corporation's  Common
Stock. The shares for this purpose are provided principally by the Corporation's
employee stock ownership plan (ESOP),  supplemented,  as needed, by newly issued
shares.  Contributions amounted to $33,175 in 1998, $8,160 in 1997 and $8,160 in
1996, including $840 in 1997, $632 in 1996 and $515 in 1995 for Mr. Ewing.

Executive Supplemental Income Plan

     During  1994,  the  Executive  Supplemental  Plan was amended from the 1987
plan.  Certain key  employees,  including Mr. Ewing,  will have benefits paid in
monthly  installments  for 15 years  following  retirement  or death  while some
employees will be paid a lump sum of $4,000 upon  retirement.  The Plan provides
that if  employment  is  terminated  for reasons  other than death or disability
prior to age 65, the amount of benefits  would be reduced or forfeited.  For Mr.
Ewing  the age when the  benefit  begins is age 65 and his  annual  supplemental
salary will be $26,820.  The executive  supplemental  income benefit expense was
$43,589 in 1998, $47,590 in 1997 and $38,499 in 1996, based on the present value
of the  retirement  benefits,  including  $20,946  for Mr.  Ewing.  The  Plan is
unfunded.  However,  life  insurance  has been  acquired  on the  lives of these
employees in amounts sufficient to discharge the obligations thereunder.


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Transactions with Management

     The officers,  directors, their immediate families and affiliated companies
in  which  they  are  shareholders   maintain  normal   relationships  with  the
Corporation and the Bank. Loans made by the Bank are made in the ordinary course
of business on the same terms, including interest rate and collateral,  as those
prevailing  at the time for  comparable  transactions  with  others,  and do not
involve more than normal risks of  collectability  or present other  unfavorable
features.  At December 31, 1998,  these  persons and firms were  indebted to the
Bank for loans totalling $3,696,736.

     THE  BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS  RECOMMENDS  THAT THE  SHAREHOLDERS  VOTE FOR THE
NOMINEES SET FORTH ABOVE.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

     Under  Section  16(a) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
directors and executive  officers of the  Corporation  and beneficial  owners of
more than 10% of the  Corporation's  Common  Stock are  required to file reports
with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  and the  Corporation  of their
beneficial ownership and changes in ownership of Common Stock.

     Based  solely  on a review of the forms  that  were  filed and any  written
representations  from  reporting  persons,  the  Corporation  believes  that  it
complied with all the required forms.

                RELATIONSHIP WITH INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

     The firm of Yount,  Hyde & Barbour,  P.C. has been selected by the Board of
Directors as the independent accountants for the Corporation for the year 1999.

     The firm of Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C. has served the Corporation, and the
Bank of Clarke County prior to the establishment of the Corporation, since 1979.
The independent accountants have no direct or indirect financial interest in the
Corporation.  Representatives  of the firm of Yount,  Hyde & Barbour,  P.C.  are
expected to be present at the Annual Meeting,  will have the opportunity to make
a  statement,  if they  desire to do so, and are  expected  to be  available  to
respond to appropriate questions from the shareholders.


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                  SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 2000 ANNUAL MEETING

     Under the  regulations  of the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,  any
shareholder  desiring  to make a proposal  to be acted  upon at the 2000  Annual
Meeting of  Shareholders  must cause such  proposal to be  delivered,  in proper
form, to the Secretary of the Corporation,  whose address is 2 East Main Street,
Berryville,  Virginia  22611,  no later than  December 1, 1999, in order for the
proposal to be considered for inclusion in the  Corporation's  Proxy  Statement.
The Corporation anticipates holding the 2000 Annual Meeting on April 19, 2000.

     The  Corporation's  Bylaws also prescribe the procedure a shareholder  must
follow to nominate  directors or to bring other  business  before  shareholders'
meetings.  For a  shareholder  to nominate a candidate  for director or to bring
other  business  before  a  meeting,  written  notice  must be  received  by the
Corporation not less than 60 days and not more than 90 days prior to the date of
the meeting. Based on an anticipated meeting date of April 19, 2000 for the 2000
Annual  Meeting of  Shareholders,  the  Corporation  must receive such notice no
later  than  February  20,  2000  and no  earlier  than  January  21,  2000.  If
shareholders  receive  notice  less than 70 days prior to the  meeting or public
disclosure  of the meeting  date is made less than 70 days prior to the meeting,
written notice must be received by the  Corporation  not later than the close of
business on the tenth day  following the day on which such notice of the date of
the annual meeting was made or such public disclosure was made.

     Notice of a nomination for director must describe various matters regarding
the nominee and the  shareholder  giving notice.  Notice of other business to be
brought before the meeting must include a description of the proposed  business,
the reasons therefor, and other specific matters.


                      ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     THE  CORPORATION'S  ANNUAL  REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED  DECEMBER  31,
1998, INCLUDING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS,  IS BEING MAILED TO SHAREHOLDERS WITH THIS
PROXY STATEMENT. A COPY OF THE CORPORATION'S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR 1998
FILED WITH THE COMMISSION, EXCLUDING EXHIBITS, MAY BE OBTAINED WITHOUT CHARGE BY
WRITING TO JOHN R. MILLESON,  SECRETARY OF THE  CORPORATION,  WHOSE ADDRESS IS 2
EAST MAIN STREET, BERRYVILLE, VIRGINIA 22611.


                                  OTHER MATTERS

     Management  is not aware of any matters to be  presented  for action at the
meeting  other than as set forth  herein.  If any other  matters  properly  come
before the meeting, or any adjournment thereof, the person or persons voting the
proxies will vote them in accordance with their best judgment.


                             By Order of the Board of Directors
                             John R. Milleson
                             Executive Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer

March 25, 1999


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                           EAGLE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
           Proxy for 1999 Annual Meeting of Shareholders Solicited on behalf
                            of the Board of Directors

     The undersigned hereby  constitutes and appoints Messrs. J. Fred Jones,
Randall G. Vinson and Thomas T. Gilpin, or any one of them,  attorneys and
proxies,  with the power of substitution in each, to act for the undersigned
with respect to all of the Corporation's  Common Stock of the undersigned at the
Annual  Meeting of  Shareholders  to be held at the John H. Enders Fire  Company
Social Hall on Wednesday, April 21, 1999, at Noon.

<TABLE>
<S><C>
1.  Election of Directors [ ] For all nominees listed [ ] Withhold  authority to
    a) For a Three (3)        below (except as marked     vote for all nominees
       Year Term              to the contrary).

         John D. Hardesty, John F. Milleson, Jr., Lewis M. Ewing, Thomas T. Byrd

    b) For a One (1)
       Year Term

         Mary Bruce Glaize, James R. Wilkins, Jr.
</TABLE>

(INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, strike a
line through the nominee's name in the list above.)

2.  Proposal  to  amend  the  Corporation's         For  Against  Abstain
    Articles of Incorporation  to  increase         [ ]    [ ]      [ ]
    the  authorized  Common  Stock from
    1,500,000 shares to 5,000,000 shares.


2.  To vote in accordance  with their best judgment on such other  business,  if
    any, that may properly come before the meeting.

    This  proxy when  properly  executed  will be voted in the  manner  directed
    herein by the shareholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted
    for the nominees for election of directors listed in item l.

                        Please sign and date on the back.


                              Please sign your name(s) exactly as registered.


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                                                                          , 1999
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                              Please date when you sign



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