Exhibit 32.1


             STATEMENT FURNISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
             SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002, 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350


      The undersigned, Peter A. Blyberg, is the Chief Executive Officer of
Union Bankshares Company (the "Company").

      This statement is being furnished in connection with the filing by
the Company of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended September 30, 2003 (the "Report").

      By execution of this statement, I certify that:

            A)    the Report fully complies with the requirements of
                  Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
                  1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)) and

            B)    the information contained in the Report fairly presents,
                  in all material respects, the financial condition and
                  results of operations of the Company as of the dates and
                  for the periods covered by the Report.

      This statement is authorized to be attached as an exhibit to the
Report so that this statement will accompany the Report at such time as the
Report is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.  It
is not intended that this statement be deemed to be filed for purposes of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  A signed original of this
written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company
and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

November 12, 2003                      /s/ Peter A. Blyberg
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                                       Peter A. Blyberg


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             STATEMENT FURNISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
             SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002, 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350


      The undersigned, Timothy R. Maynard, is the Chief Financial Officer
of Union Bankshares Company (the "Company").

      This statement is being furnished in connection with the filing by
the Company of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended September 30, 2003 (the "Report").

      By execution of this statement, I certify that:

            A)    the Report fully complies with the requirements of
                  Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
                  1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)) and

            B)    the information contained in the Report fairly presents,
                  in all material respects, the financial condition and
                  results of operations of the Company as of the dates and
                  for the periods covered by the Report.

      This statement is authorized to be attached as an exhibit to the
Report so that this statement will accompany the Report at such time as the
Report is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.  It
is not intended that this statement be deemed to be filed for purposes of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  A signed original of this
written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company
and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.


                                       /s/ Timothy R. Maynard
                                       ------------------------------
November 12, 2003                      Timothy R. Maynard


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