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 WAR HISTORY 
 
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 Old First Virginia Infantry Regiment, 
 
 ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, 
 
 BY CHARLES T. ,LOEHR. 
 
 Published by Request of the Old First Virginia Infantry Association, 
 
 RICHMOND : 
 
 WM. ELLIS JONES, BOOK AND JOB PRINTER. 
 1884. 
 

WAR HISTORY 
 
 OF THE 
 
 Old First Virginia Infantry Regiment, 
 
 ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, 
 
 BY CHARLES T. LOEHR. 
 
 Published by Request of the Old First Virginia Infantry Association, 
 
 RICHMOND: 
 
 WM. ELLIS JONES, BOOK AND JOB PRINTER. 
 1884. 
 
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INTRODUCTION. 
 
 The following sketch of the career of the " Old First," during 
 the war, is derived from a diary and the personal recollections of 
 the writer ; use also is made of written statements of some of 
 his comrades. The writer knows full well that he cannot do jus 
 tice to the laurels won by the " Old First," but he hopes that this 
 will be the means of inciting some one more able than he to 
 write and publish the record of events partly herein described. 
 
 It was the writer s peculiar good luck to have been able to 
 verify in person all the scenes he describes ; he participated in 
 all the battles and marches of the regiment, from its muster into 
 service of the State, April, 1861, to the battle of Five Forks, 
 April, 1 865", where he was taken prisoner. 
 
 These lines are intended to perpetuate the part which the Old 
 First Virginia infantry took in the war, and they are dedicated 
 to the memory of his lamented friend and comrade, Major 
 George Fisher Norton. 
 
 CHARLES T. LOEHR, 
 Secretary of the Old First Va. Infantry Ass n, 
 
 and formerly Sergeant of Co. "D" 
 
 RICHMOND, February, 1884. 
 
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WAR HISTORY 
 
 OF THE 
 
 Old First Virginia Infantry Regiment, 
 
 On the zyth day of April, 1861, Virginia issued the proclama 
 tion of secession, and the clouds which long since had gathered 
 black and blacker over this country broke ; the pen was declared 
 useless, and it was left to the sword to settle the issues and con 
 tentions agitating the political parties of these States. But I am 
 not going to write as to the causes of the war, but simply to state 
 some of the events constituting a part of the history of the Old 
 First Virginia infantry regiment a regiment of which the citi 
 zens of Richmond had every reason to be justly proud. 
 
 In March, 1861, I, with many of my young Richmond friends, 
 organized a company, which was known as the " Old Dominion 
 Guard." Joseph G. Griswold was elected Captain, and William 
 H. Palmer First, and Henry Harney Second Lieutenants. Soon 
 we had over eighty men together, and by constant drilling, and 
 the interest we took in being soldiers, the company made a 
 splendid appearance. On the 2Oth we went into barracks, on 
 Main, between Seventh and Eighth streets that is, we got a lot 
 of straw piled on the upper floor of the building where we slept. 
 Not very comfortable the first night, but then it was something 
 new. The next day we were mustered into service of the State 
 of Virginia by General Baldwin, and commenced to do duty. 
 Part of the company was sent to take charge of the custom 
 house, and a part to Rocketts to stand guard over the steamers. 
 A few days after this we were attached to the First regiment of 
 Virginia volunteers, as Company " D." 
 
 THE FIRST REGIMENT OF VIRGINIA VOLUNTEERS. 
 
 The First regiment Virginia volunteers was organized May 
 ist, 1851, in the city of Richmond, Virginia. Its first Colonel 
 
WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 was Walter Gwynn ; it participated in the John Brown insurrec 
 tion with full ranks, then under command of Colonel Thomas P. 
 August. In 1860, P. T. Moore was elected Colonel of the regi 
 ment. Various companies, up to this time, had composed the 
 regiment, most of which had but a brief existence. At the out 
 break of the war the regiment was constituted as follows : 
 
 FIELD AND STAFF. 
 
 P. T. MOORE, 
 WILLIAM H. FRY, 
 WILLIAM MUNFORD, 
 SAMUEL P. MITCHELL, 
 DR. J. S. D. CULLEN, 
 T. F. MAURY, 
 
 LIEUTENANT W. G. ALLAN, 
 CAPTAIN D. B. BRIDGEFORD, 
 J. ADAIR PLEASANTS, 
 
 Colonel. 
 
 Lieutenant- Colonel. 
 
 Major. 
 
 Adjutant. 
 
 Surgeon. 
 
 Assistant- Surgeon. 
 
 Quartermaster. 
 
 Commissary. 
 
 Paymaster. 
 
 NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF. 
 
 WILLIAM O. HARVIE, . 
 C. E. GRONWALD, 
 E. P. HUDGINS, 
 E. P. REEVE, 
 
 Sergeant- Major. 
 Quartermaster- Sergeant. 
 Commissary -Sergeant. 
 Ensign. 
 
 BAND. 
 
 JAMES B. SMITH, (leader 13 pieces), . Captain. 
 
 DRUM CORPS. 
 
 C. R. M. POHLE (14 drummers), 
 
 Drum- Majo r . 
 
 COMPANIES. 
 
 Co. 
 
 NAME OF COMPANY. 
 
 A, Richmond Grays, 
 
 B, 
 
 C, Montgomery Guard, 
 
 D, Old Dominion Guard, 
 
 E, Richmond L t Infantry Blues, 
 F, 
 
 G, 
 
 H, Second Company Grays, 
 
 I, 
 
 K, Virginia Rifles, 
 
 ORGANIZED. 
 
 June 18, 1844, 
 April 12, 1861, 
 Sept. 1849, 
 March 1861, 
 May 10, 1793, 
 Oct. 19, 1859, 
 Aug. 1859, 
 April 1861, 
 Nov. 19, 1859, 
 March i, 1850, 
 
 Wyatt M. Elliott. 
 James K. Lee. 
 John Dooley. 
 Joseph G. Griswold, 
 O. Jennings Wise. 
 R. Milton Cary. 
 William H.Gordon. 
 Francis J. Boggs. 
 R. F. Morris. 
 Florence Miller. 
 
WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 7 
 
 About the middle of April, three companies were detached. 
 Company A (the Grays) was sent to Norfolk, where it was 
 afterwards attached to the Twelfth Virginia regiment. Company 
 E, (the Blues,) and Company F, were sent to Fredericksburg 
 and assigned to other commands. Several efforts were made to 
 get these companies back to the regiment, but without result. 
 In regard to Company E (Blues), and Company F, we find the 
 following, from Daniel Ruggles, in command at Fredericksburg, 
 writing to General R. S. Garnett, Adjutant- General Virginia 
 forces, under date of May 24th, 1861 : 
 
 SIR: 
 
 I have the honor to state, in answer to the communication from 
 the Commanding General of the forces, dated the i3th instant, that I 
 cannot spare the two companies from Richmond (Captains Wise s and 
 Cunningham s), without irreparable injury to the service, for some time 
 to come. These companies, under the command of Colonel Gary, are 
 now in conjunction with other forces covering the Potomac batteries 
 and avenues of approach, becoming acquainted with the character of 
 the district and its natural defences, thus rendering their services indis 
 pensable. 
 
 I have also to state (on information) that the officers and men in said 
 companies are anxious to remain here, to be incorporated with a regi 
 ment about to be organized. Their return to Richmond, it is said, 
 would give the greatest dissatisfaction, and very probably break up 
 these fine companies. 
 
 Thus we had but seven companies, until the middle of July, 
 just before the battle of Bull Run, a company from Washington, 
 D. C, commanded by Captain Sherman, was attached to the 
 regiment as Company E, and at Centreville another company, 
 Captain Shafer s, also from Washington, was temporarily at 
 tached as Company F. 
 
 On the 27th of April the regiment marched to the new Fair 
 Grounds, then known as " Camp of Instruction." Here our 
 first tents were pitched, and camp life commenced in earnest. 
 Drilling and standing guard soon became familiar to us. Sun 
 days usually found the camp deserted. On one occasion there 
 was only one man in Company D left to "fall in." When the 
 drum beat for dinner, the Captain, who was in his tent, called 
 out, " Fall in, Company D," to which the one man replied, " Cap 
 tain, must we form in one, or two ranks?" to which the reply 
 came, Of course, in two ranks." When the Captain came out 
 
8 WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 of his tent he found Private Craig standing alone, with his legs 
 far apart, as he said, in two ranks. 
 
 On the 24th of May, orders came for us to leave, on the next 
 day, for Manassas. 
 
 On the 25th, the regiment struck tents and formed into 
 line. Hundreds of ladies and members of the soldiers fam 
 ilies were present to bid us farewell. Every musket was 
 adorned with a bouquet of flowers. At the gate a train of cars 
 was waiting, and under the strains of old Smith s band we 
 embarked on board. Everywhere on the route the ladies were 
 assembled. At Ashland, Fredericks Hall, Tolersville and Louisa 
 Courthouse we stopped a short while, accepting the tokens of 
 affection bestowed on us by Virginia s lovely daughters. Pin 
 cushions, flowers, cakes, &c., more than we could carry, were 
 handed us, while our band played a gay tune, and everybody 
 was happy. The next day we reached Manassas ; things did 
 not look quite so lovely there, for only a small force was as yet 
 assembled, and matters looked quite gloomy. 
 
 The camp was known as " Camp Pickens," under charge of 
 General Bonham, who was relieved some time in June, by Gen 
 eral Beauregard. Marching about half a mile north of Manassas, 
 we pitched our tents on a hill west of the railroad. 
 
 On the 29th we were treated to a false alarm, and had a march 
 to Bull Run. The long-roll beat to arms, and men hurried from 
 all points to their camps. After forming in the company streets, 
 muskets were loaded, and the line of march was taken up for 
 Centreville. We crossed Bull Run at Mitchell s Ford, and met 
 a number of citizens and ladies in carriages, hurrying within our 
 lines. Soon after passing Mitchell s Ford, information was re 
 ceived that no enemy was advancing, and we were ordered back 
 to Manassas. Arriving at our camps, we were formed in close 
 column and had a rousing address from General Bonham. 
 
 On the evening of the ist of June, Companies B, D, G and 
 K, were ordered to Fairfax Courthouse, under the command of 
 Major William Munford, arriving there after a night s march 
 from Fairfax Station, which we reached by the cars. There had 
 been quite a sharp skirmish on the ist, in which Captain Marr, 
 of the Warrenton Rifles, was killed. Here we did outpost duty, 
 sleeping in an old barn and getting up every morning at dawn 
 expecting to meet the enemy. This lasted until the 2 ist, when 
 
WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 9 
 
 we left the post to some South Carolina troops, without regret, 
 and marched back to our comfortable quarters at Manassas. 
 
 One of the features of our camp life was our regimental dress- 
 parade, the regiment making a splendid appearance. In the 
 manual of arms it could not be surpassed the whole line moved 
 like a machine ; and then our fine band and drum corps added 
 to the display. We usually had many spectators, among them 
 General Beauregard and staff could be seen on most occasions. 
 
 On the i yth of July orders came to meet the enemy, who was 
 then advancing from Washington. This time it was no false 
 alarm. We marched to Bull Run, crossed at Blackburn s Ford, 
 and halted during the night on the north bank of the Run. On 
 the morning of the i8th we re-crossed the Run, and formed in 
 line of battle, and were placed in position as follows: Our com 
 pany (D) was deployed as skirmishers, occupying the right of 
 the line on the Run; Company E (Sherman s) to our left, and 
 covering the crossing at Blackburn s Ford; the left of this com 
 pany rested on Company K, which adjoined the Seventeenth 
 Virginia Regiment; and next was the Eleventh Virginia Regi 
 ment, all under the command of General Longstreet. Some of 
 the companies of these regiments participated in the fight; the 
 rest of our regiment (with the exception of Company I, which 
 arrived towards the close of the battle took position on Com 
 pany D s right/) Companies B, C, G and H formed in the field 
 in our rear. About n o clock the enemy opened with artillery, 
 which was replied to by the Washington Artillery, of New 
 Orleans, posted in the open field in our rear, and Kemper s Bat 
 tery further to the left, near Mitchell s Ford. The artillery-firing 
 lasted until i o clock, when we could hear the bugles of the ene 
 my s skirmish lines blow for the charge. The attack was made 
 in the centre of our regimental line. The Companies B, C, G and 
 H, that were held in reserve, were then sent forward, and fought 
 (mingled with the companies who had been formed as skirmishers) 
 for some time on the bank of the stream. When the enemy s 
 fire slackened, these reserve companies were ordered across the 
 Run, where the enemy was met in heavy force. Here among the 
 trees on the side of the hill the principal part of the fighting was 
 done. Our colors, carried by Ensign E. P. Reeve, marked the po 
 sition of our charging columns through the powder smoke which 
 enveloped the hill. Colonel P. T. Moore was struck down, and 
 Major F. G. Skinner took command, and by his daring and cool 
 
10 WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 manner, won the confidence and esteem of the regiment.* For 
 nearly two hours the battle lasted, when the enemy was forced to 
 fall back, and the regiment was relieved by the Seventh Virginia. 
 The storm of lead and iron passed through our ranks for the 
 first time, but the men stood it like they were used to it all their 
 lives. But many a poor fellow was laid low; five were buried the 
 next morning under an apple-tree, several more died afterwards, 
 and about twenty-five, more or less, wounded. 
 
 LIST OF CASUALTIES. 
 
 Field and Staff Wounded : Colonel P. T. Moore, Quarter 
 master Captain W. G. Allen. 
 
 Company B. Killed : Captain James K. Lee ; Private John E. 
 Allen. Wounded : Lieutenant W. W. Harrison ; Sergeants W. 
 J. Lumpkin and J. Henry Cobb ; Privates Fred. Lutz, Nat 
 Kesler. 
 
 Company C. Killed : Sergeant Pat. Rankin ; Privates Mike 
 Redmond and James Driscol. Wounded: Lieutenant William 
 English ; Sergeant Joseph L. Whittaker ; Privates Andrew W. 
 Forsight, Michael Hughes, John Hamilton and John Kavanaugh. 
 
 Company E. Killed : Corporal Isidore Morrice ; Private J. 
 E. Moran. Wounded: Privates Thomas Collins, and Ph. K. 
 Reiley. 
 
 Company G. Killed: Lieutenant Humphrey H. Miles ; Pri 
 vates Scott J. Mallory and Southney S. Wilkinson. Wounded : 
 Privates Henry Ashby, George F. KnaufT, William S. Ware, 
 Benjamin H. Hord, and James A. Royster ; Corporal Robert A. 
 Crump. 
 
 Company H. Killed: Private Milton A. Barnes. Wounded: 
 Privates John A. Morgan, R. S. Belts, and W. B. Eggleston. 
 
 Company K. Killed : Privates Wolfgang Diacont and Fred 
 erick Gutbier. Wounded: Privates Henry Duebel, William E. 
 Cree, and A. Hatke. 
 
 Killed and died from wounds, 13; wounded, 27 40. 
 
 * Major F. G. Skinner was highly complimented for his gallant con 
 duct by General Longstreet. He had been with us but a short while, 
 having been assigned to the position as Major in place of William Mun- 
 ford, who left us for some other command. A few weeks afterwards 
 Lieutenant-Colonel W. H. Fry resigned, and Major Skinner was pro 
 moted to this position, and Captain John Dooley, of Company C, was 
 promoted Major. 
 
WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. II 
 
 General Longstreet reported the total loss of this battle at sixty- 
 eight, including fifteen killed. It will, therefore, be seen that the 
 principal loss in this action fell on our regiment. 
 
 The enemy engaged consisted of a part of Tyler s Division, 
 Richardson s Brigade, and the First Massachusetts, Second and 
 Third Michigan and Twelfth New York Regiments. Ayers 
 Battery and Brackett s Cavalry are named. They reported nine 
 teen killed, thirty-eight wounded and twenty-six captured in the 
 brigade. Mention is also made of a battalion of light infantry as 
 being engaged. 
 
 General James Longstreet, who commanded the brigade to 
 which our regiment belonged, at the battle of Bull Run, writes, 
 under date of July 2oth, 1883, in reply to an invitation to attend 
 our annual reunion, as follows : 
 
 The old First Regiment was with me at Bull Run on the i8th of July, 
 and made the first fight of Bull Run, which drove the Federals and 
 forced them around Sudley Springs. This move on their part was the 
 cause of delay that gave us time to draw our troops down from the 
 Valley, and concentrate for the fight of the 2ist. The heavy part of 
 this fight was made by the old First Regiment, so that it can well claim 
 to have done more towards the success of the First Manassas than any 
 one regiment. This, too, was their first battle, and I can say that its 
 officers and men did their duties as well, if not better, than any troops 
 whose service came under my observation. 
 
 At night we marched about a mile in the rear to rest. Other 
 of our troops occupied the battle-field. The next day General 
 Beauregard rode by, and enquiring the name of the regiment, 
 upon being told it was the First Virginia, exclaimed, "And a 
 noble regiment it is." 
 
 On the 2oth we resumed our position at Blackburn s Ford. The 
 morning of the 2ist opened with the distant thunder of cannon. 
 On this day the battle of Manassas was fought and won. The 
 fighting was to the left of our position, but we were severely ex 
 posed to artillery fire all day, losing six men wounded, as follows : 
 
 Field and Staff. Major F. G. Skinner. 
 
 Company D Privates E. R. Miller, J. T. Porter and D. S. 
 Edwards. 
 
 Company K. Privates Adam Diacont and C. P. Degenhart. 
 
 At one time orders came for us to charge a battery, but after 
 getting across the Run the command was countermanded. In 
 
12 WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 the evening the welcome news came, " The enemy is routed." 
 We crossed the Run again to follow the flying enemy towards 
 Centreville, but were halted on the way. Right here nearly the 
 whole Southern army formed one solid mass over 30,000 men. 
 " Onward, after them," was the cry, but it came otherwise. As 
 far as we could see were the deserted camps of the enemy. 
 Cracker-boxes, cooking-utensils, and everything most were 
 strewn over the ground. After halting a short while we again 
 recrossed Bull Run, and at 2 A. M. halted to camp on its south 
 ern bank. 
 
 The next day I, with some others of my company, visited the 
 battle-field of Manassas. It was a sight that made me sick. 
 Rows of dead, like flowers from a distance, looked the New 
 York Zouaves, all dressed in red. They were burying the dead 
 by dragging the bodies into shallow ditches and shoveling a few 
 spadefuls of earth on them. At the Henry House lay an old lady, 
 also killed, and all the houses were filled with the wounded. 
 
 Then for two days it rained, and everywhere the mud was 
 knee-deep. War was no longer funny. 
 
 On the 24th we marched to Centreville. On the route we 
 found all the houses and churches filled with the enemy s 
 wounded, abandoned in the rapid flight on the 2ist. Reaching 
 Centreville that evening, we went into camp, resuming drill, 
 guard-duty, &c. Captain Shafer s company, from Washington 
 about 60 men was added to the regiment as Company F. 
 This company, however, left us again at Fairfax Courthouse, 
 after a stay of about six or eight weeks. 
 
 A few days after our arrival at Centreville, Prince Jerome Na 
 poleon came through the lines, and the army was drawn up in 
 line for his inspection. Our regiment had the special honor of 
 passing in review before him. He remarked to Major Skinner, 
 he supposed we were the Confederate Regulars, saying our 
 marching and appearance seemed to him perfect, but thought 
 our uniforms were somewhat in need of repairs (which was true). 
 Major Skinner replied (pointing to us), " Those men you see 
 were all, a few months ago, clerks or mechanics from Richmond," 
 which the Prince would hardly believe; and as to the uniforms, 
 the Major remarked, they (meaning us) have not given the enemy 
 a chance to observe their rears. Prince Napoleon looked like a 
 fat, jolly fellow; had on a black suit, white vest, and wore a straw 
 hat. What his mission was has never been explained. 
 
WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 13 
 
 August ioth, we marched to Fairfax Courthouse, about seven 
 miles off, and formed a camp on the south side of that town, which 
 was called Camp Harrison. While here we were paid off, and 
 the accompanying schedule shows the strength of the regiment : 
 
 ABSTRACT 
 
 From the Muster Roll of August, 1861, at Camp Harrison, Fairfax 
 Courthouse, Va. 
 
 PRESENT AND ABSENT. 
 
 PRESENT FOR DUTY. 
 
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 Sergeant 
 
 Corporal 
 
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 1 
 
 B 
 
 I 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 67 
 
 79 
 
 I 
 
 i 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 49 
 
 58 
 
 C 
 
 I 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 86 
 
 98 
 
 I 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 74 
 
 83 
 
 D 
 
 I 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 78 
 
 90 
 
 I 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 69 
 
 81 
 
 E* 
 
 I 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 64 
 
 76 
 
 I 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 44 
 
 54 
 
 G 
 
 I 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 78 
 
 90 
 
 I 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 67 
 
 79 
 
 H 
 
 I 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 80 
 
 92 
 
 I 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 65 
 
 76 
 
 I 
 
 I 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 A 
 
 57 
 
 69 
 
 I 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 52 
 
 63 
 
 K 
 
 I 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 75 
 
 87 
 
 I 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 64 
 
 76 
 
 
 8 
 
 24 
 
 32 32 
 
 585 
 
 68 1 
 
 8 i 19 
 
 27 
 
 32 
 
 484 570 
 
 * Sherman s company, from Washington, D. C. 
 
 Aggregate Strength of the Regiment. 
 
 Commissioned Staff, .... 
 Non-commissioned Staff, . 
 
 Band, ..... 
 
 Drummers, .... 
 
 Rank and file, .... 
 
 Total, 
 
 6 
 5 
 
 13 
 
 14 
 
 681 
 
 719 
 
 On the i4th we were sent to Falls Church for outpost duty, 
 returning the next day. On the 26th we were again ordered to 
 
14 WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 Falls Church which, by the way, was a very neat village, hav 
 ing two fine churches but its inhabitants had fled, and not a 
 man was seen in the deserted houses where we took our quarters 
 for the night. To the north of Falls Church is Munson s Hill, 
 which was captured by our men on the day previous to our 
 arrival. From this hill a splendid view of Washington and its 
 surrounding heights could be had. Colonel J. E. B. Stuart was 
 in command here, having charge of the outpost service. The 
 next morning our company was sent to the left of Munson s Hill, 
 where we found Companies K and F engaged on the skirmish 
 line. Halting in rear awhile, a howitzer was brought up, and 
 after a few rounds we were ordered to charge the hill in our 
 front (Febre s), and succeeded in driving the enemy s skirmish 
 ers therefrom, capturing a new drum, and later in the evening, 
 two prisoners. 
 
 The following day there was a balloon ascension by the 
 enemy near Alexandria, which, however, terminated rather ab 
 ruptly, when the balloon was used for target practice by one of 
 our rifled cannons, served by Captain Rosser s Washington 
 Artillery, of New Orleans, who made some very fine shots, caus 
 ing the balloon to descend in double-quick time. 
 
 On the 30th we returned to our camp. A few weeks after 
 wards the regiment was sent to Mason s Hill, where a part of 
 our company was engaged in assisting a surveying expedition 
 towards Alexandria, under command of Lieutenant G. F. Nor 
 ton, and in coming back had quite a lively skirmish near Ma 
 son s Hill. During our stay at Fairfax Courthouse the city of 
 Richmond furnished the whole regiment with new uniforms, 
 otherwise nothing much of interest occurred, to mention, except 
 constant picket, guard duty and drilling. 
 
 On the 1 6th of October we moved back to Centreville, where 
 we prepared our winter quarters by adding chimneys to our 
 tents. We had no other quarters during this winter, which 
 proved to be exceedingly cold. Doing picket duty, sleeping in 
 the snow and rain, in the wet woods or fields, throwing up earth 
 works, was a duty not much desired. 
 
 On the 28th of February, 1862, while the regiment was out on 
 picket duty, we had a regular hurricane ; all the fences were 
 blown down and the night was intensely cold. When we 
 returned to the camp, we found all our tents leveled except 
 
WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 15 
 
 one or two, and our chimneys, consisting of flour barrels, had 
 entirely disappeared. 
 
 The command of the regiment devolved for the most part on 
 Major John Dooley, who, though not much of a military genius, 
 was one of the kindest and most generous of men. Often on a 
 bitter, cold night, he could be seen bringing the men on guard a 
 drink, saying with a smile: " Boys, I saw you wink at me." On 
 one occasion Sergeant Morris, of Company G, reported some of 
 the men of his company as having gone to Richmond without 
 leave. To which the Major replied: "And have they? the bad 
 fellows ! Let me know when they come back, and I will punish 
 them severely." A few days after the Sergeant reported that 
 they had returned. " Have they come back ? the good fellows! " 
 was the Major s remark, and that was about the last of that. 
 
 On brigade drill one day, we had to get over a line of breast 
 works and form into line on the other side. Colonel Skin 
 ner jumped his horse over, but Major Dooley looked on and 
 smilingly remarked to the Colonel: "Just see howl do that." 
 And the way he did it was by riding about a quarter of a mile 
 along the line until he found an opening, when coming around 
 he rode up to the Colonel, saying : " Did I not do that ele 
 gantly ? " 
 
 A good many men left the regiment, some on furlough, others 
 were detailed,* and the regiment, which numbered over 700 men, 
 was reduced to less than 300. 
 
 On March 8th, 1862, the evacuation of Centreville took place. 
 Our tents were struck, and all that could not be carried away 
 was burned, while we ourselves, loaded like pack-mules, took up 
 the line of march. We did not get farther, however, that day 
 than about two and a half miles, owing to some obstructions in 
 the road, and halted for the night in the woods. Started again 
 
 *The seat of Government being removed to Richmond, and most of 
 the men of the regiment having a mercantile or mechanical education, 
 contractors and those in charge of the Confederate offices were daily 
 making applications to the War Department for some member of the 
 regiment to fill positions of trust, or where mechanical skill was needed. 
 As a rule the request was granted, and thus the Confederate War De 
 partment detailed the men faster than the officers could get new re 
 cruits. It became at last discouraging to the officers, and all the efforts 
 of the commanders in the field failed to correct the evil. The need of 
 such men at the capital was given as the excuse. 
 
16 WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 the next morning, and crossed the celebrated stone bridge at 
 Bull Run, which was blown up that night after the army had 
 crossed. Got to Gainesville that night; left there on the morning 
 of the roth; passed Buckland and New Baltimore; arrived at 
 Warrenton at dark, passed through the town, and halted one 
 mile beyond, completely worn out. Most of the men commenced 
 to throw away part of their baggage, being unable to carry their 
 loads. Started again the next morning, passing Amisville and 
 Waterloo, and marching sixteen miles without a rest. At 10 
 P. M. halted in the Blue Ridge mountains, where we overtook 
 our wagons and got three days rations. 
 
 The next morning (the I2th) at 8 o clock we were again on 
 the road, passing Games Cross Roads, Washington and Sperry- 
 ville, in Rappahannock county, and stopped for the night near 
 Woodville, having marched over seventeen miles. At 9 A. M. 
 the next day we started again. The men were dropping out the 
 ranks and straggling along the road, most of them being unused 
 to this kind of marching. On the I4th we reached Hazel Run, 
 where we rested, allowing the stragglers to come up. Weather 
 very bad, raining all night and all day, and we were all wet to 
 the skin. 
 
 On the second evening after our arrival in this dreary place, 
 Major Dooley had the regiment drawn up, and gave the following 
 verbal instructions: * Men, you must not go to the wagon -yard, 
 or any other place of amusement. Parade dismissed!" 
 
 On the 1 6th we started again, crossed Hazel Run, and halted 
 within two miles of Culpeper Courthouse for the night. On the 
 next morning (the iyth) we passed through Culpeper Courthouse, 
 marched about seven miles, and encamped. The roads were in 
 a miserable condition, and our wagons could not go fast. Started 
 again the next morning, crossed the Rapidan river, and halted 
 near Orange Courthouse. The roads were in a horrible condi 
 tion, the mud in some places being two feet deep, and the wagons 
 frequently got stuck. Halted here for three days, during which 
 time it rained almost continuously. 
 
 On the 22d passed through Orange Courthouse, the streets of 
 which presented a perfect swamp. After marching about a mile, 
 we camped on Dr. Taylor s farm until the 3d of April. Moved 
 at night in direction of Fredericksburg, marching about nine 
 miles. On the 4th passed Vidiersville, and halted on the road 
 
WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. IJ 
 
 that night. On the 5th we turned off this road, started in a south 
 ern direction, halting at Macedonia Church. The next day we 
 reached Louisa Courthouse. For two days there was a constant 
 snow, hail and rain storm, and the country roads over which we 
 passed were nothing but a bed of soft mud. At Louisa Court 
 house General A. P. Hill, in command of the brigade, treated 
 the men to a drink of whiskey at his own expense. 
 
 On the 8th, left Louisa Courthouse and hajted near Tolers- 
 ville, on Mountain Road. The next day marched twenty miles 
 to Brick Store, on the loth to Ground Squirrel Church, Hanover 
 county, and on the i2th stopped at Young s Mill Pond, where 
 we remained till the i6th, when we marched through Richmond 
 and embarked on the steamer " Glen Cove," in the evening, 
 reaching King s Mill wharf at 2 A. M. on the lyth. Rested on 
 the river bank till 9 A. M., then marched to Winn s Mill, where 
 we halted. The next day, the i8th, took position in line of 
 works, doing picket duty and strengthening the works. The 
 enemy s line was about 1,000 yards distant, and we were exposed 
 under severe shelling. In the rear of our line were some log 
 cabins, put up for winter quarters. During a heavy rain some 
 of our men got in one of these cabins for shelter, when one of 
 the enemy s shells struck the cabin and exploded therein, killing 
 Corporal E. M. Ferneyhough and wounding Private M. J. Wing- 
 field, both from Company D. Ferneyhough was the first man 
 our company lost; he was a brave and noble fellow, and his 
 death was a cause of universal regret. 
 
 On the 24th, relieved by the Ninth Alabama, and camped near 
 Lebanon Church. On the 2ist our time of service expired, but 
 as the country could not spare us just then, we held on to our 
 occupation. A general reorganization, however, took place, and 
 on the 26th new officers were elected as follows : 
 
 LEWIS B. WILLIAMS, Colonel. 
 FREDERICK G. SKINNER, Lieutenant-Colonel. 
 WILLIAM H. PALMER, Major. 
 T. HERBERT DAVIS, Captain Company B. 
 JAMES MITCHELL, Captain Company C. 
 GEORGE F. NORTON, Captain Company D. 
 FRANK H. LANGLEY, Captain Company G. 
 WILLIAM E. TYSINGER, Captain Company H. 
 J. W. TABB, Captain Company I. 
 
18 WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 Companies E and K, whose time of service had expired, dis 
 banded, and most of the men joined other commands. 
 
 On the evening of the 3d of May, the evacuation of York- 
 town commenced. Left the trenches during that night and 
 halted about four or five miles in the rear, near an old church, 
 for a short time, during which the reports of the ammunition and 
 ordnance being blown up at Yorktown, could be distinctly heard. 
 Marching part of that night and the next day, we reached Wil- 
 liamsburg, and halted on the west of that town, on the morning 
 of the 4th, near the asylum. On the morning of the 5th our 
 brigade, commanded by General A. P. Hill, was ordered to pre 
 pare for battle. It was a wet, rainy day. At about 10 o clock 
 A. M., we marched back through the city at double-quick time, 
 and formed into line to the right of Fort Magruder, in an open 
 field. An hour afterward we were sent into the woods, in front 
 of which was cut down timber, forming an abattis. 
 
 We were ordered to support a Mississippi regiment, engaged 
 heavily with the enemy. Before we could reach them, five com 
 panies broke and came through our ranks in confusion. The 
 pursuit through the abattis threw the enemy into confusion, and 
 our firm line and steady fire did great execution. We fol 
 lowed through the abattis, and beyond charged a battery of six 
 guns, capturing it, and a large and a small battle flag. An aide 
 of General Longstreet ordered Colonel Williams to detail one 
 hundred men to bring these guns off, but Colonel Williams told 
 him he could not spare this force ; whereupon a detail of the 
 Nineteenth Virginia regiment was obtained, which carried the 
 guns to the rear. 
 
 The fact of Colonel Williams inability to furnish the men to 
 carry off these guns led to some controversy, which was, how 
 ever, decided in favor of our regiment. Below are two commu 
 nications published at that time, one in the Whig and the other 
 in the Dispatch, of May I2th and 25th, 1862, respectively.* 
 
 *" CORRECTION" CORRECTED. 
 
 HEADQUARTERS FIRST REG T VIRGINIA VOLUNTEERS, 
 CAMP ON BODEKER S FARM, May 24th, 1862. 
 
 To the Editor of the Whig: 
 
 The Enquirer of the 23d contains a communication signed "A. B. C., 
 28th Va. Reg t," in which the writer states that " A report has been 
 
WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 19 
 
 After this successful charge we crossed an open field before us, 
 and halted in the edge of a piece of woods. Here we became 
 separated from the brigade, and during the balance of the day the 
 regiment fought on its own hook. Seeing the Federal lines pass 
 
 going the rounds of the Richmond press, that the First Virginia regi 
 ment charged and captured the Federal battery stationed on the 
 main road leading from Williamsburg to King s Mill landing. This 
 is erroneous. No part of the First Virginia regiment was 
 
 near this battery at any time during the action." The Whig of to-day 
 <24th) contains a communication from Colonel J. B. Strange, Nineteenth 
 Virginia regiment, headed "Correction," in which he states that the 
 " issue of the igth instant contains an editorial paragraph so grossly 
 misrepresenting a part of the action of the 5th instant, near Williams- 
 burg, in which my regiment is alluded to, I feel compelled, for the sake 
 of truth as well as justice to the gallant band I commanded on that 
 occasion, to correct your statement. You say that after the First Vir 
 ginia regiment had captured a battery, Colonel Williams requested me 
 to make a detail from my regiment to take it to the rear. You may 
 infer my surprise at seeing this statement, when I inform you that / 
 was not present at any battery captured by that regiment. * * * I 
 asked Colonel Williams, who I discovered had come up on my left, 
 to assist me in getting the pieces off, which he declined doing on 
 account of the " smallness of his regiment." "A. B. C., 28th Va. 
 Reg t," is answered by Colonel Strange of the Nineteenth. " A. B. C." 
 (Twenty-eighth) says that "no part of the First Virginia was near the 
 battery at any time during the action," and Colonel Strange says that 
 " he had a conversation with Colonel Williams, who he discovered had 
 come up on his left." The issue is simply one of veracity. Colonel 
 Williams is wounded and a prisoner. When being borne from the field 
 he said that the battery would be claimed by the Nineteenth Virginia, 
 because, when the First Virginia passed through it, he had not men 
 enough to take it off, and requested Colonel Strange to make a detail 
 from his regiment to do so. The colors of the battery were placed on 
 a caisson by a member of the First Virginia regiment. On the third 
 day after the battle I had a conversation with Colonel Strange, in the 
 presence of several witnesses, on the subject of the battery, and under 
 stood him to concede the fact that the First Virginia had taken it. 
 
 WILLIAM H. PALMER, 
 Major Commanding. 
 
 I was with the First Virginia regiment in an engagement near Wil 
 liamsburg, on the 5th of May, and during that engagement we suc 
 ceeded in capturing a battery from the enemy. The First Virginia had 
 passed through said battery and formed line when the Nineteenth 
 
20 WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 over the field in our rear, we fell back to the woods, from where 
 we started. Here the fighting was continued. The balls ap 
 peared to come from all directions, while our regiment was with 
 out any support. Colonel L. B. Williams was badly wounded, 
 
 Virginia had crossed the road and formed on our right. Colonel Wil 
 liams then requested Colonel Strange to send the battery to the rear, 
 giving as a reason for applying to him, that the First had so few men 
 he could not spare any for that purpose. Soon after Colonel Strange 
 passed, with a few men and a flag from the Nineteenth on our right, to 
 our left, where the guns were, and immediately afterwards all went 
 into action and left the battery to our rear. Who took the guns off I 
 cannot say, but the First Virginia was the first to clear it of live Fed 
 eral soldiers. 
 
 JAMES W. TABB, 
 Captain Company /, First Virginia Regiment. 
 
 With regard to the above, I have only to state that when the battery 
 on the main road was charged through and taken by the First Virginia 
 regiment, Colonel Strange and his regiment had not come upon the 
 ground. It was not until having obtained permission from Colonel Wil 
 liams, I had made a detail from my company, of a Lieutenant and some 
 men, for the purpose of manning one of the guns and turning it on the 
 then retreating enemy, that they arrived, coming up on our right, 
 when, as I then understood from Colonel Williams, he made arrange 
 ments with Colonel Strange for its removal. Any one who was on the 
 field at that time will see the absurdity of the statement of " A. B. C.," 
 Twenty-eighth Virginia, in his article in the Enquirer of the 23d instant. 
 
 JAMES MITCHEL, 
 Captain Company C, First Virginia Volunteers. 
 
 I was present at the capture of the battery spoken of in the forego 
 ing article, and after the First Virginia regiment had passed through it 
 and formed twenty steps beyond, Colonel Strange came from the right 
 and said to Colonel Williams, by whose side I was standing, " Williams, 
 you ought to send a detail to take that battery off the field," to which 
 Colonel Williams replied, " Colonel, it is impossible for me to do it, 
 as I have only one hundred and fifty men, but I wish you would do 
 it." Colonel Strange then ordered the battery to be spiked, but event 
 ually some of them were carried from the field by a detail from the 
 Nineteenth regiment. 
 
 WILLIAM T. FRY, 
 First Lieut, and Adjutant First Reg t Va. Vols. 
 
 STATEMENTS OF AN EYE-WITNESS. 
 
 A gentleman who witnessed the fight near Williamsburg on Monday, 
 informs us that our force engaged amounted to six or eight thousand 
 
WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 21 
 
 and carried off the field, after which Major W. H. Palmer, who 
 had also been wounded, but did not leave the field, took charge, 
 and under his gallant and daring leadership the men did their 
 duty nobly on that trying day. 
 
 When night came the survivors made their way back to town. 
 It had been raining all the time, and the men were completely 
 broken down, after fighting all that day without being relieved. 
 We lost eight men killed and about thirty wounded from the 
 regiment: 
 
 Field and Staff. Wounded: Colonel Lewis B. Williams* and 
 Major William H. Palmer. 
 
 Company B. Killed: Corporal Charles D. Beale; Privates 
 
 Jordan and Peter Moss. Wounded: Privates Mungo P. 
 
 Buchanan, John Jacobs, Jr.,* and Adam Smith, 
 
 Company C Killed : Private Patrick Keeting. Wounded: 
 Private James H. Dooley.* 
 
 Company D. Killed: Private George Logan. Wounded: 
 
 men. The battle lasted nine hours. The First Virginia regiment cap 
 tured a battery of eight guns, and two colors, from the enemy. There 
 has been some dispute in regard to which regiment performed this gal 
 lant act, but we learn that the matter has been decided in favor of the 
 First by the General commanding the brigade to which it is attached. 
 The number of casualties in killed and wounded in General A. P. 
 Hill s brigade have been ascertained as follows- First regiment, 46; 
 Seventh regiment, 90 ; Eleventh regiment, 131 ; Seventeenth regiment, 
 71 ; total, 338. Some erroneous statements have been published in 
 connection with this battle, which we are now enabled to correct. 
 General Early was not mortally wounded; his injuries are severe, but 
 it is believed he will soon recover and be able to take the field again. 
 Colonel Williams, of the First Virginia, received a very severe wound, 
 and is now in the hands of the enemy. Major Palmer, of the same 
 regiment, who was reported killed, received only a slight wound in the 
 arm, and remained on the field until the close of the engagement. 
 Neither Colonel Kemper nor Colonel Corse, both of whom were re 
 ported wounded, received any injury, though they exposed themselves 
 in a daring manner throughout the day. The rumor that General 
 Anderson was killed probably arose from the death of his brother, who 
 fell in the battle. The General was not injured. We hear that the loss 
 on our side, in killed, wounded and missing, is estimated at 500. The 
 loss of the enemy can only be conjectured, though it was unquestion 
 ably much heavier than ours. 
 * Those marked * were left in the enemy s hands. 
 
22 WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 Lieutenant E. P. Reeve;* Sergeants L. M. Blanton and J. M. 
 Finn; Privates T. H. Haley,* E. Priddy and D. S. Edwards. 
 Prisoner : Private William H. Stewart. 
 
 Company G. Killed: Sergeant C. C. Fowlks. Wounded: 
 Corporal A. J. Snead ; Private H. B. Gary. 
 
 Company H. Killed : Private Robert D. Swords. Wounded : 
 Captain W. E. Tysinger; Corporal Thomas S. Riddick; Privates 
 C. P. Hansford, Edwin Gilham* and George A. Rae. 
 
 Company I . Killed: Private John G. Grammer. Wounded: 
 Captain James W. Tabb; Lieutenant W. A. Caho; Sergeant R. 
 M.Jones; Corporal C. L. Parker; Privates John T. Ayers, J. F. 
 Devoux* and Thomas Senoir. 
 
 Killed, 8 ; wounded, 27. of which 8 were left in hands of enemy ; 
 prisoner, i. Total, 36. 
 
 We captured several hundred prisoners, and could have taken 
 more, the woods being full of scattered Federals; but we could 
 not trouble ourselves with them. During the night the men took 
 shelter in the vacant houses of the town and dried themselves. 
 
 Early on the morning of the 6th the army left Williamsburg. 
 The roads were almost impassable wagons, horses and even 
 some of the men got stuck in the deep mud, and were only by 
 great exertions liberated. Reached Burnt Ordinary, seven miles 
 distant, that night. On the yth left at 4 A. M.; halted in line of 
 battle till dark, marched all night, and on the 8th we reached 
 the Chickahominy river. During all this time we were without 
 anything to eat, except dry corn, or what we could gather on 
 the way. It was therefore quite a treat when we again got our 
 hunger stilled by rations being served to us at this place. On the 
 9th we reached Long Bridge and camped for six days, resting 
 our weary bodies, and on the i5th we continued our retreat to 
 wards Richmond. A fearful rain set in during the night, and we 
 were almost swimming in the water the next morning. On the 
 1 6th we halted to camp on Clark s farm, near Darby town, where 
 we remained until the 27th; we were then marched to Mechan- 
 icsville Turnpike, near Howard s Grove, where we encamped. 
 
 While in camp near Darbytown, General James L. Kemper 
 (formerly Colonel of the Seventh Virginia) was placed in 
 
 * Those marked * were left in the enemy s hands. 
 
WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 23 
 
 charge of the brigade, which consisted of our regiment (the 
 First Virginia); the Seventh Virginia, Colonel W. Tazevvell Pat- 
 ton, killed at Gettysburg, and succeeded by Colonel C. C. Flow- 
 eree; the Eleventh Virginia, Colonel Samuel Garland, killed at 
 Boonsboro , and succeeded by David Funsten, Maurice S. Lang- 
 horne and Kirk Otey ; the Twenty-fourth Virginia, Colonel 
 William R. Terry, promoted to Brigadier-General, succeeding 
 General Kemper (disabled for field duty at Gettysburg) in com 
 mand of the brigade, whereupon Colonel Richard L. Maury was 
 promoted to the command of the regiment; the Seventeenth 
 Virginia, Colonel M. D. Corse, who was promoted to Brigadier- 
 General and placed in charge of a brigade, taking the Seven 
 teenth Virginia with him. Some time in November, 1862, the 
 place of the Seventeenth was filled by the Third Virginia, Col 
 onel Joseph Mayo, Jr. 
 
 By constant intercourse the men of this old brigade came to 
 know and love each other. Standing together, shoulder to 
 shoulder, facing the storm of lead and iron on so many battle 
 fields, traveling together so many weary miles, from the swamps 
 of North Carolina to the mountains of Pennsylvania, made them 
 comrades and brothers indeed. Never, to my knowledge, was 
 there the slightest discord or strife between the various regi 
 ments composing this brigade. An insult to a member of this 
 brigade was an insult to be resented by every individual man of 
 the brigade. Right or wrong, they would assist and stand by 
 each other ; one relying on the other with implicit faith these 
 were the "Kemper s men." 
 
 During the evening of the 3Oth a heavy rain storm set in, flood 
 ing the whole camp. We went to Colonel Skinner to get per 
 mission to go to Richmond, and the old Colonel expressed himself 
 thus : "I can t give you all permission to go; but you all know 
 well enough how to flank the guards." We took the hint, and 
 with the exception of one or two men, the camp was soon de 
 serted. The morning of the 3ist, the brigade was called under 
 arms. There were only a few of the First regiment present, and 
 these were, for a while, placed with the Seventh Virginia. On 
 the march to the battle-ground of Seven Pines most all the 
 absentees reappeared and fell into ranks, and some brought their 
 brothers and friends with them. Formed in line of battle about 
 i P. M., and were placed to the right of the Williamsburg road, 
 
24 WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 where we remained until 5 P. M., when we were sent in to relieve 
 the troops then engaged. 
 
 After reaching an open field, the line of battle was formed. 
 Our regiment being in front, it advanced over the open field and 
 came to a temporary halt behind a big wood-pile. Coming out 
 from the shelter of this friendly protection, and while marching 
 in four ranks to the right, the regiment was suddenly subjected 
 to a fearful fire of musketry, which swept the ranks, killing and 
 wounding over one-third of our men before they could return 
 the compliment. The rest got into the works and continued the 
 fight until, with the aid of the balance of our brigade, the enemy 
 was driven off. Most of the men spent the night in General 
 Casey s headquarters, where they found quite a supply of refresh 
 ments, left by the enemy in their retreat, which were duly appre 
 ciated by us after the hot day s work. 
 
 It will not be amiss to relate an incident here. A few days 
 prior to the fight orders had been issued to hold the men strictly 
 accountable for their arms and ammunition. During this battle 
 Private "Monk" Wingfield, from Company D, had his musket 
 shattered into fragments by a piece of shell. When told to 
 throw it away and pick up another (hundreds of them were 
 lying about), he replied: "I am not going to pay fifteen dollars 
 for my gun ; I am going to carry it back to the ordnance wagon," 
 which he did the next day, when he got another gun. 
 
 The loss of the regiment was as follows : 
 
 Field and Staff. Drill Master Lieutenant Thomas H. Mercer, 
 wounded. 
 
 Company B. Killed : Lieutenant Francis M. Mann ; Corporal 
 L. H. Strom. Wounded : Captain T. H. Davis ; Lieutenant J. 
 A. Payne; Sergeants J. L. Littlepage, W. Harper Dean; Corporals 
 N. T. Ernest, William Carter, G. G. Goddin, William A. Stoaber ; 
 Privates George R. Heath, Fred. Loehr, R. J. Pollard, 
 
 Company C. Killed: Sergeant Henry Sullivan; Private Tim. 
 Purcell. 
 
 Company D. Killed: Privates L. R. Smith and Joseph A. 
 Frith. Wounded: Captain George F. Norton; Lieutenants W. 
 H. Keiningham and A. Blair; Privates F. W. Gianini, H. W. 
 Furcron, T. S. Morton, N. F. Wheat. 
 
 Company G. Killed: Privates M. R. Mahone, C. C. Talia- 
 
WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 25 
 
 ferro, Robert F. Tyree. Wounded: Lieutenant Eldridge Morris, 
 Lieutenant L. R. Shell ; Corporal Thomas H. Gunn ; Privates J. 
 R. Atkinson, Richard Jordan, Henry Brimmer; Sergeant George 
 W. Ball. 
 
 Company //Killed: Sergeant Charles R. New; Private 
 William M.Jackson. Wounded: Lieutenant P. C. Cabell; Cor 
 porals Richard Chaddick and James A. Via; Private J. J. Chad- 
 dick. 
 
 Company /Killed: Privates H. Brooks, A. A. Burgess, R. 
 L. Tabb, R. J. Moss Wounded: Lieutenant B. F. Howard; 
 Sergeants W. T. White and E. C. Goodson ; Privates Paul Mc- 
 Grail, A. Rudd, A. Figner, James Ainsko, E. Taliaferro. 
 
 Company K. Wounded: Corporal A. Weidenhahn. 
 
 Killed, 15; wounded, 39 54. 
 
 After this battle the regiment was disorganized, or, more prop 
 erly stated, suspended. The men having gone to their homes in 
 Richmond, Companies K and E, whose time had expired, had 
 left the regiment, Colonel Williams was a prisoner, and things 
 looked very much like a close of the record and history of the 
 Old First Virginia regiment ; but about the gth of June Captain 
 J. W. Tabb, of Company I, took charge of the remains of the 
 regiment, and procured a store on Cary, near Thirteenth street, 
 as headquarters of the regiment. He managed to get about 
 forty-five of the men together. On the 26th of June the regi 
 ment was again reported ready for duty, and the forty-five men, 
 under the command of Captain G. F. Norton, of our Company, 
 " D," joined the brigade on its way to Mechanicsville. Halted 
 during the night near the bridge over the Chickahominy. Crossed 
 that river on the morning of the 2yth, and were posted as reserve 
 in rear of Gaines s Mill while that battle was being fought. The 
 28th and 2Qth was passed in following up the enemy on his re 
 treat to James river. Early on the 3oth crossed the Chicka 
 hominy and participated in the battle of Frazier s Farm, losing 
 the following men : 
 
 Company B. Wounded: Lieutenant L. S. Robins; Sergeants 
 J. L. Littlepage and J. O. Figg. 
 
 Company D. M. J. Wingfield was taken prisoner. He sat 
 down on the captured cannon and lit his pipe, when the enemy 
 charged and retook the guns and captured him. 
 
26 WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 Company K. Corporal A. Weidenhahn, wounded and left in 
 the enemy s hands; our Chaplain, the Rev. Mr. Martin, was also 
 taken prisoner. 
 
 On the next day skirmishing- was going on in front all day. 
 July ist the battle of Malvern Hill was fought, but our services 
 were not needed, we remaining in reserve. 
 
 A few days after the seven days battles the regiment, which 
 numbered now about thirty men, turned back towards Richmond, 
 and went into camp near Darbytown. About the ist of August 
 Major W. H. Palmer, who had been ill from wounds received at 
 the battle of Williamsburg, and typhoid fever contracted sub 
 sequently, took charge of the regiment and commenced to re 
 organize the same. In a short time we had 141 men in ranks. 
 
 On the morning of August loth we left camp, marched to 
 Richmond and took the cars for Gordonsville, where we landed 
 the same evening. The next morning we marched towards 
 Orange Courthouse, but after marching some distance under a 
 broiling sun, we were ordered back. Passed through Gordonsville 
 and went into camp near Mechanicsville, Louisa county, where 
 we remained till the i6th, when we left, taking a northerly direc 
 tion, marching on the Orange and Fredericksburg Turnpike, 
 passing Orange Courthouse. On the 2oth, crossed the Rapidan 
 at Raccoon Ford. On the 2 ist, we were halted and held in re 
 serve in the woods on the left of the road, about one-half mile 
 south of Kelley s Ford. At that point, quite a brisk engagement 
 was fought, cavalry and artillery being principally engaged. The 
 enemey s shelling created a panic among the negro cooks, who, 
 as they came running past our brigade, received the usual salu 
 tations, "Going all the way to-night, uncle? Anybody been 
 troubling you? Hold on, you got plenty time; you are going 
 the wrong way, you will get lost," &c. Most of them, however, 
 had no time for talking, but one old fellow, less scared, or more 
 tired, however, exclaimed : " I tell you, marsters, dem dar shells 
 kept on singing whar you, nigger? Whar you, nigger? I 
 tell you, when I heard dat, I got, I did." 
 
 While here, a Federal spy, neatly dressed in a new Confede 
 rate uniform, approached General Longstreet and presented to 
 him a forged order from General Jackson, about the movement 
 of his troops. General Longstreet, who knew all of Jackson s 
 couriers, was not long in finding out who he had before him, 
 
WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 27 
 
 and in a few minutes the spy was swinging from a convenient 
 tree, and before life was hardly extinct his new boots were pulled 
 off by some enterprising Confed. 
 
 In the evening passed Stevensburg and marched to Brandy 
 Station, near the Rappahannock, halting on Mr. John Minor 
 Botts s farm. On the 23d, the battle of Rappahannock was 
 fought. It was principally an artillery engagement across the 
 river. On the 24th, marched up the Rappahannock, crossed the 
 Hazel river and halted near Jeffersonton; 25th, halted near 
 Waterloo Bridge ; 26th, crossed the Rappahannock at Hinson s 
 Ford and reached Salem ; 2yth, arrived near White Plains, and 
 halted near Thoroughfare Gap. During the night the horses of 
 the officers stampeded, wounding two men; one of them, Thomas 
 Durham, of Company G, had his ear cut off. On perceiving his 
 wound, he clapped his hand to the wounded part and exclaimed, 
 " I have got a one ear turlough!" After the horses stampeded, 
 a big woodpile tumbled down, which, considering that the night 
 was pitch dark, did not help to make us very comfortable; 28th, 
 passed through the Gap, in which the enemy s dead were still 
 lying from the previous day s fight; passed through Haymarket 
 and Gainesville, halting about three miles from the latter place, 
 near Manassas. 
 
 This march to Manassas was peculiarly trying to the men, 
 sometimes marching all night, and receiving orders to move from 
 a place which we had not reached, when the orders to move were 
 received, then standing in the road waiting for the column to 
 move, besides having nothing to eat, except what we could find 
 in the fields - green corn and apples being principally our diet. 
 Often when some of the men left ranks to plunder an apple tree, 
 General Corse, in command of the brigade, would create a laugh 
 by calling out to them, " Come back here, you miserable strag 
 glers, to desert your colors for a few green apples," but he was 
 paid back in the same coin, when he and his staff halted some 
 where on the road to chat with the ladies, by the whole brigade 
 yelling at him, " Come back from there, you miserable straggler." 
 
 29th. Heavy skirmishing going on all day in our front, and 
 subjected to shelling. On the 3Oth. the second battle of Manas 
 sas was fought. 
 
 Our brigade, under the command of Colonel Corse, of the 
 Seventeenth, (our brigade commander having been placed in 
 
28 WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 command of Longstreet s division, and having detached our 
 Major, W. H. Palmer, as his Chief of Staff) was ordered to the 
 right, and took our place in line of battle. About 4:30 o clock 
 P. M. the fight was in full blast. We were ordered to charge, 
 and succeeded in driving the enemy from his line, near the Chinn 
 House, capturing two batteries. Colonel F. G. Skinner, who led 
 the regiment, here immortalized himself by riding into the 
 enemy s artillery and cutting down the cannoniers far ahead of 
 our charging line, but he was so badly wounded as to render him 
 unable for field duty thereafter. 
 
 General M. D. Corse, commanding brigade, in his report 
 published in the Southern Historical Society Papers, has the 
 following : 
 
 Lieutenant-Colonel Skinner (First Virginia), dashing forward in ad 
 vance of the whole line, was the first to reach the battery, and I saw 
 him dealing deadly blows with his sabre to the Yankee gunners. The 
 steady veteran, Terry, with the gallant Twenty-fourth, delivered a de 
 structive volley into the enemy s ranks on our left, and pushed forward 
 to the charge. The valiant Patton led the heroic Seventh Virginia. 
 Its list of casualties in officers and men gives proof they were where 
 the battle raged fiercely. Colonel Patton, Lieutenant-Colonel Flow- 
 eree, Major Swindler and Adjutant Patton, all fell severely wounded in 
 this brilliant onset. The ever-ready First, as usual, did its work man 
 fully. Major Clements, with the war-worn Eleventh, moved forward 
 with veteran firmness. The Seventeenth, led by the ardent Lieutenant- 
 Colonel Marye, advanced in perfect line. Just before reaching the 
 battery, Colonel Marye fell, wounded severely, and under command of 
 the intrepid Major Herbert, the regiment continued the charge. The 
 charge was a success; the enemy was driven from his guns, his infantry 
 supports scattered, and his battery taken. 
 
 CASUALTIES IN THE BRIGADE. 
 
 KILLED. WOUNDED. MISSING. TOTAL. 
 
 First Virginia regiment, 4 26 i 31 
 
 Seventeenth Virginia regiment, 4 44 ... 48 
 
 Eleventh Virginia regiment, 9 55 ... 64 
 
 Seventh Virginia regiment, 5 48 ... 53 
 
 Twenty-fourth Virginia reg t, n 67 ... 78 
 
 33 240 i 274 
 
 The following is a list of casualties in the regiment. Those 
 marked "killed" include all that died from wounds: 
 
WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 2Q 
 
 Field and Staff. Wounded : Lieutenant- Colonel Fred. G. 
 Skinner. 
 
 Company B. Killed : Corporal Gus G. Goddin ; Privates C. 
 C. Carter, John W. Ratcliffe, J. T. Shiflett. Wounded : Sergeants 
 Benjamin M. Crow, L. W. Ogden ; Privates William A. Mallory, 
 Richard H. Street. Prisoner : Sergeant J. L. Littlepage, 
 
 Company C. Killed : Lieutenant John H. Donahoe. 
 
 Company D. Killed : Sergeant W. A. Morris. Wounded : 
 Lieutenant E. P. Reeve; Privates G. L. Meenley, T. S. Morton, 
 I. T. Porter, L. R. Wingfield, A. G Steger, J. E. Dooley. Pris 
 oner: Private H. M. Walthall. 
 
 Company G. Wounded: Private Robert G. Stewart. 
 
 Company H. Killed : Captain W. E. Tysinger; Private W. 
 M. Wight. Wounded: Sergeant John W. Wynne; Privates 
 John A. Meanley, Nuckols. 
 
 Company L Killed : Captain J. W. Tabb ; Privates James 
 Ainsko and Jacob H. Smith. Wounded: Lieutenant H. C. Bal- 
 lou; Corporal C. L. Parker; Privates J. T. Ayres, G. R. Glinn. 
 
 Killed and died from wounds, 1 1 ; wounded, 20 ; prisoners, 
 
 233- 
 
 Pollard s Southern History of the War, Volume I, page 462, 
 contains the following : 
 
 "The First Virginia, which opened the fight on the i8th of July, 1861, 
 with over 600, now reduced to less than eighty members, is winning 
 new laurels; but out of the little handful more than a third have already 
 bit the dust." 
 
 Early the next morning we crossed the battlefield, where thou 
 sands of dead and wounded lay in the broiling sun. They must 
 have suffered fearfully ; but such is war. The battle was fought 
 nearly over the same ground occupied by the battle of July 21, 
 1861, with this singular difference: that our troops occupied 
 nearly the same position the Federals held in 61. 
 
 We crossed Bull Run at Sudley s Ford September ist, passed 
 Chantilly and halted near Germantown. Here Jackson was en 
 gaged in battle during that day. Our brigade, under command of 
 Colonel Corse, was sent into the woods on the right of the 
 road during the night, and after marching and counter-march 
 ing all night, formed in line of battle ; when day came we 
 
30 WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 were facing our own wagon train. On the 2<d, marched via 
 Dranesville to Leesburg. 3d. Halted near White s Ford, on the 
 Potomac. Here all the sick and barefooted men in the army 
 were sent to Winchester, while we received three days rations. 
 5th. Marched through Leesburg and crossed the Potomac into 
 Maryland, halting near Buckstown on the 6th, reaching Frederick 
 Junction, near the Monocacy railroad bridge, on the yth. This 
 bridge was blown up the next day. We stopped here for three 
 days, having a good time bathing in the river, and getting some 
 thing better to eat than raw corn and green apples. 
 
 On the loth, we passed through Frederick City, Middletown 
 and Boonsboro, on the turnpike, and reached Hagerstown on 
 the evening of the next day. 
 
 On the i4th, ordered to Boonsboro to support General D. H. 
 Hill s division, which held the gap at South Mountain. Arrived 
 there late in the evening, when we were placed in position on the 
 hill to the left of the turnpike, where we engaged the enemy. 
 While marching in column of fours, a spent six-pound shot struck 
 J. H. Daniel, of Company "H," on the rump, and knocked him 
 about ten feet without seriously injuring him. Our loss was as 
 follows : 
 
 Wounded: Lieutenant W. H. Keiningham, Company D; 
 Privates J. H. Daniel, W. H. Smith, and W. P. Pumphrey of 
 Company H. The latter was left in the enemy s hands. 
 
 A. Jeff. Vaughan, Company G, was captured. 
 
 During the night we fell back, crossed Antietam Creek, and 
 halted in line of battle on the south of Sharpsburg. The battle 
 of Sharpsburg commenced on the i6th, but we were not engaged 
 till the i yth, when we were attacked by the enemy (Burnside s 
 corps). Not being strong enough to hold our position, we were 
 forced to fall back ; but just then, General A. P. Hill s corps 
 came up, and the enemy was driven back to where he started. 
 Private W. J. Mallory, Company B, was wounded. 
 
 i8th. Skirmishing all day. At night, about n P. M., left 
 Sharpsburg and crossed the Potomac near Shepherdstown. 
 
 Just before leaving Sharpsburg, Captain George F. Norton 
 detailed Corporal L. Carral, with six men, to fill the canteens 
 with water. On his way to the water, he observed a warehouse 
 
WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 3! 
 
 where whiskey was stored, in charge of a guard from a Georgia 
 regiment. He marched his detail up, relieved the Georgia guard, 
 and instead of bringing the canteens back with water, filled them 
 with whiskey, which caused the step of most of the men to be 
 rather uncertain in fording the stream. 
 
 On the iQth, halted near Shepherdstown. On the 2Oth, 
 marched to the Valley turnpike and halted near Martinsburg, by 
 a big spring, where we encamped till the 27th. Most of our 
 men were shoeless and deficient in clothing, and rest was much 
 needed. 
 
 On the 2yth we marched to within three miles of Winchester, 
 and camped at the Washington Spring for a month. 
 
 Here ended the campaign. The troops were often without 
 rations ; they were deficient in clothing, especially in shoes. 
 Walking barefooted over the rocky roads was more than most of 
 us were used to. It was a painful sight to see the bloody and 
 blistered feet as the men moved wearily along, but however much 
 they suffered, they managed to keep up. 
 
 A great many recruits were sent to our regiment while here, 
 but among them were few that came from Richmond. There 
 the regiment was in bad repute; it was considered "an unlucky 
 regiment." We again numbered over 200 men present. Among 
 the recruits was one little fellow from Chesterfield, named Han 
 cock, not much over four feet high. Unable to carry a musket, 
 the boys came to the conclusion he would not do, and told him 
 to go to Dr. Redford, (our acting Commissary Sergeant, Ellis 
 Redford,) who, after stripping him and sounding his lungs in a 
 professional way, pronounced him "unfit for duty," and gave him 
 a certificate, written with charcoal on a piece of newspaper, 
 to that effect. Little Hancock, highly elated, carried this to the 
 Colonel, who laughed and forwarded him to the Brigade Sur 
 geon. The consequence of the joke was, he got off with a long 
 furlough. Here, also, Colonel L. B. Williams, who had been 
 badly wounded and left a prisoner at Williamsburg, joined the 
 regiment and took command, but we lost our Major, W. H. 
 Palmer, who was transferred to A. P. Hill s command, as Chief 
 of Staff. 
 
 October 3ist we left our camp near Winchester, passed through 
 Front Royal, crossing the Blue Ridge Mountains, and after three 
 days hard marching, arrived at Culpeper Courthouse November 
 2d, where we went into camp. 
 
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 About the ist of December, we left Culpeper Courthouse, and 
 after several days marching over muddy roads, arrived in the 
 vicinity of Fredericksburg. 
 
 On the loth of December the enemy crossed the river on pon 
 toons below Fredericksburg, and we were placed in the line of 
 works, holding a position about the centre of our line. While 
 here old Major Dooley, and his friend John Mitchell, paid us a 
 visit and took a look at the situation. 
 
 On the 1 3th we were placed in rear as reserve on a high hill 
 overlooking the river and valley below, on which the battle was 
 in full progress. It was a magnificent sight to see those lines in 
 blue advance to the attack only to be driven back in confusion, 
 and hear the music of the wild Confederate yell. But our stay 
 was of short duration. Orders came for the brigade to support 
 the troops in front of Marye s Hill on our left, but these men 
 managed to sustain themselves, though sorely pressed. 
 
 On our way from the works General Kemper addressed the 
 regiment in the following words: "Men of the First Virginia 
 regiment you who have on so many hard fought fields gained the 
 name of the Bloody First to-day your country calls on you 
 again to stand between her and her enemy, and I know you will 
 do your duty." 
 
 The men responded with one of those yells that could be 
 heard for miles. 
 
 We relieved the troops about 4 P. M. While in reserve the 
 regiment lost three men wounded: Sergeant W. H. Dean and 
 Privates W. L. Spraggins, of Company G, and John Moriarty, 
 of Company C. The regiment was then posted in" the sunken 
 road below and in front of Marye s Hill, for which a hot contest 
 had raged all day. The enemy s dead and wounded lay in 
 heaps in our front; some within ten feet, and the groaning and 
 praying of the wourded men was fearful to hear. The horrors of 
 this night were still more vividly brought before us by the appear 
 ance of an Aurora Borealis, or northern light, which for a time 
 illuminated the heavens and exposed to our view the suffering 
 wounded lying in front of us. The musketry firing was kept up at 
 intervals during the night, rendering it well nigh impracticable for 
 either side to help them. Some of our men, however, did get 
 some shoes from the dead, which was excusable, as we were 
 badly shod. Several of the enemy s officers and men came into 
 our lines, and were dispatched to the rear. They mistook their 
 
WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 33 
 
 way, which was natural enough during- the night. In the morn 
 ing the enemy made another attempt to charge this position, but 
 soon abandoned the task as useless, and the balance of the day 
 was spent in skirmish firing. At night the enemy recrossed the 
 river, and the morning of the i5th found nothing for us to do but 
 to go back to our camp. 
 
 On the 25th we moved camp to within two miles of Guinea s 
 Station, where we erected our winter quarters and made our 
 selves comfortable. An occasion to be remembered was the 
 Christmas dinner furnished us by the ladies of Richmond. 
 During this time several big snow-ball battles took place, in 
 some of which there were over 20,000 men engaged. 
 
 February I3th, 1863, left camp and marched to line of works 
 above Fredericksburg. Worked one day to strengthen the line 
 near the Rappahannock river. The next day were ordered to 
 follow the brigade on its way to Richmond, and overtook them 
 at Hanover Junction. After two days of miserable marching, on 
 account of the bad weather and roads, halted a few hours to rest 
 at Hanover Junction; then set off in a tremendous snow storm 
 towards Richmond. Camped that night near the head of the 
 Richmond and County road. The next day we passed through 
 Richmond and camped near Manchester, on the Richmond and 
 Petersburg Turnpike, and on the following day reached Chester 
 Station, where we camped until March ist. While here we had 
 a big snow-ball battle with Jenkins s South Carolina brigade. 
 
 On March ist we marched to Petersburg, passing through that 
 city, and halted to camp near Prince George Courthouse, and 
 commenced regular camp duty, drilling, &c. On the i5th the 
 regiment was sent to Fort Powhatan. Marched seventeen miles 
 and camped for the night ; resumed the march next morning and 
 arrived at the fort at 10 A. M., where we remained strengthening 
 the works until the igth. A fearful snow storm set in, on account 
 of which work was suspended. That evening received orders to 
 return to camp ; marched five miles, and halted for the night in a 
 deserted farm house. On the 2Oth, at daybreak, resumed march, 
 and reached camp at i P. M. The snow was eighteen inches 
 deep. At 3 P. M. struck tents, and marched to Petersburg and 
 quartered in a large warehouse during that night. 
 
 March 2 ist, at 10 A. M., took the cars for Goldsboro , N. C. 
 
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 Arrived there on the night of 220!, and camped near that town 
 until the next day, when the cars took us to Kinston, where we 
 arrived that evening and went into camp south of the Neuse 
 river, resuming drilling and other camp duty. 29th. Started on 
 a scout with Seventh Virginia regiment, under command of 
 Colonel Williams, towards Newberne; marching and counter 
 marching for two days through the swamps, and returned to 
 camp after a slight skirmish near Tuscarora, on the railroad. 
 
 April 4th, received marching orders. Recrossed the Neuse 
 river and camped at the depot in Kinston, waiting for transpor 
 tation. Took the cars early on the 5th, passing Goldsboro and 
 Weldon. We halted at Franklin Station, on the Blackwater 
 river, where we went into regular camp until the nth, when we 
 commenced our march under Longstreet to Suffolk, near which 
 place we arrived on the I3th; formed in line of battle and en 
 trenched ourselves, doing picket duty. Remained here until the 
 3d of May, when at 3 P. M. we started on a retrograde move 
 ment for Blackwater river, marching all night ; crossed the river 
 at South Quay at 10 A. M. on the next day, being a march of 
 thirty-two miles, which nearly broke the men down. The full 
 moon was shining brightly during the night s march, and the 
 road on which we were marching ran nearly all the way through 
 swamps, filled with the biggest kind of frogs, who appeared to 
 have gotten up a special concert for us. The noise they suc 
 ceeded in producing was simply immense, but far from agreeable 
 to us as we wearily passed along. 
 
 Rested here till the morning of the 5th, when we reached Jeru 
 salem, after marching twelve miles. Made seventeen miles on the 
 6th, and camped at Littleton for the night. On the yth made 
 twenty-two miles, and were placed on picket duty during the- 
 night, expecting a cavalry attack. On the 8th, made within six 
 miles of Petersburg, and halted for the night. 
 
 On the Qth we passed through Petersburg and halted for the 
 night on Dunlop s farm. The next day we reached Falling 
 Creek, near Chester Station, and camped there a few days. 
 Then started again, marched through Richmond and halted at 
 Taylorsville the following day, where we went into camp. 
 
 On June 3d started again towards Tappahannock this time; 
 made twenty-one miles and halted for the night in Caroline 
 
WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 35 
 
 county. On the next day marched seventeen miles and camped 
 in King & Queen county. On the 5th passed through Newtown 
 and halted that night half a mile beyond that village. 
 
 In passing through Newtown this being the whole of Pickett s 
 division we heard some of the country people exclaim, "I never 
 knew there were so many men in the world!" On the follow 
 ing day, no enemy appearing, we were ordered back to camp, 
 which we reached on the night of the yth. The next day, the 
 8th, we started again; leaving Taylorsville, marched through Car 
 oline, Spotsylvania and Orange counties (passing near Orange 
 Courthouse), we arrived at Culpeper Courthouse, where we 
 remained three days. I4th. Ordered to prepare for light march 
 ing order, and three days rations were issued. Started in the 
 direction of Winchester, passed through Culpeper, and camped 
 for the night near our old camp ground, two miles west of the 
 town. 1 5th. Made eighteen miles, and halted at Games Cross 
 Roads. i6th. Passed Markham Station and halted at Paris for 
 two days ; then marched via Upperville, over the Blue Ridge 
 Mountains, through Snickersville Gap to Snickersville. 
 
 On the 2Oth we crossed the Shenandoah river at Snicker s 
 Ferry. The stream was very rapid and the water reached up to 
 our armpits. Camped at night near Berryville, Clarke county. 
 Clothing was issued to the men while here. Camped here until 
 the 23d, when we passed through Berryville and reached Darks- 
 ville. 24th. Passed Martinsburg .and reached Williamsport, Ma 
 ryland, at which point we had to ford the Potomac River, and 
 halted for the night. On the 25th halted one mile beyond the 
 town. 26th. Resumed march, passed through Hagerstown, Mid- 
 dletown, Marion, up the Cumberland Valley and bivouaced at 
 Greencastle, Pennsylvania. 27th. Passed through Greencastle 
 and Chambersburg, and halted to camp three miles beyond the 
 last named town, on the York Road. Rested here one day. At 
 4 A. M. on the 29th, marched back through Chambersburg and 
 halted in a large barn about a mile south of the town, on the 
 road to Greencastle, where we did picket duty. 
 
 Chambersburg had the appearance of a deserted village on a 
 wet Sunday. All the liquor had been placed in the court-house, 
 and was under guard. The few people we saw had no great 
 friendship to bestow on us " Rebels," but the farmers outside 
 
36 WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 the town took things more pleasantly, and we got along very 
 agreeably with them. 
 
 On the morning of the 2d July, our division (Pickett s) started, 
 at 2 o clock, on the Gettysburg Road. We pushed on as fast as 
 possible, crossing the South Mountain, and made about twenty- 
 three miles by 2 o clock P. M , when we halted about three miles 
 from Gettysburg. The battle was in full progress when we 
 arrived, and the men were all anxious to go in, but word came 
 we were not needed then. A little before daybreak the morning 
 of the 3d, we moved to the right and were placed in line of 
 battle in rear of Cemetery Ridge. 
 
 About i o clock P. M. our artillery commenced the "ball," the 
 whole line firing at once. A few minutes elapsed, and the fiery 
 messengers of the enemy made their appearance in return. 
 Thunder answered thunder, and the very ground appeared to 
 tremble. Three hundred cannon were doing their best to match 
 the very elements of heaven. Fifteen men of my company (" D ") 
 were now detailed as skirmishers and crawled to the top of the 
 hill; meanwhile, the shells fell thickly in the line of battle, and 
 the regiment suffered severely. After the artillery duel had lasted 
 about two hours we were ordered to charge. The line of skir 
 mishers advanced, and the line of battle followed about 200 yards 
 in the rear. In front of the enemy s position was a deep ravine, 
 through which our line could not well charge; they had, there 
 fore, to go to the left, and "left oblique," was the command 
 given to the main line, while the skirmishers advanced to the 
 edge of the ravine. All during this time the line was ex 
 posed to a terrible fire, but the line would close up as the men 
 fell. Forward we swept on until the first line was taken. The 
 guns are ours, over 500 prisoners are taken ; but the fire does not 
 slacken, and our men are getting fewer and fewer. The rein 
 forcement has not dared to enter this death-trap, and " Pickett s 
 Division," or all that was left of it, being about one tenth, slowly 
 retires to the point from whence it issued, " to do or die." The 
 skirmishers were also preparing to retire, when Wilcox s brigade 
 (which had remained in reserve up to this time near the place 
 from where we started) came rushing down among our skirmish 
 line. Being, however, unable to accomplish anything, and sub 
 jected to the enemy s fire, now concentrated on them, they soon 
 
WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 37 
 
 retired, mingling with our skirmishers, and the awful list of 
 casualties was still further increased by this movement. Thir 
 teen colors are lying among the dead and dying, ours among 
 them. The color guard is dead and the color sergeant has lost 
 his arm ; our Colonel lay dying on the field ; twenty-three men 
 are killed from the regiment, and nearly 100 more are left on the 
 field wounded and missing. The regiment lost about 120 men 
 out of about 1 60 who went into that charge. 
 
 The accompanying list of the casualties is nearly correct : 
 
 Field and Staff. Killed : Colonel L. B. Williams. Wounded : 
 Major F. H. Langley ; Sergeant-Major J. R. Polack ; Color-Ser 
 geant William M. Lawson.* 
 
 Company B. Killed: Private Fendal Franklin. Wounded: 
 Captain T. H. Davis;* Lieutenant J. A. Payne; Corporal W. J. 
 Carter ;* Privates George R. Heath,* James Stagg,* Joseph Dan 
 iel,* H. L. Speckard, R. H. Street, W. J. Mallory.* 
 
 Company C. Killed : Captain James Holloran. Wounded : 
 Lieutenant John E. Dooley.* 
 
 Company >. Killed : Privates Willie Mitchell, D. S. Edwards, 
 M. J. Wingfield, J. W. Freeman. Wounded: Captain G. F. 
 Norton ; Lieutenants E. P. Reeve, W. H. Keiningham,* and A. 
 Blair ; Sergeant J. M. Finn ;* Corporal G. E. Craig ; Privates J. 
 
 B. Angle, W. J. Armstrong, J. F. Wheeley, G. W. Johnson,* J. 
 
 C. Keiningham,* T. S. Morton,* E. Priddy, S. L. Wingfield, L. 
 R. Wingfield,* C. M. Sublett. Prisoners : Sergeant J. H. Kepler ; 
 Private N. W. Bowe. 
 
 Company G. Killed : Private William F. Miller. Wounded : 
 Captain E. Morris ; Lieutenant W. T. Woody ; Sergeant Thomas 
 W. Hay:* Corporal John Allen; Privates Thomas H. Durham,* 
 James Farrar, H. C. Fergusson,* C. W. Gentry, B. H. Hord,* 
 W. T. Kendrick, C. A. Redford, T. S. Rogers, A. Jeff Vaughan, 
 Robert R. Walthall. Prisoners: Sergeant George W. Ball; Pri 
 vates B. F. Ashby, A. Haskins. 
 
 Company H. Killed: Sergeant C. P. Hansford ; Corporal 
 Richard Chaddick ; Privates W. J. Vaughan, Flowers, Nuckols, 
 St. Clair, J. W. Paine, M. Brestrahan, W. S. Waddell. Wounded : 
 Captain A. J. Watkins; Lieutenants E. W. Martin, P. C. Cabell; 
 Sergeants T. R. Martin, R. H. Norvell ; Privates W. B. Mosby,* 
 
 * Wounded left in enemy s hands 34. 
 
38 WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 J. H. Daniel, W. H. Denerson,* W. H. Anderson,* Sol. Banks,* 
 R. E. Dignum,* F. Parson,* E. Fizer,* W. R. Kilby,* Thomas 
 Mauring, J. J. Sinnott,* F. Smith, W. C. Hite.* Prisoners: Pri 
 vates Mat. Lloyd, Robert Lloyd. 
 
 Company L Killed : Lieutenant W. A. Caho ; Corporal L. 
 O. Eliett; Privates E. J. Griffin, Edwin Taliaferro, H. McLaugh- 
 lan. Wounded : Sergeant W. F. Terry ; Corporals C. L. Parker,* 
 J. T. Ayres,* T. E. Traylor ; Privates R. O. Meredith,* G. W. 
 Shumaker,* S. S. Neal,* C. A. Wills,* C. H. Chappell. Pris 
 oners : Sergeants John T. Crew, E. C. Goodson, W. T. White; 
 Privates S. Clarke, W. C. Taliaferro. 
 
 Killed, 22; wounded, 71; prisoners, 12. 
 
 After the battle the survivors of Pickett s men, about 300, were 
 gathered near the place from where they set out to make the 
 deadly charge. General Pickett came riding among them, and 
 one long fellow from the Twenty-fourth Virginia regiment 
 (Charlie Belcher by name) who had one of the two colors left to 
 the division, called out to General Pickett : " General, let us go it 
 again." Just about this time General Kemper was carried by 
 badly wounded mortally, we thought and General Pickett 
 could not restrain his tears. All at once General Lee and staff 
 rode up, and taking General Pickett by the hand, General Lee 
 remarked (I heard these words myself): "General, your men 
 have done all that men could do, the fault is entirely my own." 
 The men were told they might go to their wagon train, where 
 most of them spent the night. The next morning when the reg 
 iment was called together it mustered about twenty-five men, 
 under command of Captain B. F. Howard, Company I. Sergeant- 
 Major J. R. Polack, who had his left arm in a sling and his some 
 what prominent nose damaged from the attention of the enemy 
 on the previous day, procured a set of colors and commenced to 
 waive them; but the boys, not seeing any fun in the movement, 
 told him they declined to play color guard, and induced him to 
 cease his demonstrations. 
 
 These colors had belonged to Holcombe s Legion, and were 
 abandoned by them when they were retreating through our ad 
 vancing ranks at the second battle of Manassas. 
 
 * Wounded left in enemy s hands 34. 
 
WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 39 
 
 We were now informed that Pickett s division was detailed as 
 Provost Guard. Shortly afterwards about 4,000 prisoners were 
 turned over to us, and in the evening we marched with them to 
 Fairfield, where we halted for the night. 
 
 On the 5th we started early in the morning and entered the 
 mountains. In the evening, firing could be heard in our rear, 
 and as night drew near there was also the reports of musketry in 
 our front. The prisoners appeared to be overjoyed, feeling cer 
 tain that they would be set free, and our whole army would be 
 captured; but the musketry in our front proved to be not the 
 enemy, but our own men resting in the woods, cleaning their 
 guns and shooting the old charges off. We also rested here on 
 the mountain-top, near the Maryland line, till 2 A. M. on the 
 yth, when we started again, marching all that night, which was 
 somewhat enlivened by the happy voice of "Bill" Deane, of 
 Company G, whose gay tunes were thankfully accepted by 
 friend and foe. The prisoners suffered very much for want of 
 food. We did all that was in our power to relieve them, but 
 there was not much to be had in the eating line until we reached 
 Williamsport, which we did about I o clock P. M. on the 8th. 
 While passing Hagerstown that morning, several hundred more 
 prisoners were added to the overcrowded ranks. These had 
 been captured near Hagerstown from the enemy s cavalry on the 
 previous day in an unsuccessful charge on our wagon train, at 
 that point. On the gth, the prisoners were turned over to Gen 
 eral Imboden s command. On the nth, the brigade re-crossed 
 the Potomac, and was placed on picket duty south of the river 
 guarding the roads. Remained there till the I3th, when the 
 division crossed the Potomac, which we rejoined on the march 
 to Martinsburg at 4 P. M. Marched under a heavy rain storm 
 in total darkness until 2 A. M. on the i4th, passing through 
 Martinsburg and halted in an open field one mile south of 
 the town soaking wet, and without fire to dry ourselves. At 6 
 P. M. moved near the woods, and soon had large fires going. 
 
 1 5th. Marched to Bunker Hill, seven miles, and remained 
 there until the igth, when we started again and camped at Smith- 
 field for the night. 
 
 20th. Left at daybreak, passed through Berry ville and halted 
 to camp near Millwood late that evening. At night the brigade 
 was placed on outpost duty at Berry s Ferry. On the next morn- 
 
40 WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 ing, at 4 A. M., we were relieved and marched for Front Royal. 
 Arrived at the Shenandoah river that evening, and forded it. The 
 water being very swift and strong, we had hard work to get across. 
 Passed Front Royal and camped for the night on the summit 
 of the Blue Ridge, at Chester Gap, then partially in possession of 
 the enemy s cavalry, but Corse s brigade had succeeded just 
 in time in dislodging them the previous day by a sharp skirmish 
 from taking possession of the main gap. On the 22d the brigade 
 took position in line on the left ; drove the enemy from the road, 
 advanced down the mountain, scoured the country for several 
 miles, driving the enemy from the road; resumed march for Cul- 
 peper, marching all that night knee deep in mud; reached Gaines s 
 Cross-Roads early on the 23d, and rested for the day. 24th. 
 Marched towards Culpeper Courthouse, which we reached on the 
 25th, and camped near it until August 3d, when we marched to 
 the Rapidan river and halted near Mountain Run that night, 
 where we went into regular camp, resuming drill, &c. By the 
 return of the wounded, paroled prisoners, and recruits our regi 
 ment now numbered about 150 men. 
 
 By the death of Colonel L. B. Williams, who fell at Gettys 
 burg, Major F. H. Langley was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel, 
 and Captain George F. Norton was made Major. There was no 
 further change of regimental officers during the war. 
 
 September Qth. Brigade was ordered to Richmond. Marched 
 by the way of Louisa Courthouse, over the Mountain Road to 
 Richmond; thence to Chaffin s farm, where we arrived on the 
 1 3th. Here we halted in the winter quarters put up by General 
 Wise s men, until the 25th, when we marched back to Richmond 
 and took the cars of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto 
 mac Railroad for Taylorsville, where we arrived about the mid 
 dle of the night. Here we built our log cabins and went into 
 winter quarters, guarding the roads and bridges in the neighbor 
 hood. While here received overcoats and supply of clothing, 
 donated by the City Council of Richmond. Here we spent a 
 very pleasant time, as going to Richmond, or giving a grand ball 
 at Ashland, only a few miles off, was a frequent occurrence. 
 
 January 8th, 1864. Received marching orders, embarked on 
 cars and halted at Richmond at 2 o clock on the following 
 morning, and marched over the deserted streets covered with 
 snow, to the Petersburg depot, where the brigade took the cars 
 
WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 41 
 
 for Petersburg, at which place we halted, near the reservoir, to 
 cook rations, after which we marched to the depot and took the 
 cars for Weldon, North Carolina, where we arrived on the next 
 morning. Remained here two days awaiting transportation, 
 then took the cars and halted at Goldsboro , where we went into 
 camp two miles west of the town, near the railroad, until the 
 29th, when we were sent to Kinston to join Pickett s expedition. 
 
 On the 30th of January commenced the march to Newberne ; 
 halted six miles from Trenton that nigh-t, crossed the Trent river 
 the next day, passing through swamps most of the way, and 
 camped within ten miles of Newberne for the night. The next 
 day, February ist, we arrived within three miles of Newberne, 
 in front of the enemy s lines, where we halted in line of battle on 
 the south side of the Trent river. Our force consisted of our 
 (Terry s) brigade and Barton s brigade. Our company was 
 detailed for picket duty, and posted on the bank of the river, 
 after a night s march through the tall broom-straw, without 
 knowing where we were going or what was in our front. The 
 next day, in the evening, after kindling fires on the whole line, 
 we fell back, marching all night over roads badly cut up and very 
 swampy. Halted near the crossing of the Trent river, and 
 arrived again at Kinston on the following day. 
 
 The force engaged under Pickett succeeded in capturing about 
 500 prisoners and a section of artillery, which was turned over 
 to the Fayette Artillery. Among the prisoners were many North 
 Carolina deserters, several of whom were afterwards hung, by 
 General Pickett s orders, at Kinston. 
 
 On the 5th we marched to Goldsboro , which we reached on 
 the yth, and went into camp near that town. On the i8th a 
 man from the yth Virginia was shot for deserting. It was a 
 solemn occasion, the first that ever took place in our brigade. 
 The brigade was drawn up on three sides of a square ; facing 
 on the fourth side was the doomed man, pinioned, blindfolded 
 and bound to a stake. In the centre stood the firing party, a 
 detail of two men from each company of the regiment to which 
 the deserter belonged, in two ranks and about twenty or thirty 
 feet from the command. Half the muskets only were loaded with 
 ball cartridge, so that no one who fired knew who fired the fatal 
 shots. The band played a dead march, the chaplain spoke a 
 few final words with the condemned, stepped aside, and at the 
 
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 command the fire was delivered. The unfortunate man was 
 riddled by half a dozen bullets; when the smoke cleared away 
 he was hanging a helpless mass on the stake. 
 
 On the 2Oth we started again for Kinston, where we arrived 
 on the 22d, and halted to camp on the north of the town, on the 
 Washington farm. On the 28th moved camp to the south side 
 of Neuse river. On the 4th of March we took the cars for 
 Wilmington, North Carolina; passing Goldsboro , arrived at 
 Wilmington the evening of the next day. 
 
 On the 6th the brigade marched through the sandy streets of 
 Wilmington for the wharf, where we embarked on board of an 
 English steamer (a blockade runner), which carried us to Smith- 
 ville, a town located at the mouth of the Cape Fear river, and 
 went into camp about a mile south of the town. On the lyth the 
 brigade was inspected by General Herbert, who commanded 
 the post. Our camp being close to the ocean shore, we could 
 watch the enemy s war ships as they pursued our blockade run 
 ners, sometimes coming within reach of our batteries, which 
 would open on them. During one of these engagements one of 
 the enemy s steamers was sunk by a shell from a Whitworth gun. 
 We lived mostly on oysters and crabs, and most of us would have 
 been satisfied to remain at this point for the rest of the war. 
 While here the Twenty-fourth regiment having, it was said, become 
 too fond of the farmers pigs, was sent to Fort Caswell to rein 
 force the garrison there, where it remained until the brigade re 
 turned from the "seaside resort." It was this regiment that pre 
 vented the capture of one of our blockade runners, which had 
 run aground near Fort Caswell, by taking possession of the 
 steamer and supporting the gun which drove the enemy s 
 fleet off. 
 
 On March 24th our stay ended here ; marched to the town and 
 got on the steamer "Cape Fear," which took us, after a night s 
 run, back to Wilmington, where we found two inches of snow on 
 the ground; thence by rail to Goldsboro , which we reached the 
 same day, and halted at our old camp till April ist, when we 
 started on the march for Tarboro , which we reached alter a three 
 days march. Crossed the Tar river and camped one and a half 
 miles on the eastern bank of that river. On the i5th General 
 Hoke took command of the force, which consisted of our (Terry s), 
 Ransom s and Hoke s brigades, Thirty eighth Virginia battalion 
 
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 of artillery, and Dearing s cavalry, and we started for Ply 
 mouth. Arrived in front of that town after two and a half days 
 marching. On the evening of the iyth deployed as skirmishers in 
 front of Fort Gray, the left of the line resting on the river. In the 
 evening our artillery and skirmish line opened on a passing gun 
 boat, which was badly damaged. A detachment of our regiment 
 took position on the river at an old frame house, which its occu 
 pants had apparently just left. During the night the house was 
 found to contain eggs, butter, flour, and other good things, and 
 our men went to work to have a feast, lighting the fires and 
 making a big light. The window facing our artillery was pretty 
 soon saluted by our shells, the house being taken for one of the 
 enemy s gun-boats. On sending word to our guns the fire ceased, 
 happily without injury to any one, and the men completed their 
 cooking operations. The next morning this house became a 
 regular target for the guns at Fort Gray, and after a few shots 
 the house was totally ruined and one of our company (Delaware 
 McMinn) was killed, and several wounded, after which the rest 
 of us made our way back to the regiment. 
 
 On the next day, in the evening, we were sent around to the 
 right, marching about six miles, and halted in front of Fort 
 Wessells, located one thousand yards from the town, and com 
 manding the main road. Arriving after dark, we were placed 
 in position to support Hoke s brigade, which commenced an 
 unsuccessful charge on the fort, the defences of the fort being 
 of such nature that it was impossible for the men to get in it. 
 The enemy used hand grenades, together with the firing, to 
 which the gunboats added with their big shells, making streaks 
 of fire through the air, produced a beautiful illumination to view. 
 Hoke s brigade being withdrawn, our brigade was deployed in 
 a skirmish line encircling the fort; after which, General Dearing 
 placed the Fayette Artillery in position close to the stubborn fort, 
 and the artillery boys did their duty well. Their shells completely 
 raked the whole top of the fort off, and the garrison was glad to 
 surrender after being subjected to this terrible fire for about half 
 an hour. During all this time the huge shells of the gunboats were 
 flying about us ; one of the caissons of the Fayette Artillery was 
 blown up, but the brigade came out without loss. The igth was 
 passed in reserve, skirmishing going on in our front, by which 
 one of our men was killed. During that night our iron-clad 
 
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 ram, Albemarle, arrived, and passing the forts, cleaned out the 
 enemy s gunboats, sinking several, after which it turned its atten 
 tion to the enemy in town. Early this morning our regiment 
 was deployed as skirmishers in front of Fort Williams. Ran 
 som s brigade succeeded in getting into town on the right of our 
 line, and driving the enemy through the town, forced them to 
 surrender to Hokes s men, which held the position on the left. 
 Fort Williams, the centre of the defences, held out a little longer, 
 but the contest soon became hopeless, the enemy s flag went 
 down and the town was ours. About 10 A. M. we entered the 
 town, stacked arms and helped ourselves to the good things 
 stored therein, it being the depot for the enemy s supplies 
 for the eastern part of North Carolina, who had no idea of our 
 intended visit. We supplied ourselves with new rifled muskets, 
 blankets and general outfit. Twenty-five cannons, several hundred 
 horses and wagons, and a large supply of commissary stores 
 were captured, also about sixteen hundred prisoners, consisting of 
 the Eighty fifth New York, One Hundred and Sixty-third Penn 
 sylvania, Sixteenth Connecticut, a negro regiment, and a bat 
 talion of artillery, all under command of General Wessell, who 
 was also captured. 
 
 It was quite amusing to see our men turning their war-bags (as 
 they called the haversacks) inside out, dropping the old corn 
 dodgers and pieces of rancid bacon in the streets, to make room 
 for cakes, preserves, pies and things, and going through the houses 
 so lately occupied by the enemy s officers and families, but now 
 all deserted, breaking the large mirrors to get a piece of looking- 
 glass, pulling the strings out of elegant pianos to hang the cups 
 on, and generally helping themselves to things that were useful 
 or useless to them. 
 
 Our losses in the regiment during the three days were: 
 Killed Privates Delaware McMinn, of Company D, and M. 
 Consadine, of Company C. Wounded Lieutenant J. A. Payne, 
 Company B ; Privates T. J. Robertson, Company D ; Wilson B. 
 Joseph and J. Belcher, of Company H. 
 
 At night went into camp about a mile and a half south of the 
 town. 
 
 On the 24th detailed to do guard duty in Plymouth. 25th. 
 Rejoined the brigade and marched to Jamesville. On the 26th 
 arrived near Washington, North Carolina. The next morning 
 
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 took position in line of battle to attack the works. While here 
 Lieutenant A. Blair, from our company, shot himself accidentally 
 with a pistol, seriously wounding himself in the leg; no fight, 
 however, took place, the enemy having left on our approach. 
 The Third Virginia regiment was left here to garrison the forts, 
 and only joined the brigade again in the following June. 28th. 
 Reached Toronto creek, and the next day arrived at Green 
 ville, where we halted until May 2d. Commenced the march 
 for Newberne, passed through Greenville and moved southeast 
 twenty- three miles. 3d. Crossed the Neuse river on pontoons 
 twelve miles below Kinston and camped at night on the banks 
 of the Trent river near Pollocksville. The next day crossed 
 the Trent river on pontoons, passed through Pollocksville and 
 arrived before Newberne. 
 
 On the 5th formed line of battle on Colonel Hill s farm. In 
 the evening the regiment was thrown out as skirmishers, under 
 Major Norton, and halted, where we had a good view of the 
 town; remained on picket duty near the river till the night of 
 the 6th. Preparations were in full progress to make a general 
 attack on the works, and already one of the forts, with sixty 
 prisoners, were in our hands, when orders came to return to 
 Kinston. 
 
 Our company being on picket, brought up the rear. Late in 
 the evening, commenced the march, which lasted most all 
 night, going through water and mud ; it being pitch dark, 
 the men kept shooting their guns off to see the way. Recrossed 
 the Trent river and halted near Pollocksville. yth. Marched 
 about sixteen miles and. halted near the Neuse river, about 
 twelve miles from Kinston, where we crossed on the 3d. The 
 8th, reached Kinston and halted near the bridge until the next 
 day, when we took the cars, passed Goldsboro , and traveling all 
 night reached Jarratt s Station during the morning of the loth ; 
 found the bridge destroyed, it having been burned by the 
 enemy on the 8th instant; had to march eleven miles to Stony 
 creek, where we again took the cars, which landed us in Peters 
 burg. 
 
 On our march through the city, we halted to receive a kind 
 welcome by the ladies of Petersburg, who fed us on the best 
 they could bring together; their treat was thankfully received. 
 
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 Our brigade coming at this time to Petersburg, when Butler, 
 with 30,000 men, was knocking at its gates, and the defenders 
 too few for resistance, caused a feeling of general relief among 
 the people. After a short halt we stopped for the night south of 
 the town. 
 
 On the nth we left our position near Swift creek, and after 
 passing a large force of the enemy we formed in line of battle 
 near Port Walthall Junction. On the I2th, marched to Half- Way 
 house on the turnpike, and halted there in close column. Formed 
 line of battle during a heavy shower of rain. In the evening, 
 moved to the outer line of works near the railroad, and later at 
 night marched to Drewry s Bluff, from which we moved to the 
 Broad Rock race course, near Manchester, where we halted in 
 line of breastworks expecting the enemy ; this, however, turned 
 out to be a false alarm, caused by the Militia cavalry from Rich 
 mond, who mistook for the enemy some men from our company 
 who were on a scout. Halted here till 12 o clock on the i4th, 
 when we started for the front. Took position near Rice s Station, 
 between the railroad and the turnpike, in breastworks. Fighting 
 was going on on our left, where the enemy made several unsuc 
 cessful attacks on our works. On the i5th, at 7 P. M., we moved 
 close to Drewry s Bluff, and halted in a piece of woods on the 
 left of the Stage road. 
 
 About daybreak the column was in motion. Moving on the 
 old Stage road (the extreme left of our line) we crossed Kings- 
 land s creek and formed in line of battle in a narrow valley, 
 shrouded in mist so dense that the eye could not pierce it, and we 
 were only aware that it was filled witty our friends preparing for 
 the desperate struggle ahead by the clear and distinct words of 
 commands from invisible officers marshalling an invisible host. 
 The column was formed as follows: Gracie s Alabama brigade in 
 front, our (Terry s or Kemper s) next, and Barton in the rear, 
 Major Boggs s battery on the right. The position of the enemy 
 was of great natural advantage, commanding an open field in 
 front of several hundred yards in extent, strengthened by breast 
 works. Now the line was formed, and General Gracie s voice 
 rang out, " Forward," and his men went ahead. Soon the scat 
 tering shots told of the skirmishers being busy, and then followed 
 the charge, and the musketry mingled with the reports of Boggs s 
 
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 artillery ; but when the Alabama brigade reached the front of the 
 enemy s works they came to a halt in a creek or swamp. Our 
 brigade had slowly been following them, the regiments moving in 
 the following order: On the right was the Twenty-fourth, next 
 the Eleventh, then ours (the First), and on the left was the Sev 
 enth. Gracie being unable to carry the works before him, called 
 for support on Colonel R. L. Maury, of the Twenty-fourth, and 
 that regiment came gallantly to his assistance ; next the Eleventh 
 went in, and then came our turn. We struck the point where the 
 Stage road crosses the works, and passed without opposition. 
 Marching about 100 yards down the road, we turned to the right 
 towards the firing, and found ourselves in rear of the enemy s 
 line. Coming across where their coffee was temptingly boiling, 
 we stopped and helped ourselves to a good cup of coffee, which 
 was a rare treat. After leaving the coffee-pots we struck a line of 
 men on our right, who, after some talk, surrendered without 
 firing, being completely taken by surprise. Meanwhile, the left 
 of our regiment drew the attention of the enemy further to their 
 front and lower down, who called out, "What regiment is that?" 
 On receiving the answer, "the First Virginia," they turned on us 
 with a volley at close range, which killed eight of our men. We 
 then charged down among them, and those we found surrendered. 
 The Seventh Virginia, which was ordered in after us, followed us, 
 making a still greater curve around the enemy s rear, and came 
 in on our left. General Heckman, who commanded the enemy s 
 line-at this point, rode up to them calling out, "Come on, boys; 
 we are driving them back," mistaking them for his reinforcements. 
 He was ordered to surrender; which he did, giving his sword to 
 Colonel C. C. Floweree, of that regiment Meanwhile, the 
 Twenty-fourth and Eleventh Virginia regiments, which made the 
 attack in front, had crossed, and assisted in the capture and defeat 
 of the enemy. Barton s brigade, which then came up, was sent 
 to the right, where the struggle was quite severe, especially with 
 Corse s brigade whose loss was very heavy. 
 
 The loss by Heckman s brigade, consisting of the Ninth New 
 Jersey, Twenty-third, Twenty- fifth and Twenty-seventh Massa 
 chusetts regiments alone, is stated by them as forty-two killed, 
 188 wounded, and 458 missing together, 688. Our loss was also 
 very heavy. The regiment lost ten killed and about twenty 
 wounded. 
 
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 The loss of our brigade, including the engagements until the 
 2oth, are put down at 321, which includes a few missing, viz : 
 
 KILLED. WOUNDED. 
 
 First Virginia, 12 25 
 
 Seventh Virginia, 2 37 
 
 Eleventh Virginia, 15 94 
 
 Twenty-fourth Virginia, 28 108 
 
 57 264 
 
 Our victory would have been complete if General Whiting, 
 who had charge of the army at Petersburg, had but done his 
 duty. By his failure to cooperate, we lost the opportunity to 
 capture Butler s whole army, but the practical result was to re 
 lieve Richmond and Petersburg from imminent danger, and cause 
 the enemy to retire to his base near Bermuda Hundreds. 
 
 The casualties of the regiment consisted of the following : 
 
 Company B. Killed : Corporals W. A. Stoaber and Jerry 
 Toomey; Private William H. Crigger. Wounded: Private 
 William A. Mallory. 
 
 Company C. Killed : Private Samuel Gillispie. 
 
 Company D. Killed : Private Archie Govan. Wounded : 
 Sergeant G. E. Craig ; Private W. W. Turner. Prisoner : 
 Private N. F. Wheat. 
 
 Company G Killed : Private Robert R. Walthall. Wounded : 
 Captain Eldridge Morris. Prisoner : Private A. Jeff. Vaughan. 
 
 Company H. Killed: Sergeant John W. Wynne; Corporal 
 J. A. Via. Wounded: Lieutenant W. E. Martin; Corporal R. 
 N. Dunn ; Private Morgan. 
 
 Company I. Killed : Privates A. Figner and C. A. Wills. 
 Wounded : Sergeant W. F. Terry ; Privates R. A. Ashby, M. 
 Hodges, and W. P. Smith. 
 
 Killed, ten; wounded, eleven; captured, two. 
 
 Those captured were carrying off prisoners, and mistook the 
 road, instead of going to our rear, they went to the front. 
 
 After the battle we formed a line partly in the captured works 
 and partly in new works erected by us, sending out our skirmish 
 ers well to the front, we halted here undisturbed the rest of the 
 day and the following night. The next morning we followed the 
 
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 enemy towards the Hewlett House and camped for the night at the 
 Friends House. On the i8th we were placed in a fort at the Hew 
 lett House, which was to be built so as to command the river at 
 that point. Two or three parties who were detailed for this pur 
 pose had been driven away by the enemy s gun-boats, when our 
 regiment and the Seventh Virginia were called on for this duty. 
 The parties which preceded us had gone to the point under cover 
 of darkness, but we moved to occupy it in the light of day and 
 in full view of the gunboats, which opened a terrific fire as we 
 crossed an open field. It was, however, not effective, as we rushed 
 to the position in open order, every man on his own hook. The 
 enemy then ranged their gunboats in position and concentrated 
 on us their fire for about eleven hours. Every species of missile 
 was hurled against us from eleven gunboats, while we were 
 unable to respond with a single shot. When we arrived in po 
 sition the lines for the fort were nearly marked out. We laid 
 aside our arms, "spades being trumps," and in a short time had 
 thrown out earth enough to afford us considerable protection. 
 The enemy used some very heavy ordnance, which frequently 
 buried the men so deep under the earth thrown in our trench by 
 the explosions, as to render it difficult for the mass of tired men 
 to rise out of it; but we held our position in spite of the enemy s 
 utmost efforts to dislodge us. Our losses were two killed and 
 several wounded from the regiment. Our loss was not as heavy 
 as in many other actions in which we were engaged, but it was a 
 trying time, peculiarly so, that we had to remain passive during 
 all that time. Darkness came and we left that awful pit looking 
 like a set of miners returning from the bowels of the earth. 
 Our casualties were as follows : 
 
 Killed: Private). R. Wesley; Corporal A. A. Chappell, Com 
 pany I. Wounded (most of them stunned by concussion) : 
 Private E. Priddy, Company D ; Sergeant R. E. Armstrong, 
 Lieutenant P. C. Cabell, Company H ; Captain B. F. Howard, 
 Privates E. G. Loving, G. W. Bowler, A. T. Minor, Company I. 
 
 The following- day we took position in line near the Clay 
 House, and in the evening marched towards Richmond, which we 
 reached on dawn of the 2Oth ; marched through the streets, each 
 regiment of the brigade bearing one of the captured flags taken 
 
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 at Drewry s Bluff. In the evening a part of the brigade, including 
 a portion of our regiment, got on board of a train and were sent 
 to Millford Station, where we arrived late that evening and halted 
 in the town for the night. About 10 o clock on the following day 
 the enemy s cavalry, Torbert s division, the advance guard of 
 Grant s army, appeared in sight, and we thinking them on a raid, 
 prepared to give them a warm reception. The part of our regi 
 ment present, about sixty men, were distributed in and around 
 the buildings. Major George F. Norton, the only field officer 
 present, took command, and J. R. Pollock, our Sergeant Major, 
 acted as Assistant Adjutant-General of all the forces. I 
 being the only non-commissioned officer from my company 
 present, had charge of the company, consisting of ten men, and 
 posted them in a blacksmith shop. The enemy noticing us, 
 halted a while, and then came charging down among us, but only 
 to be sent back from where he started. This was repeated sev 
 eral times, when they gave it up, having lost several of their men 
 and horses. They then dismounted, and being largely reinforced, 
 opened fire on us from their rifles and a battery they brought in 
 position. Major Norton now sent the Eleventh Virginia forward 
 over the open field to charge, and they succeeded in driving the 
 enemy some distance, but as the enemy s force grew larger and 
 their lines swept around us from river to river, we were ordered 
 to retire, which we did, with some loss, principally among the 
 men of the Eleventh, its loss being about sixty, mostly captured. 
 This action, as we afterwards discovered, was the cause of delaying 
 the whole of Grant s army, and it was the advance of the great 
 Northern host moving by the left flank from Spotsylvania we 
 had struck. The delay gave General Lee time to reach Hanover 
 Junction first and select his line. Major Norton and his men 
 were highly complimented by General Lee for the valuable ser 
 vice rendered by this action. After the fight we fell back in the 
 direction of Spotsylvania Courthouse about eight miles, when we 
 halted to rest. 
 
 The northern writers state that we were driven from rifle pits 
 and entrenchments ; this is an error. We had no protection but 
 the buildings, and there were no more entrenchments there then 
 than may be found to-day ; but our resistance may well have 
 made them believe that they were charging fortifications. 
 
 During the night a part of Lee s army passed us coming from 
 
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 Spotsylvania Courthouse. In the morning we fell in with the 
 rear guard and marched to Hanover Junction, where we were 
 welcomed by the rest of our brigade. On the 23d, marched to 
 Andersonville during the night, and threw up a line of works 
 during the following day in rear of A. P. Hill s corps with 
 shelling in our front. Halted here till the 2;th, when we left 
 at 10 o clock A. M., and made seventeen miles, during an 
 all day rain, and camped near Atlee s Station. In the even 
 ing of the following day we passed the station and marched 
 about twelve miles towards Hanovertown, and camped about 
 three miles north of Mechanicsville. On the evening of the 
 3Oth we marched for the line of entrenchments near Cold Har 
 bor, and at night the regiment was sent into the woods in 
 front of our lines to feel the enemy s position. It was so dark 
 that our line became mixed up with that of the enemy s, and a 
 scene of confusion ensued, the men not knowing friend from foe. 
 When we got out of the woods we noticed several Federals in our 
 ranks, which we claimed as prisoners ; they got there by mistak 
 ing our line for theirs. We met with no loss, and returned to the 
 works. On the evening of the 3ist we moved two miles to the 
 right. The next day (June ist) there was heavy fighting to our 
 right ; also on the 2d, when General Early had a fight in our 
 front, driving the enemy some distance ; the 3d, more skirmishing 
 in front, and heavy fighting on the right expected an attack ; 
 5th, more fighting in Kershaw s and Hoke s front on the right. 
 On the yth General Early s command drove in the enemy s 
 skirmish line, taking about 100 prisoners in our front. Our line 
 of pickets then advanced beyond that held by the enemy prior 
 to the fight. This was a great relief to our main line, which had 
 been subjected to the fire of the enemy s sharpshooters. The 
 pickets continued their firing, and there was plenty of target ex 
 ercise ; but these targets would shoot back, and there was usually 
 a very lively time on the picket line. Being on that duty one day 
 I counted no less than twelve bullets which struck the top log of 
 my pit. One bullet happened to strike just as I was about to 
 shoot, and the splinters of wood from the log it hit gave me a 
 black eye for weeks after. Private H. C. Bowe, of Company D, 
 was also wounded here. On the i2th we were subjected to an enfi 
 lading fire of artillery. The next morning (the i3th) we found the 
 enemy had left our front and were moving towards the river. At 
 8 A. M. we started, marching in a parallel line with the enemy, 
 
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 passing over the old battle ground of Gaines s Mill ; crossed the 
 Chickahominy river over McClellan s bridge, near Seven Pines, 
 and halted near the battlefield of Frazier s Farm. On the I5th, 
 marched up the Darbytown road, and after a short march camped 
 for the night. On the next morning (the i6th) we started at day 
 break; marched to Chaffin s Bluff and crossed the James river on 
 a pontoon bridge. Passing over the battleground of Drewry s 
 Bluff we got on the Petersburg turnpike, and nearly reached Port 
 Walthall Junction. When quietly marching along, the head of 
 the column was suddenly fired into by the enemy, who had pos 
 session of the road. We (Pickett s division) were then formed 
 in line of battle on the turnpike, and sending out our skirmishers 
 commenced to drive the enemy, and at night succeeded in regain 
 ing our first line of works, which had been vacated that morning 
 by our troops having been called off to meet Grant s army at 
 Petersburg, leaving only one cavalry regiment, which was unable 
 to hold the enemy in check. The next day commenced with 
 heavy skirmish firing. One of our men (Nobles, of Company 
 C), had the canteens of water he was carrying shot through, and 
 mistaking the water running down his unmentionables for blood 
 cried out for the ambulance to carry him off, which resulted in a 
 good laugh on finding out how he was shot. About 4 o clock 
 P. M. we commenced a charge along the whole line, we charging 
 near the Clay house, and the whole of our outer line was recov 
 ered ; not, however, without some loss. The regiment s loss in 
 wounded was as follows : 
 
 Corporal G. L. Meenley, Privates Thomas W. Taylor, E. 
 Priddy, Company D ; Private G. E. Redford, Company H ; Pri 
 vates J. K. Yancy and J. H. James, Company I. 
 
 It afterwards appeared that General Lee did not intend to carry 
 on the attack to such an extent, and he had sent his aides to stop 
 the charge, but he was, well satisfied with the result. He wrote 
 the following letter to General Anderson after the charge : 
 
 " General, I take great pleasure in presenting to you my congratula 
 tion upon the conduct of the men of your corps. I believe that they 
 will carry anything they are put against. We tried very hard to stop 
 Pickett s men from capturing the breastworks of the enemy, but couldn t 
 do it. I hope his loss has been small. 
 
 (Signed.) R. E. LEE, General. 
 
 Official: G. M. SORREL, Lieutenant-Colonel, 
 
 Acting Adjutant-General. 
 For Major- General G. A. Pickett, Commanding Division." 
 
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 After taking the works, there was some heavy skirmishing 
 in the thick woods in front of our position done that night, and 
 the next day. During the morning a charge was made by our 
 skirmish line, in which J. C. Keiningham was taken prisoner. 
 
 About the middle of the day we moved to the right. On the 
 i gth continued the movement to the right, and halted near Swift 
 Creek. Same evening moved back to our position occupied in 
 the morning, and relieved Davis s brigade, and remained here 
 doing picket duty and fortifying till the 3Oth, when we moved 
 about half a mile to the right. The regiment, during this time 
 received a good many recruits ; some of them made excellent 
 soldiers, but many were of no use at all, and should not have 
 been sent into the field. Some of them looked like they had 
 been resurrected from the grave, after laying therein for twenty 
 years or more. 
 
 On the i6th of August our regiment, together with the Elev 
 enth and Nineteenth, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel 
 Langley, from our regiment, were ordered to the north of James 
 river. Crossed at Drewry s Bluff and camped near Chaffin s 
 farm that night. The next day moved along the line of works, 
 which was principally held by the Richmond militia, all day. 
 While at rest, General Lee came riding up, and inquired what 
 troops we were, and upon being told a part of Pickett s division, 
 consisting of the First, Eleventh and Nineteenth Virginia regi 
 ments, he said, "All right, I know these men, and they will do 
 their duty." 
 
 Late on the i8th we relieved Wright s brigade at Fussell s 
 Mills, where part of us worked on the breastworks and the 
 rest stood guard all night, awaiting an attack in a driving rain. 
 Early the next morning we saw the enemy, posted right in our 
 front on the other side of the millpond, and opened a corres 
 pondence with him ; that is, we told them not to fire, as they 
 had Pickett s division in their front, to which they cheerfully 
 agreed. One of them was heard to call : " Don t you want to 
 swap the New York Herald for the Richmond Examiner?" 
 To which Pat Woods, from our side, replied : "And have the 
 Herald taken back to New York and let him print the truth in 
 it and we will swap with you ; " which was greeted with laughter, 
 in which the Yanks heartily joined. Pretty soon we mingled 
 together, exchanging papers, tobacco and coffee, and not a shot 
 
54 WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 was fired on that part of the line, to the great astonishment of the 
 militia, which were halted in reserve. On the following morning 
 we found the enemy gone from our front, and we commenced 
 our return march to our camp near Port Walthall, which we 
 reached late on the 2oth. 
 
 September I4th, moved into a new line of works in our rear; 
 strengthened works and built winter quarters. 
 
 On the 1 8th of October, one of the Seventh regiment men was 
 shot in rear of our company s quarters for deserting. After the 
 volley was fired, it was found all of the six balls had gone through 
 the centre of his breast and entered the stake to which he was 
 tied, cutting it half in two. 
 
 November 28th. On this morning we discovered that the 
 enemy s pickets consisted of negro troops. We had, prior to 
 this event, been on the most friendly terms with the enemy s 
 skirmishers. Trading for coffee and exchanging papers were 
 daily occurrences, but this morning, seeing the black faces in 
 our front, not over three hundred yards off, put a stop to peace 
 and harmony. About a dozen of us went for them. Taking 
 our rifles, and without firing a shot, we started for the black line 
 with a yell, and when they saw us coming there was a stampede 
 along the whole line. Dropping their guns, blankets, canteens 
 and almost everything that was not on their backs, they did not 
 stop running until they reached the main line. We gathered 
 up everything that was useful and returned without a scratch to 
 our line. 
 
 January 8th, 1865, moved to the extreme left of the line near 
 the Hewlett House. On the 22d our gun-boats came down to the 
 Hewlett House battery, after passing the enemy s forts, and 
 started towards City Point. In the attempt to pass the obstruc 
 tions in our front all except one, the Fredericksburg, ran aground. 
 She succeeded in doing considerable damage to the enemy s 
 vessels. During that night a heavy demonstration was made 
 by our troops, and the next day the enemy s monitors arrived 
 and opened on our ironclads, which were aground in the river. 
 A small wooden gun- boat, the Drewry, was blown up by them. 
 The firing was quite lively, the forts also, on both sides, taking a 
 hand in it. About the middle of the day our boats succeeded, 
 without material loss, in retiring to the rear of Fort Howlett, and 
 and at night they returned towards Richmond. 
 
WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 55 
 
 February 2oth, the regiment met and passed the following res 
 olutions, which shows the spirit of the men, who were ready to 
 "do and die for their country s sake." Lieutenant-Colonel Lang- 
 ley acted as chairman, and Lieutenant Jones as secretary : 
 
 At a meeting of the officers and men of the First Virginia infantry, 
 Terry s brigade, Pickett s division, held at their camp near the Hewlett 
 House on the isth of February, 1865, for the purpose of expressing their 
 sentiments and determination to devote all of their energy to the prose 
 cution of the war, the following resolutions were adopted : 
 
 Resolved, That to the humiliating propositions for peace made by 
 President Lincoln to our companions, we enter our indignant protest ; 
 that while we would be rejoiced to stop the effusion of blood and the 
 desolation of our country, we will assent to no terms short of indepen 
 dence and separate nationality. 
 
 Resolved, That inasmuch as we have tendered the olive branch to our 
 foes, which they have trampled in the dust, no alternative is left us but 
 to defend our homes, our property and lives, as long as the foot of a 
 vandal pollutes the soil of the South. 
 
 Resolved, That while recognizing our dependence on Almighty God, 
 who defends the cause of the just, we again dedicate ourselves to the 
 cause. Again we unfurl a banner which we have borne from Bull Run 
 to Bermuda Hundreds, and again we swear to " die freemen rather than 
 slaves." 
 
 Resolved, That we hail with pleasure the appointment of R. E. Lee 
 General-in-Chief; that we have an abiding confidence in his judgment, 
 patriotism and valor, and wherever he orders we will go with joyful 
 acclamation. 
 
 Resolved, That the people at home be exhorted to sustain the army, 
 to drive back the skulker, to aid in feeding and clothing the soldiers, to 
 send the best men into councils of the nation, that energy and ability 
 may be infused into the different departments, State and Confederate. 
 
 Resolved, That though disaster and gloom now hovers over us, we 
 believe all things will be so ordered in the coming campaign, that our 
 wrongs will be avenged, our rights secured, and those who now claim 
 us as slaves will own us as victors. 
 
 Resolved, That we would hail with acclamation the enrolment into 
 our armies of Negro troops; we therefore recommend to our repre 
 sentatives in Congress assembled, to use their endeavors for the imme 
 diate accomplishment of that end. 
 
 February 24th, moved back to the right of the line near Swift 
 Creek. About eighty recruits were added to the regiment, who, 
 
56 WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 together with the detailed men returned to their respective com 
 panies by the orders of General Lee, filled some of the gaps in 
 our ranks. The detailed men, as a general thing, did not relish 
 this change much. 
 
 J. R. Steger, a member of Company D, who met with this fate, 
 expressed his feelings in the following lines, which he called 
 
 "THE BOMB-PROOF S LAMENT." 
 
 With all my heart, I hate to part, 
 
 For I m not happy to be free ; 
 And it will surely break my heart 
 
 To send me back to Company D. 
 
 We had a snug detail together; 
 
 But Uncle Bob has clipped our wings, 
 And spring will be but gloomy weather 
 
 If doomed to fight old Grant in spring. 
 
 Farewell ! and when some sickly fellow 
 Shall claim this bomb-proof I resign, 
 
 And three miles in the rear discover 
 What ease and safety once were mine, 
 
 I think I should be sweetly blest 
 
 If you for me then would apply ; 
 And tell the General and the rest 
 
 He suits not half so well as I. 
 
 About twenty-eight of the recruits, or conscripts, were from 
 Wythe county. They formed a company by themselves, as 
 Company K, under Lieutenant W. M. Lawson, who had lost his 
 arm while gallantly carrying the colors at Gettysburg. 
 
 Among the conscripts was a Russian named Lesafki, who was 
 remarkable for his great appetite. He could never get enough 
 to eat, though he would eat almost anything, ever watching around 
 wherever there was anything to be had, especially at General 
 Terry s quarters, where he became a familiar object when cooking 
 time arrived. It was usual for several of the men in each com 
 pany to form a mess, and in drawing rations one of the mess would 
 draw the rations for all. Now, poor Lesafki lived by and for 
 himself alone, and in drawing rations he would see the men come 
 up and draw five, six, or seven rations each, and he would only 
 get one. Not understanding that they drew the rations for the 
 
WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 57 
 
 whole mess, made him think that he was unjustly treated, and he 
 used to complain bitterly, saying (naming- the men): A. gets five 
 breads, B., six breads, C, five breads, and naming himself last, 
 Lesafki, one. A., five meats, B., six meats, C, five meats, 
 Lesafki, bone. But we had more reasonable grounds for com 
 plaint against him. Whenever he was on picket duty he would 
 blaze away at every man who would attempt to pass his post, 
 which caused the men to be somewhat shy of him, until some 
 one had the happy idea of silencing his gun by driving a tack in 
 the nipple and breaking it off. At a subsequent skirmish Lesafki 
 was seen to take aim and pull trigger. Pop, pop went the caps, 
 but the gun was no go ; it only served as amusement for the boys 
 who stood watching the fun. 
 
 With the exception of a few skirmishes in which we partici 
 pated (two of these occurred during- the night, Sergeant J. Q. 
 Figg and myself receiving slight wounds), we had a quiet time 
 on the skirmish line. Drilling, guard and picket duty, and 
 working on the fortifications, were our principal occupation. 
 
 On these cold mornings could be heard the voice of our Ser 
 geant-Major, A. J. Simpson, " Turn out here, men, for shivering 
 and frizzing," which was meant for the fatigue detail to work on 
 the chevaux de frise in front of the works. About this time the 
 men had learned the value of being protected by the shelter of 
 earthworks, and they could and did do a lot of that work. While 
 around Petersburg and in full view of our camp, the shells were 
 chasing each other through the air, making a beautiful but some 
 times dangerous display for the participants. At night the sight 
 was a brilliant exhibition of fire- works. 
 
 March 5th. Our (Pickett s) division was relieved by Mahone s 
 division, and put into the field for active duty. The commence 
 ment of our move was the starting point of new troubles. After 
 halting near the Petersburg turnpike, within two miles of Ches 
 ter Station, a cold rain came down and continued for two days. 
 
 On the 8th General Pickett held a grand review of his di 
 vision. The next day we marched to Manchester, and the fol 
 lowing day, the loth, we passed through Richmond and halted 
 in the outer line of works near the Brook road. The next 
 morning moved along the line of works to the Nine-Mile road, 
 and the following day returned to the position near the Brook 
 road. 
 
58 WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 On the I4th we started about 12 o clock, and marched within 
 four miles of Ashland, where we halted in line of battle. Gen 
 eral Longstreet was in command of the force of which our di 
 vision was the main part. On the next day the Fifteenth Virginia 
 regiment had a sharp skirmish with Sheridan s cavalry at Ash 
 land. At night we were changing our position, moving about 
 towards the right, and halting every once in awhile, awaiting an 
 attack. The next day we reached the Pamunkey river, and built 
 a bridge, but our pursuit after the enemy s cavalry was useless, 
 as they had disappeared for other parts, and we returned to the 
 lines near the Nine-Mile road. 
 
 On the 23d there was another grand review of Pickett s divi 
 sion by General Longstreet. 
 
 On the 25th we marched to Richmond, and took the train on 
 the Petersburg road for Dunlop s Station, near which place we 
 camped until the evening of the 29th, when we were ordered to 
 the right flank of Lee s army. Marched to the Appomattox 
 river, which we crossed on the pontoon bridge five miles above 
 Petersburg. Here the three brigades, Stewart s, Corse s and 
 ours (Terry s) took the cars for Sutherland Station, on the 
 Southside railroad, but ours and the Seventh regiment, as was 
 our usual luck, had to walk most of the way that night, and halted 
 near Sutherland s Tavern, on the Cox road, in a drizzling rain. 
 Before daybreak the next morning we were again on the march, 
 and crossing Hatcher s Run, we marched to the extreme right of the 
 lines near Five Forks, where our regiment and the Seventh were 
 thrown out to drive off the enemy s cavalry, who were occupying 
 this position. This we did in a handsome style. At night we 
 were placed on picket duty at this point. On the morning of the 
 3ist we moved on towards the right, in direction of Dinwiddie 
 Courthouse. Found the enemy in heavy force at the crossing of 
 Chamberlayne s Creek, engaged with Fitz. Lee s cavalry. Our 
 brigade, the Third Virginia regiment, in front, effected a crossing 
 somewhat higher up, not, however, without heavy loss to that 
 regiment, the men having to wade the deep creek, on the 
 other side of which the enemy was posted behind works. We 
 followed in pursuit of the enemy, who made several stands, and 
 succeeded in driving him within a mile of Dinwiddie Courthouse, 
 where we came to a halt at night. Our loss was slight. During 
 the day Sergeant J. P. Perrin, of our company, was shot through 
 
WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 59 
 
 the head, and died a few weeks afterwards from the effects of his 
 wounds, and Private J. R. Atkinson, of Company G, was wounded. 
 
 General Pickett learning that a heavy infantry force was coming 
 to the support of Sheridan s cavalry, which we had been fighting, 
 we were ordered to return. Started about 2 o clock on the fol 
 lowing morning. April ist, reached Five Forks, where we were 
 placed in line of battle ; throwing up some breastworks, just get 
 ting ready to fix up something to eat, when we were attacked by 
 the enemy s cavalry in front. The first notice of the enemy s 
 appearance was given by some of our skirmishers running in, 
 who reported the enemy had gobbled up nearly the whole of 
 Company "C," which company was on the skirmish line at the 
 time. Lieutenant R. McC. Jones, who had charge of them, had 
 just returned with a request that the line be reformed, it having 
 been placed in an exposed position, and thereby escaped cap 
 ture. After finishing our skirmish line the cavalry charged our 
 main line ; but here they met with a bloody repulse. Crenshaw s 
 battery, Pegram s battalion, which was posted just at the crossing 
 of the roads, did effective work. Thus the enemy s cavalry was 
 forced to keep a respectful distance. 
 
 Meanwhile, Warren s corps of infantry had succeeded in break 
 ing our lines between our position and Petersburg, and gotten in our 
 rear and on our left flank. Our brigade was then withdrawn from 
 the line and made to face the enemy s infantry. Charging them 
 with a yell, which could be heard for miles, we succeeded in driving 
 them some distance, but our ranks were too thin to stand the 
 heavy masses of the enemy s lines, and we were obliged to retire. 
 Our loss was mostly in prisoners; about eighty- five men were 
 captured, one man was killed (J. Wade, of Company H), and a 
 few wounded from the regiment. 
 
 PRISONERS. 
 
 Field and Staff. Assistant Surgeon Dr. Sargent. 
 
 Company B. Sergeant). L. Littlepage; Corporal W. J. Car 
 ter. 
 
 Company C. Corporal R. C. Price (wounded) ; Privates W. 
 H. Brock, J. Bell, James Corcoran, Thomas Collins, H. W. Col 
 lins, W. G. Collins ; Corporal L. Carrol ; Privates Willis Clarke, 
 
60 WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 W. H. Crenshaw, M. H. Gary, J. D. Clarke, James Edwards, J. 
 M. Gravely, J. H. Goulden, W. P. Ingram, Ab. Jones, J. W. 
 Johnson, Otto Lesafki, P. McCauley, James McCrossen, B. J 
 McCary, E. R. Maiden, W. D. Miles, Thomas Murphy, M. Nolan, 
 B. R. Nobles, F. R. Noel, G. W. Pollard, A. E. Powell, J. E. 
 Scammel, G. R. Self, T. A. Thorp, A. Truman, James Thomas, 
 J. W. Tillman, N. J. Williams, E. L. White, H. L. Williams. 
 
 Company D. Sergeants J. H. Kepler, C. T. Loehr; Privates 
 W. J. Armstrong, J. N. Andrews, H. C. Bowe, J. G. Braton, J. 
 Draper, J. T. Farmer, D. R. Foushee, P. P. Fuqua, B. K. Gar- 
 ratt, J. Harris, W. P. Mahone, C. L. Nelson, A. Moss, C. M. Sub- 
 lett, C. Wheeley, S. L. Wingfield. 
 
 Company G. Sergeants Geo. W. Ball, Wm. H. Dean, Thos. 
 W. Hay; Privates Ed. C. Gary (wounded), W. A. Wood. 
 
 Company H. Lieutenant P. C. Cabell ; Sergeant Thomas S. 
 Riddick ; Privates John Lawson (wounded), N. Bernstein, W. H. 
 Duerson, G. A. Nolting, J. J. Sinnott. 
 
 Company L Sergeant John T. Crew, W. T. White (wounded) ; 
 Privates J. L. Ashworth, C. H. Chappell, Harvey Hodges, J. C. 
 Head. 
 
 This list is not complete, but contains only such names as the 
 writer has been able to obtain by information. 
 
 The majority of the prisoners were sent to Point Lookout, I 
 among this lot, where they arrived on the 5th after a wearisome 
 march of over sixty miles to City Point, and thence by boat. What 
 we here suffered cannot be described. When we landed we were 
 stripped of our overcoats, blankets, oil-cloths, and most of our bag 
 gage, which was kicked into the water by the Federal Sergeants 
 who searched us, for the reason that it was United States property, 
 which was true in most cases, for we were armed and clothed by 
 the Federal government, by the battles we had won. After 
 being deprived of nearly all we had to keep us warm, we were 
 put into the bull-pen, as it was called. There were over 23,000 
 prisoners at Point Lookout at that time, and this number was 
 still further swelled from the prisoners captured on Lee s retreat. 
 The water, the principal substance for a prisoner, was all brackish, 
 owing to the land being only a few feet above the level of the 
 bay, and the food was wholly insufficient. There was little 
 
WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 6l 
 
 or no medicine for the sick. Over 6,800 men died at this 
 prison.* It was not till the middle of June that the United 
 States government saw fit to commence to release us. A more 
 miserable looking set of men could hardly be produced on an 
 exhibition. Some of the men were sent to Newport News, and 
 others to Hart Island and other prisons ; the officers were for 
 warded to Johnson s Island. 
 
 As to the rest of our regiment, they who were forced to fallback 
 at Five Forks, where they succeeded, after rallying on Corse s 
 brigade, which occupied the right of our line, in maintaining their 
 position, and during the night they were further reinforced by 
 Hunton s brigade, which came from Petersburg. 
 
 Early on the morning of the 2d of April, the command 
 marched about twelve miles, and halted at Exeter Mills, on the 
 Appomattox river, thence the division, about 2,200 strong, 
 moved to Deep Creek, which was reached that night, and after a 
 short halt continued the retreat, without rations. With the excep 
 tion of about sixty pounds of meal, which our Commissary-Ser 
 geant managed to get hold of, which being distributed gave every 
 man in the regiment about half a pound of bread, there was 
 nothing to be had. Then came the report of the destruction of 
 Richmond ; still the men struggled aiong, hoping against hope, 
 going they knew not and most of them cared not where. 
 
 On the night of the 5th the command reached Sailors Creek 
 and formed in line of battle, throwing up temporary breastworks. 
 The next morning Sheridan s cavalry made several attacks. The 
 fighting continued until evening, when the enemy s infantry made 
 its appearance in front, while the cavalry swept around our 
 flanks, and thus our little command was entirely surrounded, 
 and Lieutenant-Colonel F. H. Langley surrendered the regiment. 
 Just before the surrender Corporal N. T. Earnest, of Company B, 
 was killed; also Captain Harris, of General Terry s staff. A few 
 others were wounded. Below is a partial list of those cap 
 tured in the regiment : 
 
 * Among these were W. H. Deane, of Company "G," whose songs 
 had brought life into the men when nearly exhausted on many a weary 
 march. A. Moss (our company cook), and J. Harris, both of Company 
 D, and Private J. W. Gravitt, Company B, also found their untimely end 
 here. At Newport News, Private T. R. Hoffman died. 
 
62 WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 Field and Staff Lieutenant-Colonel F. H. Langley ; Major 
 G. F. Norton. 
 
 Company B. Captain T. H. Davis; Lieutenant L. S. Robins; 
 Sergeants B. M. Crow, John Q. Figg; Corporal M. P.Buchanan; 
 Privates J. W. Cauthorn, G. R. Heath, Charles Mitchell, J. W. 
 Gravitt, J. A. Green. 
 
 Company C. Sergeant Pat. Woods. 
 
 Company D. Captain E. P. Reeve; Sergeant G. E. Craig; 
 Privates Meyer Angle, Thomas W. Traylor, R. H. Redman, C. L. 
 Pettit, W. R. Wilkins, W. A. Westmoreland. 
 
 Company G. Captain Eldridge Morris ; Lieutenant W. T. 
 Woody; Corporal John Allen; Privates E. C. Atkins, Peter 
 Blunt, J. Ryland Epps, C. W. Gentry, A. Jeff. Vaughan. 
 
 Company H. Sergeant R. H. Norvell; Privates J. Belcher, 
 Ro. E. Dignum, Thomas Mouring, William Belcher. 
 
 Company L Corporal E. G. Loving; Privates T. R. Hoffman, 
 F. R. Pugh, Robert J. Smith, W. P. Smith. 
 
 Company K* Lieutenant W. M. Lawson. 
 
 A few who were not in line at the time the regiment was 
 captured, and those that were with the wagons ahead, escaped, 
 straggling along until they reached Appomattox Courthouse, be 
 hind whose hills the Confederate stars went down to rise no 
 more. 
 
 I give below a list of the men who surrendered at Appomattox 
 Courthouse with General Lee. The list was furnished by the 
 War Department at Washington : 
 
 Andrew J. Simpson, Sergeant-Major in command ; William 
 Harper Deane, Quartermaster-Sergeant; Elias P. Hudgins, Ord 
 nance-Sergeant ; James Stagg, John F. Snyder, George C. Han 
 cock, George W. Earnest, John N. Johnson, privates, Company 
 B; Thomas A. Howard, John F. Wheeley, Lamuel R. Wing- 
 field, James P. Mahane, privates, Company D; Private John 
 K. Wilkinson, Company G ; Private Robert E. Womack, Com 
 pany H ; Martin Oeters, James A. Jordan, H. S. Carter, pri 
 vates, Company I. In all, seventeen men. 
 
 *This company was formed from recruits sent us from Wythe county. 
 I have not been able to get a list of the men. 
 
WAR HISTORY OF THE OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 63 
 
 These were the last of the " Old First," in the war between 
 the States. 
 
 I conclude my sketch with an extract from General James L. 
 Kemper s farewell address to his old brigade of May 2d, 1864 : 
 
 "It is the most painful duty of my life to sever the relations 
 which for three years have harmoniously united us ; which have 
 carried us together through memorable and fiery trials, and have 
 bound you to my heart with ties stronger than hooks of steel. 
 No portion of our armies will present to the world more splendid 
 annals of valor than the First, Third, Seventh, Eleventh, and 
 Twenty -fourth, regiments of Virginia infantry. Let us ever re 
 member, also, as honored comrades, though now separated from us, 
 the noble Seventeenth Virginia, identified with us by two years of 
 common toils and achievements. It were enough of honor to 
 have shared the fortunes of any of these regiments. Any soldier 
 might well be proud to possess the command of them all. Stouter 
 heroes have not trod the field of battle. In your torn flags, your 
 scarred persons, your rolls of gallant dead, you bear memorials 
 of a long succession of glorious conflicts ; from the smoke and 
 fire of not one of them have you emerged without honor." 
 
LIST OF MEMBERS, 
 
 1861-1865. 
 
 Ahern, Cornelius, 
 
 Ainsko, Joseph, 
 
 Ainsko; John, 
 
 Ainsko, Joseph, 
 
 Albertson, A. E., 
 
 Alexander, Lawrence, 
 
 Allan, William G., Captain and Q. 
 
 Allen, George W., Jr., 
 
 Allen, James, 
 
 Allen, John E., 
 
 Allen, John, 
 
 Allen, Ro. B., 
 
 Alluisi, Julian, 
 
 Alport, John F., 
 
 Anderson, H. T., 
 
 Anderson, W. N,, 
 
 Andrew, J. N., 
 
 Angle, J. B., 
 
 Angle, Meyer, 
 
 Archer, James W., Lieutenant, 
 
 Armstrong, J. H., 
 
 Armstrong, R. E., Sergeant, 
 
 Armstrong, William J., 
 
 Armstrong, William R., 
 
 Arzberger, Charles, 
 
 Asher, Louis, 
 
 Ashby, B. F., 
 
 Ashby, H. C, 
 
 Ashby, Robert, 
 
 Ashby, R. A., 
 
 Ashworth, John, 
 
 Atkins, E. C., 
 
 Atkinson, John, 
 
 Atkinson, J. Rosser, 
 
 Ayres, J-. T., 
 
 Alrich, W. A., Chaplain, 
 
 Ball, George W., Sergeant, 
 
 First year, Co. C. 
 
 1861-63, I- 
 
 1861-63, I. 
 
 1861-62, killed, I. 
 
 During the war, G. 
 
 First year, E. 
 M., First year, F. & S. 
 
 1861, discharged, G. 
 
 1861, discharged, I. 
 
 1861, killed, B. 
 
 During the war, G. 
 
 1861, discharged, G. 
 
 First year, K. 
 
 During the war, G. 
 
 1861, discharged, I. 
 
 During the war, H. 
 
 1863, to the end, D. 
 During the war, D. 
 
 1864, to the end, D. 
 1861, resigned, B. 
 1861, discharged, G. 
 During the war, H. 
 During the war> D. 
 1861, discharged, G. 
 First year, K. 
 1861, discharged, H. 
 During the war, G. 
 1861, detached, G. 
 1861, discharged, G. 
 1863, to the end, I. 
 1863, to the end, I: 
 During the war, G. 
 
 1861, G. 
 During the war, G. 
 1861-1864, detached, I. 
 
 1862, F. & S. 
 During the war, G. 
 
LIST OF MEMBERS OF OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 Ball, William, 
 
 Ballentine, J. W., 
 
 Balliew, T. W. 
 
 Balliew, William T., 
 
 Ballow, Henry C., Lieutenant, 
 
 Banks, Sol., 
 
 Barker, John R., 
 
 Barker, William N., 
 
 Barnes, M. A., 
 
 Barry, James, 
 
 Bass, W. U., 
 
 Bates, Joseph W., 
 
 Bauman, C., Lieutenant, 
 
 Beale, C. D., Sergeant, 
 
 Beale, John H., 
 
 Beazley, R., 
 
 Belcher, I., 
 
 Belcher, William, 
 
 Belesario, E., 
 
 Bell, Jeremiah, 
 
 Bell, , 
 
 Bergmeier, B., 
 Bernaugh, G. D., 
 Betts, R. S., Corporal, 
 Berry, Alexander, 
 Bitzel, Adam, 
 Black, Robert, 
 
 Bladen, , 
 
 Blair, Ad., Lieutenant, 
 
 Blankenship, R., 
 
 Blanton, L. M., Lieutenant, 
 
 Blenkner, G., 
 
 Blenkner, Julius, 
 
 Blunt, Peter, 
 
 Bodeker, G. H., 
 
 Boggs, F. J., Captain, 
 
 Bohannan, William A., 
 
 Boland, John, 
 
 Boler, G. W, 
 
 Bolton, W., 
 
 Boltz, August, 
 
 Boltz, Henry, 
 
 Bonn, George E., 
 
 Bonn, Henry R., 
 
 Bonn, Joseph, Corporal, 
 
 Booker, , 
 
 1861, detached, 
 1861, detached, 
 1861-63, discharged, 
 
 1864, to the end, 
 During the war, 
 1862-63, in prison, 
 First year, 
 
 First year, 
 1861, killed, 
 First year, 
 1861, discharged, 
 During the war, 
 First year, 
 1861-62, killed, 
 1861, discharged, 
 1862, 
 
 1863, to the end, 
 1863, to the end, 
 1862, 
 
 1863, to the end, 
 
 1865, to the end, 
 First year, 
 First year, 
 j8"6i, detached, 
 First year, 
 
 1861, discharged, 
 1863, 
 
 First year, 
 1861-64, disabled, 
 
 1864, to the end, 
 During the war, 
 First year, 
 First year, 
 
 1865, to the end, 
 1862, 
 
 1861, resigned, 
 1861-62, died, 
 
 1861, detached, 
 
 1862, to the end, 
 First year, 
 1861, detached, 
 1861, detached, 
 First year, 
 First year, 
 First year, 
 1864, died, 
 
 Co. H. 
 
 H. 
 
 I. 
 
 I. 
 
 I. 
 
 H. 
 
 E. 
 
 E. 
 
 H. 
 
 E. 
 
 D. 
 
 D. 
 
 K. 
 
 B. 
 
 B. 
 
 D. 
 
 H. 
 
 H. 
 
 D. 
 
 C. 
 
 G. 
 
 K. 
 
 E. 
 
 H. 
 Drummer. 
 
 K. 
 
 G. 
 Drummer. 
 
 D. 
 
 D. 
 D. &C. 
 
 K. 
 
 K. 
 
 G. 
 
 B. 
 
 H. 
 
 B. 
 
 C. 
 
 I. 
 Drummer. 
 
 B. 
 
 B. 
 
 H. 
 , H. 
 
 H. 
 
 H. 
 
66 
 
 LIST OF MEMBERS OF OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 Bornickel, John W., 
 
 Bottoms, S. D., 
 
 Botzen, L., 
 
 Boucher, H., 
 
 Boucher, John, 
 
 Bowe, H. C., 
 
 Bowe, Nat. W., 
 
 Boyden, James J., 
 
 Boyle, D. Jackson, 
 
 Bradford, H., 
 
 Brannon, Frank, 
 
 Braton, J. G., 
 
 Braw, John, 
 
 Bray, James L., Sergeant, 
 
 Breeden, W. F., 
 
 Brissacher, C., 
 
 Bresnahan, M., 
 
 Bresnahan, M., 
 
 Bridgeford, D. B., Commissary, 
 
 Brighthaupt, G., 
 
 Brimmer, H., 
 
 Brock, W. H., 
 
 Brooks, Fayette, 
 
 Brooks, H., 
 
 Brotherton, D. H., 
 
 Brown, J.T., 
 
 Browne, T. S., 
 
 Brown, Theo., 
 
 Brown, Valentine, Jr., 
 
 Brunner, R., 
 
 Bryant, J. E., 
 
 Buchannan, M. P., Corporal, 
 
 Buchenan, Conrad, 
 
 Buchenan, Henry, 
 
 Buckley, James, 
 
 Buckley, William, 
 
 Birch, J. E., 
 
 Burch, George, 
 
 Burgess, A. A., 
 
 Burke, William J., 
 
 Burkhard, Henry, Corporal, 
 
 Burnett, J. W., 
 
 Burns, T. C., Sergeant, 
 
 Bernstein, N., 
 
 Burton, Ro. C., 
 
 First year, Co. K. 
 
 First year, D. 
 
 First year, K. 
 
 1861, detached, D. 
 
 First year, Band. 
 
 1864, to the end, D. 
 
 During the war, D. 
 
 First year, B. 
 
 First year, E. 
 
 First year, E. 
 First year, Drummer. 
 
 1863, to the last, D. 
 
 1861-62, died, K. 
 
 1861, discharged, H. 
 
 1861, discharged, D. 
 
 First year, K. 
 
 1863, killed, H. 
 1861, C. 
 1861, F & S. 
 First year, E. 
 1861, G. 
 
 1864, to the end, C. 
 1861, discharged, B. 
 1861-62, killed, I. 
 First year, H. 
 1861, discharged, H. 
 First year, E. 
 1861, detached, B. 
 First year, transferred, D. 
 1861, K. 
 
 1861, discharged, G. 
 During the war, B. 
 First year, K. 
 First year, K. 
 First year, Band. 
 During the war, C. 
 First year, E. 
 First year, Drummer. 
 
 1862, killed, I. 
 First year, C. 
 First year, K. 
 1861, B. 
 1861, discharged, C. 
 1864, to the end, H. 
 1861, discharged, D. 
 
LIST OF MEMBERS OF OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 6 7 
 
 Burton, H. W., Corporal, 
 Burton, Marion, 
 Butler, R. L , 
 
 Butler, , Assistant-Surgeon, 
 
 Butt, George, 
 
 Byrne, Ed., 
 
 Byron, John, 
 
 Cabell, P. C, Lieutenant, 
 
 Cabell, William M., 
 
 Caho, William A., Lieutenant, 
 
 Callahan, John E., 
 
 Camp, James W., 
 
 Carr, James V., 
 
 Carroll, Lawrence, Corporal, 
 
 Carter, C. C., 
 
 Carter, H. S., 
 
 Carter, R. L., 
 
 Carter, William J., Corporal, 
 
 Carey, M. H., 
 
 Carver, J. F., 
 
 Casey, Pat., 
 
 Castello, Tim., Corporal, 
 
 Cauthorn, J. W., 
 
 Chaddick,J.J, 
 
 Chaddick, Richard, Corporal, 
 
 Chamberlayne, E. H. Jr., Sergeant, 
 
 Chaney, , 
 
 Chappell, A. A., 
 Chappell, C. H., 
 Chappell, J. F., 
 Chappell, William T., 
 Charles, John H., Corporal, 
 Childress, Thad., 
 Childreyjohn H., 
 Chilton, William B., 
 Chockley, W. E., 
 Claggett, Maurice, 
 Clarke, H. C., 
 Clarke, J. D., 
 
 Clarke, John T., Sergeant, 
 Clarke, John T., 
 Clarke, S, 
 Clarke, Willis, 
 Clash, C. V., 
 Clayton, Allen O., 
 Clayton, R. J., 
 
 1861, transferred, 
 1864, to the end, 
 1861, discharged, 
 First year, 
 First year, 
 First year, 
 
 1863, to the last, 
 During the war, 
 1865, 
 
 1861-63, killed, 
 First year, 
 During the war, 
 First year, 
 During the war, 
 1861-62, killed, 
 
 1864, to the end, 
 1864, died, 
 During the war, 
 1863, to the end, 
 First year, 
 First year, 
 
 1861, discharged, 
 
 1862, to the end, 
 1861-62, disabled, 
 1861-63, killed, 
 1861, discharged, 
 1864, 
 
 1861-64, killed, 
 
 1863, to the end, 
 1861-63, died, 
 1861, 
 
 1861, discharged, 
 1861, discharged, 
 First year, 
 First year, 
 First year, 
 First year, 
 1861, discharged, 
 
 1864, to the end, 
 First year, 
 1861, 
 
 1863, 
 
 1864, to the end, 
 1861, discharged, 
 During the war, 
 1861, died, 
 
 Co. D. 
 
 H. 
 
 G 
 F. &S. 
 
 E. 
 
 C. 
 
 B. 
 
 H. 
 
 H. 
 
 I. 
 
 E. 
 
 H. 
 
 C. 
 
 C. 
 
 B. 
 
 I. 
 
 I. 
 
 B. 
 
 C. 
 
 E. 
 
 C. 
 
 C. 
 
 B. 
 
 H. 
 
 H. 
 
 D. 
 
 G. 
 
 I. 
 
 I. 
 
 I. 
 
 I. 
 
 B. 
 
 G. 
 
 B. 
 
 E. 
 
 D. 
 
 H. 
 
 H. 
 
 C. 
 
 E. 
 
 B. 
 
 I. 
 
 C. 
 . H. 
 
 H. 
 
 H. 
 
68 
 
 LIST OF MEMBERS OF OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 Cleary, James K., 
 
 Clifford, Thomas C., 
 
 Cobb, James H., Lieutenant, 
 
 Cole, W. H., 
 
 Collier, E. J., Jr., 
 
 Collins, Cor., 
 
 Collins, Thomas, 
 
 Collins, H. W, 
 
 Collins, M., 
 
 Collins, Thomas, 
 
 Collins, W. G., 
 
 Connor, James, 
 
 Connor, James, 
 
 Consadine, Michael, 
 
 Cook, J. C, 
 
 Cook, Stephen J., 
 
 Cook, William F., 
 
 Copenhofer, G. A., 
 
 Corcoran, James, 
 
 Cordle, R. E., 
 
 Cornick, George C., 
 
 Corr, G. W., 
 
 Costican, J. M., 
 
 Cox, , 
 
 Craddock, R. B., 
 
 Craig, George E., Sergeant, 
 
 Creamer, Patrick, 
 
 Cree, William E., 
 
 Creedins, C. W , 
 
 Crenshaw, T. E., 
 
 Crenshaw, W. H., 
 
 Crew, John T., Sergeant, 
 
 Cromwell, S. A., 
 
 Crow, B. M., Sergeant, 
 
 Crowe, D. N., 
 
 Crowe, George W., 
 
 Crump, Robert A., Corporal, 
 
 Crigger, W. H., 
 
 Cullen, J. S. D., Surgeon, 
 
 Cullingsworth, William H., 
 
 Cumby, Major, 
 
 Cummings, Pat., 
 
 Cunningham, F. D., Ass t Surgeon, 
 
 Dabney, J. E., 
 
 Dabney, V., 
 
 Daley, Mich., 
 
 First year, Co. E. 
 
 First year, C. 
 
 First year, resigned, B. 
 
 First year, E. 
 
 1861, discharged, D. 
 
 1861, discharged, I. 
 
 During the war, C. 
 
 1864, to the end, C. 
 
 1863, I. 
 
 First year, E. 
 
 1863, to the end, C. 
 1861, discharged, C. 
 First year, E. 
 1861-64, killed, C. 
 
 1864, to the end, D. 
 First year, E. 
 1861, discharged, G. 
 1861, H. 
 During the war, C. 
 
 1863, died, I. 
 1861, discharged, I. 
 
 1864, to the end, D. 
 1861, D. 
 1861, H. 
 1861, detached, G. 
 During the war, D. 
 First year, C. 
 First year, K. 
 First year, K. 
 First year, transferred, D. 
 
 1863, to the end, C. 
 During the war, I. 
 First year, E. 
 During the war, B. 
 1861, discharged, H. 
 1861, detached, D. 
 1861, discharged, G. 
 1862-64, killed, B. 
 1861, transferred, F. & S. 
 First year, G. 
 
 1864, D. 
 1861, discharged, C. 
 1861, transferred, F. & S. 
 1861-63, I. 
 1861, transferred, D. 
 1861, C. 
 
LIST OF MEMBERS OF OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 6 9 
 
 Daniel, John H., 
 
 Daniels, Joseph, 
 
 Dansey, John A., Corporal, 
 
 Davidge, J. B., 
 
 Davidson, E. F., 
 
 Davis, B. T, 
 
 Davis, E* M., 
 
 Davis, John R., 
 
 Davis, Richard T., 
 
 Davis, T. Herbert, Captain, 
 
 Davis, T. S., 
 
 Davis, Thomas K., 
 
 Davis, W. A., 
 
 Dawson, James, 
 
 Dawson, R. Joseph, 
 
 Dean, William H., Sergeant, 
 
 Dean, Wm. Harper, Sergeant, 
 
 DeBar, D., 
 
 Deekman, George F., Sergeant, 
 
 Degenhart, C. P., 
 
 Delamonte, L., 
 
 Delaway, W. H., 
 
 Denegri, J. B., 
 
 Dennis, S. C., 
 
 Dennis, James, 
 
 Devoux, J. F., 
 
 Diacont, Adam, 
 
 Diacont, Philip, 
 
 Diacont, Wolfgang, 
 
 Dick, John T., 
 
 Dignum, R. E., 
 
 Dilger, Joseph, 
 
 Doll, John, 
 
 Donahoe, John, Lieutenant, 
 
 Donahoe, Charles R., 
 
 Dooley, James H., 
 
 Dooley, John, Major, 
 
 Dooley, John E., Captain, 
 
 Doran, Phillip, Sergeant, 
 
 Dorin, Michael B., Sergeant, 
 
 Dove, Robert, 
 
 Doyle, Benjamin, 
 
 Draper, John, 
 
 Driscoll, James W., 
 
 Dubel, Henry, 
 
 Duerson, W. H., 
 
 5 
 
 During the war, 
 1862, to the end, 
 First year, 
 First year, 
 
 1862, to the end, 
 1861, discharged, 
 
 1863, to the end, 
 First year, 
 
 1861, discharged, 
 During the war, 
 First year, 
 First year, 
 1861, transferred, 
 1864, 
 
 First year, 
 During the war, 
 During the war, 
 First year, 
 First year, 
 
 1861, disabled, 
 1862, 
 
 First year, 
 
 First year, detached, 
 
 1862, to the end, 
 
 1863, to the end, 
 1861-62, prisoner, 
 First year, 
 
 First year, 
 
 1861, killed, 
 First year, 
 During the war, 
 First year, 
 1861, 
 
 1861-62, killed, 
 First year, 
 
 1862, disabled, 
 First year, C. 
 
 1862, to the end, 
 1861, discharged, 
 1861, detached, 
 First year, 
 1863-64, 
 
 1863, to the end, 
 1861, killed, 
 
 1861, disabled, 
 
 1862, to the end, 
 
 Co. H. 
 B. 
 G. 
 E. 
 H. 
 B. 
 C. 
 H. 
 B. 
 B. 
 D. 
 E. 
 H. 
 H. 
 E. 
 G. 
 B. 
 K. 
 K. 
 K. 
 B. 
 H. 
 D. 
 H. 
 C. 
 I. 
 K. 
 K. 
 K. 
 K. 
 H. 
 K. 
 B. 
 C. 
 E. 
 C. 
 
 and F. & S. 
 
 D. &C. 
 
 C. 
 
 C. 
 
 E. 
 
 Drummer. 
 D. 
 C. 
 K. 
 H. 
 
7 o 
 
 LIST OF MEMBERS OF OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 Duffey, Patrick, Corporal, 
 
 Duke, H. T., 
 
 Duncan, William M., 
 
 Dunn, James, 
 
 Dunn, R. N., Corporal, 
 
 Durham, Thomas, Sergeant, 
 
 Dwyer, T. R., 
 
 Earle, John, 
 
 Earnest, N. T., Corporal, 
 
 Earnest, George W., 
 
 Edwards, James, 
 
 Edwards, David S., 
 
 Edwards, George T., 
 
 Eggleston, W. B., 
 
 Ellett, L. O., Corporal, 
 
 Ellig, John, 
 
 Elsasser, H. T., Sergeant, 
 
 Emmerson, R., 
 
 Emmenhauser, John, 
 
 Emory, Marion, 
 
 England, George, 
 
 English, William, Captain, 
 
 Ennis, P. J., Sergeant, 
 
 Enright, Michael, 
 
 Epps,J. R., 
 
 Esby, James, 
 
 Estres, W. C, 
 
 Eubank, , 
 
 Eubank, George, 
 
 Euker, Charles, Corporal, 
 
 Evans, D., 
 
 Eubank, G. W., 
 
 Fagan, James, 
 
 Fahrenbruch, Aug., 
 
 Farmer, J. T., 
 
 Farrar, James, 
 
 Farson, S , 
 
 Fergusson, H. C., 
 
 Fergusson, Robert A., 
 
 Fergusson, W. J., 
 
 Ferneyhough, E. M., Corporal, 
 
 Ferneyhough, E. S., 
 
 Freslow, William E., Sergeant, 
 
 Figg, John Q., Sergeant, 
 
 Figner, A., Corporal, 
 
 Fink, John, 
 
 First year, 
 
 1863, to the end, 
 1861, discharged, 
 1861, 
 
 During the war, 
 1861-63, disabled, 
 First year, 
 First year, 
 1861-65, killed, 
 
 1864, to the end, 
 
 1864, to the end, 
 1861-63, killed, 
 First year, 
 1861, detached, 
 1861-63, killed, 
 First year, 
 First year, 
 First year, 
 1861, discharged, 
 1861, discharged, 
 
 1865, to the end, 
 First year, 
 First year, 
 First year, 
 During the war, 
 First year, 
 First year, 
 1862, 
 
 First year, 
 1861, transferred, 
 First year, 
 1861-63, 
 
 1861, discharged, 
 First year, 
 
 1862, to the end, 
 During the war, 
 1861, prisoner, 
 1861-63, disabled, 
 During the war, 
 During the war, 
 1861-62, killed, 
 1861, discharged, 
 1861, discharged, 
 During the war, 
 1861-64, killed, 
 1861, discharged, 
 
 Co. C. 
 
 I. 
 
 B. 
 
 C. 
 
 H. 
 
 G. 
 
 E. 
 
 E. 
 
 B. 
 
 B. 
 
 C. 
 
 D. 
 
 E. 
 
 H. 
 
 I. 
 Band. 
 
 K. 
 Band. 
 
 K. 
 
 B. 
 
 G. 
 
 C. 
 
 E. 
 
 C. 
 
 G. 
 
 E. 
 
 H. 
 
 H. 
 Drummer. 
 
 B. 
 
 I. 
 
 I. 
 
 C. 
 
 K. 
 
 D. 
 
 G. 
 
 H. 
 
 G. 
 
 G. 
 
 G. 
 
 D. 
 
 D. 
 
 B. 
 
 B. 
 
 I. 
 
 K. 
 
 
LIST OF MEMBERS OF OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 Finn, J. M., Sergeant, 
 
 Finnerty, John, 
 
 Fitzgerald, Edward, 
 
 Fitzgerald, John E., Corporal, 
 
 Fizer, E., 
 
 Flaherty, James F., 
 
 Fleckenstein, H., 
 
 Flemming, M., 
 
 Flowers, 
 
 Foley, 
 
 Ford, F., 
 
 Ford, F. H., 
 
 Ford, John, 
 
 Fore, V. L., Lieutenant, 
 
 Foresighte, A. W., 
 
 Foster, D., 
 
 Foushee, D. R., 
 
 Fowlkes, C. C., Sergeant, 
 
 Fox, A., 
 
 Fox, Richard, 
 
 Frankenthal, S., 
 
 Franklin, F., 
 
 Fawley, John, 
 
 Frayser, D., 
 
 Freeman, J. W.. 
 
 Firth, J. A., 
 
 Fry, William H., Lieut.-Colonel, 
 
 Fry, W. T., Adjutant, 
 
 Fuqua, P. P., 
 
 Furbush, , 
 
 Furcron, Henry W., Corporal, 
 
 Gardiner, , Chaplain, 
 
 Gaffney, L., 
 Gallagher, J. B., 
 Gannon, A., 
 Garrett, B. K., 
 Gartland, Frank, 
 Gary, Edwin C., 
 Gary, Hezekiah B., 
 Gehring, Joseph, 
 Gelnhausen, L., 
 Gentry, Charles W., 
 Gentry, James A., 
 Gentry, James W., 
 Gerhardt, C. C., 
 Gerhardt, F. J., 
 
 1861-63, prisoner, Co. D. 
 
 First year, C. 
 
 First year, C. 
 
 First year, E. 
 
 1862-63, prisoner, H. 
 
 First year, E. 
 
 First year, K. 
 
 First year, C. 
 
 1862-63, killed, H. 
 
 1863, G. 
 
 1862, B. 
 1861, H. 
 
 1864, to the end, I. 
 1861, resigned, I. 
 1861, disabled, C. 
 
 1863, H. 
 
 1863, to the end, D. 
 1861-62, killed, G. 
 
 1864, died, D. 
 First year, Band. 
 First year, B. 
 1861-63, killed, B. 
 1861, died, C. 
 First year, I. 
 1862-63, killed, D. 
 1861-62, killed, D. 
 1861, detached, F. & S. 
 1861-62, detached, F. & S. 
 1863, to the end, D. 
 1863, to the end, G. 
 During the war, D. 
 1863, F. & S. 
 First year, discharged, C. 
 1861, discharged, D. 
 First year, C. 
 During the war, D. 
 First year, E. 
 During the war, G. 
 During the war, G. 
 1861, discharged, K. 
 1861, discharged, K. 
 During the war, G. 
 1861, detached, H. 
 First year, K. 
 1861, discharged, I. 
 1861, K. 
 
LIST OF MEMBERS OF OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 Gersdorf, George, 
 
 Giannini, F. W., 
 
 Giblin, James, 
 
 Gills, J., 
 
 Gilman, Edwin, 
 
 Gilman, J. D., 
 
 Ginty, Thomas, 
 
 Glass, George, 
 
 Glinn, G. R., 
 
 Goddin, G. G., Corporal, 
 
 Goodwin, W., 
 
 Goodall, J. M., 
 
 Goodson, E. C., Sergeant, 
 
 Gordon, W. H., Captain, 
 
 Goulden, J. H., 
 
 Goetze, E. A., 
 
 Govan, Archie, 
 
 Grady, James, 
 
 Grammer, J. G., 
 
 Gravitt, J. W., 
 
 Gray, Henry, 
 
 Gravely, J. M., 
 
 Greaner, J. H., Captain, 
 
 Green, James A., 
 
 Green, J. F , 
 
 Green, W. C., 
 
 Griffin, E. J., 
 
 Grigsby, A. S., Surgeon, 
 
 Grill, George, Jr., 
 
 Griswold, J. G., Captain, 
 
 Gronwald, C. E., Quarterm r-Serg t, 
 
 Grossman, E., 
 
 Gunn, T. H., Corporal, 
 
 Gutbier, Fred., 
 
 Guy, John H., Corporal, 
 
 Gillespie, Samuel, 
 
 Haake, Gerhard, Sergeant, 
 
 Habermehl, G., 
 
 Hach, Fred., 
 
 Hach, John, 
 
 Hackman, B. F., 
 
 Haderman, H., 
 
 Hagemeyer, F. W., Captain, 
 
 Hahn, P., 
 
 Haley, John, 
 
 Haley, Pat., 
 
 1861, detached, Co. K. 
 
 First year, discharged, D. 
 
 First year, discharged, C. 
 
 1864, died, D. 
 
 1861-62, disabled, H. 
 
 1861, H. 
 
 1861, C. 
 
 First year, K. 
 
 1861-62, disabled, I. 
 
 1861-62, killed, B. 
 
 1861, discharged, I. 
 
 1862, I. 
 During the war, I. 
 First year, retired, G. 
 
 1863, to the last, C. 
 
 1861, B. 
 1862-64, killed, D. 
 First year, E. 
 1861-62, killed, I. 
 1862-65, died in prison, B. 
 1862-64, detailed, B. 
 1863, to the last, C. 
 First year, retired, H. 
 
 1862, to the end, B. 
 
 1861, discharged, I. 
 First year, discharged, I. 
 
 1863, killed, I. 
 
 1862, to the end, F. & S. 
 1861, discharged, I. 
 First year, retired, D. 
 1861, discharged, K. 
 First year, K. 
 First year, G. 
 1861, killed, K. 
 1861, transferred, B. 
 1863-64, killed, C. 
 First year, K. 
 1861, discharged, K. 
 First year, K. 
 First year, K. 
 1861, discharged, D. 
 First year, K. 
 First year, K. 
 i86T-62, discharged, I. 
 1861, discharged, C. 
 1861, discharged, C. 
 
LIST OF MEMBERS OF OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 73 
 
 Haley, T. H., 
 
 Hall, R. L., 
 
 Hancock, George C., 
 
 Holloran, James, Captain, 
 
 Hamilton, John, 
 
 Hamilton, Theo., 
 
 Hammill, H.J., 
 
 Hammill, R. S., 
 
 Hansford, C. P., Sergeant, 
 
 Hargrove, B., 
 
 Harney, Henry, Lieutenant, 
 
 Harrington, Pat., 
 
 Harris, John, 
 
 Harris, Hez., 
 
 Harris, Fred., 
 
 Harris, P. W., 
 
 Harrison, Randolph, Captain, 
 
 Harrison, W. W., Lieutenant, 
 
 Hart, John, 
 
 Hartman, F. W., 
 
 Hartman, J. H., 
 
 Harvey, Charles, 
 
 Harvie, W. O., Sergeant-Major, 
 
 Haskins, A., 
 
 Haskins, George, 
 
 Hassett, Pat., 
 
 Havenner, Charles, 
 
 Hay, H. P., 
 
 Hay, Thomas W., Sergeant, 
 
 Hazlewood, Joseph, 
 
 Head, J. C., 
 
 Heath, George R., 
 
 Hebring, Fred., Sergeant, 
 
 Heinemann, H., 
 
 Helwick, J. L., 
 
 Hendricks, J. P., 
 
 Henicke, F. A., 
 
 Henning, C. M., 
 
 Henry, L. H., 
 
 Herzog, E., 
 
 Higgins, Daniel, 
 
 Hinton, Assistant Surgeon, 
 
 Hirschberg, Joseph, 
 
 Hitchcock, R. F., 
 
 Hite, W. C., 
 
 Hoare, James, 
 
 1861-62, discharged, Co. D. 
 
 1864, D. 
 
 1862, to the end, B. 
 1861-63, killed, C. 
 1861, C. 
 1861, detached, G. 
 First year, H. 
 First year, H. 
 1861-63, killed, H. 
 
 1863, to the end, C. 
 1861, transferred. D. 
 1861, discharged. C. 
 1864-65, died in prison, D. 
 First year, detached, i D. 
 First year, Drummer. 
 1861, B. 
 1861, resigned, B. 
 
 1861, resigned, B. 
 
 1864, to the end, G. 
 
 1862, B. 
 1861, discharged, H. 
 1864, to the end, G. 
 1861, transferred, F. & S. 
 During the war, G. 
 1861-62, discharged, G. 
 1861, discharged, C. 
 First year, E. 
 First year, B. 
 During the war, G. 
 
 1863, to the end, B. 
 During the war, I. 
 During the war, B. 
 First year, K. 
 First year, K. 
 1861, detached, K. 
 
 1864, died, D. 
 1861-62, H. 
 First year, E. 
 First year, E. 
 First year, K. 
 1861, discharged, C. 
 1861, discharged, F. & S. 
 First year, Band. 
 First year, B. 
 1862-63, killed, H. 
 1864, to the end, C. 
 
74 
 
 LIST OF MEMBERS OF OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 Holzmann, S., 
 
 Hoch, A., 
 
 Hodges, Harvey, 
 
 Hodges, M., 
 
 Hodges, V. E., 
 
 Hoffman, Charles, 
 
 Hoffman, John P., 
 
 Hollingsworth, R. P., 
 
 Hogstett, J. McC., 
 
 Hooker, J. G., 
 
 Hord, B. H., 
 
 Hord, William P., 
 
 Horner, James E., 
 
 Hatke, Andrew, 
 
 Hough, O. R., Sergeant, 
 
 Howard, Benjamin F., Captain, 
 
 Howard, Joseph W., 
 
 Howard, Thomas A., 
 
 Howry, J. W., 
 
 Hudgins, E. P., Sergeant, 
 
 Hudnut, E. A., 
 
 Huffman, T. R., 
 
 Hugel, L. M., 
 
 Hughes, M., 
 
 Hundley J. C., 
 
 Hutcheson, W., 
 
 Ish, M. A., 
 
 Ingram, W. P., 
 
 Jackson, John D., 
 
 Jackson, T. E., 
 
 Jackson, W. M., 
 
 Jacobs, John, Jr., 
 
 Jacobs, Joseph, 
 
 James, D., 
 
 James, Edwin, 
 
 James, J. H., 
 
 James, R. W., Sergeant, 
 
 Jarboe, G. B., 
 
 Jarvis, D. A., 
 
 Jenkins, C. H., 
 
 Jennings, J. C., Commissary Sergeant, 
 
 Johnson, B. C., 
 
 Johnson, J. W., 
 
 Johnson, George W., 
 
 Johnson, James W., 
 
 Jones, Abram, 
 
 1861-62, Co. I. 
 
 First year, K. 
 
 1864, to the end, I. 
 
 1864, to the end, I. 
 
 During the war, G. 
 
 First year, transferred, G. 
 
 First year, K. 
 
 1864, to the end, C. 
 
 1863, I. 
 
 1861-62, I. 
 
 1861-62, disabled, G. 
 
 During the war, G. 
 
 1861, detached, H. 
 
 First year, K. 
 
 First year, H. 
 
 During the war, I. 
 
 1861, discharged, D. 
 
 During the war, D. 
 
 1861-62, D. 
 
 During the war, G. 
 
 1861, discharged, G. 
 
 1862-65, died in prison, I. 
 
 1861-62, discharged, I. 
 
 1861, disabled, C. 
 
 1863, discharged, I. 
 
 1861, C. 
 
 1861-64, detached, I. 
 
 1863, to the end, C. 
 During the war, G. 
 
 1861, H. 
 1861-62, killed, H. 
 1861-63, discharged, B. 
 1861-62, discharged, H. 
 
 1862, B. 
 First year, H. 
 
 1864, disabled, I. 
 1861, discharged, I. 
 First year, E. 
 During the war, D. 
 1861-62, discharged, I. 
 During the war, D. 
 First year, E. 
 
 1863, to the end, C. 
 1861-63, disabled, D. 
 1863-64, transferred, Drummer. 
 1863, to the end, C. 
 
LIST OF MEMBERS OF OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 75 
 
 Jones, E. B., 
 
 Jones, John N., 
 
 Jones, R. McC, Lieutenant, 
 
 Jones, R. M., Sergeant, 
 
 Jones, T. R., 
 
 Jones, William, 
 
 Jordan, E., 
 
 Jordon, Richard D., Corporal, 
 
 Jordon, Joseph A., 
 
 Jordan, , 
 
 Joseph, Wilson B., 
 
 Joy, George, 
 
 Joyce, John, 
 
 Judge John M., 
 
 Justice, J. P., 
 
 Kahn, M., 
 
 Kavenaugh, John, 
 
 Kayton, H. H., 
 
 Kean, Charles, 
 
 Kearney, M., 
 
 Keating, Pat., 
 
 Keiningham, J. C., 
 
 Keiningham, Wm. H. (Peter), Lieut., 
 
 Kehoe, M., 
 
 Kelly, J. C., 
 
 Kelly, T. R., 
 
 Kendrick, W. F., 
 
 Kennedy, J. A. B., 
 
 Kennedy, Joseph, 
 
 Kepler, J. H., Sergeant, 
 
 Kepler, N., 
 
 Kieley, J. D., 
 
 Kilby, W. R., 
 
 Kessler, Nat., 
 
 King, David, Lieutenant, 
 
 King, E. H., 
 
 King,W. H, 
 
 Knauff, G. F., 
 
 Koch, George, 
 
 Kuhn, L. P, 
 
 Lacy, T. A., 
 
 Lafong, E. O., 
 
 Lamb, George, 
 
 Lambert, G. W., 
 
 Landers, R. 
 
 Langley, Frank H., Lieut-Colonel, 
 
 1861, discharged, Co. D 
 
 1864, to the end, B. 
 During the war, D. & C. 
 
 1861-62, disabled, I. 
 
 1861, detached, G. 
 
 1861, B. 
 1861-62, discharged, H. 
 During the war, G. 
 1864, to the end, I. 
 
 1862, killed, B. 
 1861-64, disabled, H. 
 1863-64, detached, I. 
 1861, discharged, C. 
 First year, E. 
 1864, detached, D. 
 First year, I. 
 1861, disabled, C. 
 1861, killed, B. 
 1861, died, C. 
 First year, C. 
 1861-62, killed, C. 
 
 1863, to the end, D. 
 During the war, D. 
 1861, discharged, C. 
 During the war, I. 
 1862-64, prisoner, I. 
 1861-64, G. 
 1861, discharged, I. 
 1861, C. 
 During the war, D. 
 1861, B. 
 1861, detached, C. 
 1861-63, disabled, H. 
 1861, disabled, B. 
 1861, resigned, C. 
 1861, discharged, D. 
 1861, detached, H. 
 1861, discharged, G. 
 1861, detached, K. 
 1861, detached, H. 
 
 1861, detached, I. 
 1862-63, detached, H. 
 
 1862, I. 
 1861, G. 
 1861-62, discharged, C. 
 During the war, G. & F. & S. 
 
7 6 
 
 LIST OF MEMBERS OF OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 Larkins, M., 
 
 Lawrence, James, 
 
 Lauterbach, Fred., 
 
 Lawson, John, 
 
 Lawson, M. C., 
 
 Lawson, William M., Lieutenant, 
 
 Layard, William S., 
 
 Lee, George W., 
 
 Lee, James K, Captain, 
 
 Lee, John W., 
 
 Lee, Richard, 
 
 Lehmkul, Fred., 
 
 Leidey, S. M., 
 
 Lesafki, Otto, 
 
 Lester, T. P., 
 
 Liggon, John L., 
 
 Lichtenstein, L, 
 
 Lindner, Charles, 
 
 Lindsey, J. J., 
 
 Linkhauer, H., Lieutenant, 
 
 Lintz, Samuel, 
 
 Lipscombe, John T., 
 
 Lipscombe, W. H., Sergeant, 
 
 Littlepage, J. L., Sergeant, 
 
 Lloyd, J. A, 
 
 Lloyd, J. G., 
 
 Lloyd, Mathew, 
 
 Lloyd, Robert, 
 
 Loehr, Charles T., Sergeant, 
 
 Loehr, Fred., 
 
 Logan, George, 
 
 Lohmann, F. W. E., Lieutenant, 
 
 Lord, J. R., 
 
 Loving, E. B., Corporal, 
 
 Lucas, T. H., 
 
 Lucke, B, 
 
 Lukeman, R., 
 
 Lumpkin, G. A., 
 
 Lumpkin, William J., Sergeant, 
 
 Lutz, Fred., 
 
 Lyneman, A. H., 
 
 Lytle, W. A, 
 
 McCabe, H. D., 
 
 McCabe, L., 
 
 McCauley, P., 
 
 McCann, M., 
 
 1861, discharged, Co. C. 
 
 1862, discharged, H. 
 First year, K. 
 1864, to the end, H. 
 1864, to the end, H. 
 During the war, H. 
 1861, transferred, G. 
 1861, discharged, D. 
 1861, killed, B. 
 1861-62, transferred, D. 
 
 1863, C. 
 1861, discharged, K. 
 1861, detached, G. 
 
 1864, to the end, C. 
 1863, to the end, I. 
 1861, detached, G. 
 1861, discharged, H. 
 1861, detached, K. 
 1861, discharged, G. 
 1861, K. 
 First year, E. 
 1861, detached, D. 
 During the war, I. 
 During the war, B. 
 First year, E. 
 
 1863, to the end, I. 
 1861, prisoner, H. 
 
 1861, prisoner, H. 
 During the war, D. 
 
 1862, disabled and detached, B. 
 1861-62, killed, D. 
 1861, resigned, K. 
 1861, G. 
 During the war, I. 
 
 1864, D. 
 First year, K. 
 First year, E. 
 1861, discharged, G. 
 1861, disabled, B. 
 1861, B. 
 1861-62, detached, B. 
 1861-62, detached, B. 
 1861, H. 
 1861, detached, C. 
 During the war, C. 
 1861, C. 
 
LIST OF MEMBERS OF OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 McCary, B. J., 
 McCarthy, Daniel, 
 McCarthy, Mike, 
 McCrossen, James, 
 McDonald, John, Sergeant, 
 McDonald, John, Lieutenant, 
 McDonough, Thomas, 
 McGee, Joseph, 
 McGee, Pat., 
 McGrady, William C, 
 McGlochlin, H., 
 McGrail, P., 
 McGuigon, E., 
 
 McKaigg, W. W., Lieutenant, 
 Mackey, John, Jr., 
 McLaughlan, H., 
 McLaughlin, H., 
 McLear, J. M., 
 McMahan, John, 
 McMahan, Stephen, 
 
 McMillan, , 
 
 McMinn, Delaware, 
 McMullen, James, 
 McNamara, F., 
 McNamee, J. F., Sergeant, 
 McNamee, Thomas, 
 McPherson, H. S., 
 McRichards, S., Sergeant, 
 Mahane, James R., 
 Mahane, M. R., 
 Mahane, William P., 
 Mahoney. J. E., 
 Mahoney, Martin, 
 Mallory, S. R., 
 Mallory, C. A., 
 Mallorv, W. A, 
 Mann, F. M., Lieutenant, 
 Maiden, E. R., 
 Marooney, P., 
 Marran, James E., 
 Martin, E. W., Lieutenant, 
 Martin, R. W. S, 
 Martin, Theo. R., Sergeant, 
 
 Martin, , Chaplain, 
 
 Matthews, N. G., 
 
 Maury, Thos. F., Assistant-Surgeon, 
 
 77 
 
 1863, to the end, 
 
 Co. C. 
 
 First year, 
 
 C. 
 
 1861, 
 
 C. 
 
 During the war, 
 
 C. 
 
 1861, detached, 
 
 C. 
 
 First year, resigned, 
 
 G. 
 
 First year, 
 
 Drummer. 
 
 1862, to the end, 
 
 H. 
 
 1861, detached, 
 
 C. 
 
 1861, 
 
 C. 
 
 First year, 
 
 E. 
 
 1861-62. disabled, 
 
 , 
 
 1864, 
 
 
 
 First year, 
 
 . 
 
 1861, discharged, 
 
 
 
 1863, killed, 
 
 . 
 
 First year, 
 
 E. 
 
 1863, to the end, 
 
 I. 
 
 First year, 
 
 C. 
 
 First year, 
 
 C. 
 
 1861, 
 
 D. 
 
 1861-64, killed, 
 
 D. 
 
 1861, 
 
 C. 
 
 1861, detached, 
 
 C. 
 
 First year, 
 
 E. 
 
 First year, 
 
 E. 
 
 First year, 
 
 E. 
 
 1861, discharged, 
 
 C. 
 
 1861, 
 
 G. 
 
 1861-62, killed, 
 
 G. 
 
 1862, to the end, 
 
 D. 
 
 1861, discharged, 
 
 H. 
 
 1861, discharged, 
 
 C. 
 
 1861, killed, 
 
 G. 
 
 First year, 
 
 E. 
 
 During the war, 
 
 B. 
 
 1861-62, killed, 
 
 B. 
 
 1863, to the end, 
 
 C. 
 
 First year, 
 
 C. 
 
 1861, killed, 
 
 E. 
 
 1861-64, disabled, 
 
 H. . 
 
 1861-62, discharged, 
 
 H. 
 
 During the war, 
 
 H. 
 
 1863, 
 
 F. &S. 
 
 1862, 
 
 I. 
 
 First year, transferred, 
 
 F. &S. 
 
LIST OF MEMBERS OF OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 Maxwelll, William, Lieutenant, 
 
 Mayo, D. E., 
 
 Mead, Charts, 
 
 Meanley, John A., 
 
 Meenley, George L., Corporal, 
 
 Melson, C. L., 
 
 Melton, James M., 
 
 Mercer, Thomas H., Lieutenant, 
 
 Meredith, R. O., 
 
 Merkel, Tobias, 
 
 Mesco, John, 
 
 Meyer, Felix, 
 
 Meyer, L. V., 
 
 Meyer, Max., 
 
 Michols, Ab., 
 
 Miles, H. H., Lieutenant, 
 
 Miles, Marion, 
 
 Miles, Thomas, 
 
 Miles, W. D., 
 
 Miller, A. W., 
 
 Miller, C. E., 
 
 Miller, E. R., 
 
 Miller, Florence, Captain, 
 
 Miller, J. P., 
 
 Miller, W. F., 
 
 Mills, R. N., Sergeant, 
 
 Mills, Robert, 
 
 Minor, A. Thomas, 
 
 Mitchel, James C., 
 
 Mitchell, Charles, 
 
 Mitchell, George W., 
 
 Mitchell, James, Captain, 
 
 Mitchell, J. H., 
 
 Mitchell, Samuel P., Lieutenant, 
 
 Mitchell, Willie, 
 
 Montague, A., 
 
 Moore, P. T., Colonel, 
 
 Moore, William, 
 
 Moore, William H., 
 
 Morgan, John H., 
 
 Morgan, , 
 
 Moriarty, John, Sergeant, 
 Morris, Eldridge, Captain, 
 Morrice, Isidore, Corporal, 
 Morris R. F., Captain, 
 Morris, W. A., Sergeant, 
 
 First year, Co. E. 
 
 1861, discharged, D. 
 First year, E. 
 1861-62, disabled, H. 
 During the war, D. 
 1863, to the end, D. 
 First year, Band. 
 
 1862, disabled, F. & S. 
 1861-64, detached, I. 
 First year, K. 
 1861-62, detached, B. 
 First year, K. 
 1861, discharged, D. 
 1861-62, discharged, B. 
 1861, H. 
 1861, killed, G. 
 1861-62, detached, D. 
 During the war, G. 
 
 1863, to the end, C. 
 First year, E. 
 1861, C. 
 1861, disabled, D. 
 1861, resigned, K. 
 1861, discharged, H. 
 1861-63, killed, G. 
 1861. discharged, B. 
 1861, H. 
 During the war, I. 
 1861, discharged, G. 
 During the war, B. 
 During the war, D. 
 1861-62, transferred, C. 
 
 1864, D. 
 1 86 1, transferred, B. 
 1862-63, killed, D. 
 1861, died, H. 
 First year, retired, F. & S. 
 1861, discharged, C. 
 1862-63, I. 
 
 1861, disabled, H. 
 
 1862, to the end, H. 
 During the war, C. 
 During the war, G. 
 1861, killed, E. 
 1861, resigned, I. 
 1861-62, killed, D. 
 
LIST OF MEMBERS OF OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 79 
 
 Morrisett, R. C., Corporal, 
 Morton, T. S., 
 Mosby, W. B., 
 Moss, Alexander, 
 Moss, Peter, 
 Moss, R. J., 
 Mouney, F., 
 Mountcastle, Geo., 
 Mountcastle, Oliver, 
 Mountjoy, John, 
 Mouring, Thomas, 
 Mullen, A. P., 
 Mullen, William H., 
 Munford, William, Major, 
 Murphy, Michael, 
 Murphy, John, 
 Murphy, Thomas, 
 Murrell, G. W., 
 Nagle, Thomas, 
 Nagelsmann, Joseph. 
 Neal, S. S., 
 Neale, George C., 
 New, C. R., 
 
 Newby, , 
 
 Noel, F. R., 
 
 Noble, N., 
 
 Nobles, B. R., 
 
 Nolan, Thomas, 
 
 Nolan, Michael, 
 
 Nolting, G. A., 
 
 Noonan, Pat., 
 
 Norton, George F., Major, 
 
 Norvell, R. H., Sergeant, 
 
 Notte, David, 
 
 Notte, Henry, 
 
 Notte, Herman, 
 
 Nuckols, , 
 
 O Brien, N., 
 
 O Brien, Pat., 
 
 O Brien, Pat., 
 
 Ocker, Joseph, 
 
 Offatt, John R., 
 
 Offatt, George W., Lieutenant, 
 
 Offatt, Z. A., 
 
 Ogden, L. W., Sergeant, 
 
 O Hare, , 
 
 During the war, Co. I. 
 
 1861-63, disabled, D. 
 
 1862-63, disabled, * H. 
 
 1862-65, died in prison, D. 
 
 1862, killed, B. 
 
 1862, killed, I. 
 First /ear, E. 
 1861, transferred, G. 
 1861, discharged, B. 
 1861, discharged, B. 
 During the war, H. 
 First year, E. 
 First year, B. 
 1861, transferred, F. & S. 
 1861, discharged, C. 
 
 1863, C. 
 During the war, C. 
 1863-64, I. 
 1861, detached, C. 
 1861, detached, K. 
 1863, prisoner, I. 
 First year, E. 
 1861-62, killed, H. 
 1863, G. 
 1863, to the end, C. 
 
 1861, discharged, G. 
 1863, to the end, C. 
 
 1862, G. 
 
 1863, to the end, C. 
 During the war, H. 
 First year, C. 
 During the war, D. & F. & S. 
 During the war, H. 
 First year, K. 
 First year, K. 
 First year, K. 
 1862-63, killed, H. 
 First year, E. 
 1862, B. 
 1861, C. 
 
 1861, detached, K. 
 First year, E. 
 First year, E. 
 First year, E. 
 During the war, B. 
 
 1862, D. 
 
8o 
 
 LIST OF MEMBERS OF OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 O Keeffe, James H., 
 
 O Keefe, John, 
 
 O Keefe, Arthur, 
 
 Oeters, Martin, 
 
 Otey, E. T., 
 
 Otey, G. G., Adjutant, 
 
 O Gorman, Owen, Sergeant, 
 
 Paine, J. W., 
 
 Paine, Pleasant, 
 
 Pairo, C. H., 
 
 Palmer, William H., Major, 
 
 Paris, Samuel A., 
 
 Parker, C. L., Corporal, 
 
 Parker, William H., Sergeant, 
 
 Patrick, , 
 
 Patterson, William, 
 
 Patton, James H., 
 
 Paul, George W., 
 
 Paul, Herman, Lieutenant, 
 
 Paul, William H., 
 
 Payne, Jesse A., Lieutenant, 
 
 Peake, William, 
 
 Pearman, R. A., 
 
 Peddle, Benjamin, 
 
 Pendleton, E., 
 
 Perrin, John, 
 
 Perrin, Junius P., Sergeant, 
 
 Peters, L., 
 
 Pettit, C. L., 
 
 Pfaff, William, Lieutenant, 
 
 Phillips, William F., Jr., 
 
 Pike, H. C., 
 
 Pinchback, , 
 
 Pizzini, Andrew, Jr., 
 Pleasants, J. Adair, Paymaster, 
 
 Pleasants, , 
 
 Pledge, Joseph W., 
 
 Plunkett, H., 
 
 Pohle, C. R. M., Drum-Major, 
 
 Polak, Jacob R., Sergeant-Major, 
 
 Pollard, F., 
 
 Pollard, G. W., 
 
 Pollard, Robert J., 
 
 Potee, Thomas, 
 
 Potts, F., 
 
 Powell, A. E., 
 
 First year, 
 
 1861, discharged, 
 
 1861, discharged, 
 
 During the war, 
 
 1861, 
 
 1861, transferred, 
 
 186.1-62, discharged, 
 
 1862-63, killed, 
 
 1863, to the end, 
 1861, transferred, 
 1861-62, Adj.-Gen l, 
 First year, 
 1861-64, disabled, 
 1861, discharged, 
 
 1864, transferred, 
 1861, 
 
 1861, transferred, 
 1861, discharged, 
 First year, 
 First year, 
 During the war, 
 1861-62, discharged, 
 1861, discharged, 
 
 1861, discharged, 
 1862-63, died, 
 1864, to the end, 
 1861-65, killed, 
 First year, 
 During the war, 
 First year, 
 First year, 
 1863-64, 
 
 1862, to the end, 
 1861, discharged, 
 1861, discharged, . 
 1862, 
 
 1861, discharged, 
 1861-62, detached, 
 First year, 
 1861-64, discharged, 
 1861, 
 
 1863, to the end, 
 During the war, 
 1861-62, discharged, 
 1861, detached, 
 1863, to the end, 
 
 Drummer. 
 C. 
 C. 
 K. 
 B. 
 
 F. &S. 
 C. 
 H. 
 G. 
 H. 
 
 D. & F. & S. 
 E. 
 I. 
 B. 
 G. 
 G. 
 H. 
 K. 
 K. 
 K. 
 B. 
 D. 
 D. 
 H. 
 I. 
 D. 
 D. 
 K. 
 D. 
 K. 
 E. 
 I. 
 B. 
 D. 
 
 F. &S. 
 B. 
 B. 
 C. 
 
 Band. 
 I. 
 G. 
 C. 
 B. 
 H. 
 C. 
 C. 
 
LIST OF MEMBERS OF OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 8l 
 
 Pendergast, E. M., 
 Price, R. C. Corporal, 
 Priddy, Ezekial, 
 
 Prince, , 
 
 Pritchard, John T. 
 
 Pryor, J. B., 
 
 Pugh, F. R., 
 
 Pulling, J., 
 
 Pumphry, William F., 
 
 Purcell, Tim., 
 
 Puryear, John \V., 
 
 Quarles, J. Thomp., 
 
 Quinn, Patrick, 
 
 Rae, George A., 
 
 Rainey, Calvin, 
 
 Ramsburg, Edward, 
 
 Randolph, John, Corporal, 
 
 Rankin, James, 
 
 Rankin, John, 
 
 Rankin, Patrick, Sergeant, 
 
 Rankin, Tim., 
 
 Ratcliffe, J. W., 
 
 Raymann, L., 
 
 Raynes, A. G., 
 
 Redford, C. A., 
 
 Redford, G. Ellis, 
 
 Redman, B. T., 
 
 Redman, R. H., 
 
 Redmond, Michael, 
 
 Reeve, E. Payson, Captain, 
 
 Regan, John, 
 
 Reidt, P., 
 
 Reilly,J. C., 
 
 Reilly, P. K., 
 
 Reilly, P. S., 
 
 Reynolds, S. W., 
 
 Richards, C. E., 
 
 Richards, George H., 
 
 Richter, Robert, 
 
 Rick, Joseph, 
 
 Riddick, James E., Lieutenant, 
 
 Riddick, Thomas S., Sergeant, 
 
 Robertson, Theo. J., 
 
 Robins, Logan S., Lieutenant, 
 
 Robinson, H. R., 
 
 Robinson, J. E., 
 
 1861-62, discharged, Co. D. 
 
 During the war, C. 
 
 During the war, D. 
 
 1863-64, G. 
 
 1861, discharged, G. 
 
 1861-62, discharged, G. 
 
 1864, to the end, I. 
 
 1863, detached, I. 
 During the war, H. 
 1861-62, killed, C. 
 1861, transferred, G. 
 1861, D. 
 
 1864, I. 
 First year, H. 
 
 1863, to the end, C. 
 First year, E. 
 First year, E. 
 1861, detached, C. 
 1861, detached, C. 
 1861, killed, C. 
 1861, discharged, C. 
 1861-62, killed, B. 
 1861, transferred, K. 
 
 1864, to the end, L 
 During the war, G. 
 1861-64, disabled, H. 
 1864, D. 
 1864, to the end, D. 
 
 1861, killed, C. 
 During the war, D. 
 1863, to the end, I. 
 First year, K. 
 First year, E. 
 First year, E. 
 
 1862, to the end, B. 
 1861, detached, G. 
 1861, detached, B. 
 1861, discharged, H. 
 First year, K. 
 First year, K. 
 1861, resigned, G. 
 During the war, H. 
 1861-64, disabled, D. 
 During the war, B. 
 1861, I. 
 1861, I. 
 
LIST OF MEMBERS OF OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 Robinson, William, 
 
 Roby, H. R., 
 
 Rodins, John, 
 
 Rogers, John T., Lieutenant, 
 
 Rogers, Thomas S., 
 
 Rommel, J. A., 
 
 Rooney, A. J., 
 
 Rose, J. H. r 
 
 Rosenberger, J. A., 
 
 Rosenberger, Laurence, 
 
 Rosenberger, Ph., 
 
 Royster, James A., 
 
 Royster, N. L., 
 
 Rudd, A., 
 
 Rudd, B., 
 
 Rudd, W., 
 
 Ryan, Thomas, Sergeant, 
 
 Ryan, Tim., 
 
 Ryan, William, Corporal, 
 
 St. Clair, , 
 
 Salomon, H., 
 Samanni, F. R., 
 
 Sargent, , Assistant Surgeon, 
 
 Saunders, Joseph, 
 Saunders, J. W., 
 Scammell, J. E., 
 Schad, A., 
 Schonborn, C. B., 
 Schuman, Charles, 
 Scherrer, P. V., 
 Schleisher, G., 
 Seagles, M., Lieutenant, 
 Self, G. R., 
 Sengstack, C. P., 
 Senior, Thomas, 
 Shaffer, F. B., Captain, 
 Shapdock, S., 
 Sharp, James P., 
 Sharp, Thomas L., 
 Sheckell, M., 
 Shell, Lee R., Lieutenant, 
 
 Sheppard, , 
 
 Sherman, Charles K., Captain, 
 Sherman, John S., 
 Shiflett, J. T., 
 Shortel, M., 
 
 First year, 
 1861, discharged, 
 First year, 
 1861, resigned, 
 During the war, 
 1861, discharged, 
 
 1861, discharged, 
 
 1862, to the end, 
 First year, 
 First year, 
 First year, 
 During the war, 
 During the war, 
 1862, disabled, 
 1862, 
 
 1862, 
 First year, 
 
 1861, detached, 
 1861, 
 
 1862-63, killed, 
 First year, 
 First year, 
 
 1862, to the end, 
 1861-63, discharged, 
 1862, 
 
 1863, to the last, 
 1861, 
 
 1861, 
 
 First year, 
 1861, discharged, 
 1861, discharged, 
 1861, resigned, 
 
 1861, to the end, 
 First year, 
 
 1862, transferred, 
 
 Co. E. 
 
 I. 
 
 K. 
 
 I. 
 
 G. 
 
 K. 
 
 B. 
 
 H. 
 
 Band. 
 Band. 
 Band. 
 
 G. 
 
 G. 
 
 I. 
 
 I. 
 
 I. 
 
 C. 
 
 C. 
 
 C. 
 
 H. 
 Drummer. 
 
 D. 
 F. &S. 
 
 D. 
 
 B. 
 
 C. 
 
 B. 
 
 B. 
 .Band. 
 
 G. 
 
 G. 
 
 C. 
 
 C. 
 
 E. 
 
 I. 
 
 1861, Co. tempor ly detach d, F. 
 
 First year, K. 
 
 During the war, G. 
 
 During the war. G. 
 
 First year, E. 
 
 During the war, G. 
 
 1863, H. 
 
 First year, E. 
 
 First year, E. 
 
 1861-62, killed, B. 
 
 First year, C. 
 
LIST OF MEMBERS OF OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 Shumaker, G. W., 
 
 Shumaker, Joseph, 
 
 Simms, O., 
 
 Simpson, A. J. Sergeant-Major, 
 
 Sinnott, John J., 
 
 Skinner, Fred. G., Colonel, 
 
 Sloan, L. H., 
 
 Smith, , 
 
 Smith, Adam, 
 
 Smith, F., 
 
 Smith, James, 
 
 Smith, James B., (Leader), 
 
 Smith,]. H., 
 
 Smith, L. R., 
 
 Smith, Robert J., 
 
 Smith, W. H. C., 
 
 Smith, Wm. P., 
 
 Smeltzer, J. H., 
 
 Smither s, James W., 
 
 Smyth, Thomas, 
 
 Snead, A. J., Corporal, 
 
 Snow, J. R., 
 
 Snyder, John F., 
 
 Spraggins, John, 
 
 Spraggins, W. S., 
 
 Spencer, S. B., Corporal, 
 
 Spickard, H. L.. 
 
 Staab, Ph., 
 
 Stach, G., 
 
 Stacy, C. B., 
 
 Stadelhofer, M., 
 
 Stagg, James, 
 
 Steger, A. G., 
 
 Steger, E. J., 
 
 Steger, J. R., 
 
 Steine, Simon, 
 
 Stephan, Chr., 
 
 Stern, George, 
 
 Stern, Samuel, 
 
 Stewart, C. D., 
 
 Stewart, W. H., 
 
 Stockton, John N. C., Adjutant, 
 
 Stoeber, W. A., Corporal, 
 
 Stuart, Ro. G., 
 
 Strang, George W., 
 
 Stratton, J. L. R., 
 
 1861, detached, Co. I. 
 
 First year, Drummer. 
 
 1864, H. 
 During the war, D. 
 During the war, H. 
 1861-62, disabled, F. & S. 
 1863, C. 
 
 1861, died, . K. 
 
 1862, prisoner, B. 
 
 1863, prisoner and disabled, H. 
 First year, E. 
 First year, Band. 
 1861-62, killed, I. 
 1861-62, killed, D. 
 
 1865, to the end, I. 
 1861-63, H. 
 During the war, I. 
 1863, C. 
 
 1861, detached, D. 
 First year, E. 
 1861-62, G. 
 
 1863, transferred, I. 
 1865, to the end, B. 
 
 1862, G. 
 1861-62, detailed, G. 
 First year, E. 
 1862, to the end, B. 
 First year, K. 
 First year, C. 
 
 1861, discharged, B. 
 First year, K. 
 During the war, B. 
 During the war, D. 
 
 1864, D. 
 During the war, D. 
 First year, E. 
 First year, K. 
 First year, I. 
 First year, E. 
 
 1862, D. 
 1861-62, detached, D. 
 1862, to the end, F. & S. 
 1861-64, killed, B. 
 1861-62, discharged, G. 
 First year, Drummer. 
 1861, died, H. 
 
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 LIST OF MEMBERS OF OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 Stratton, Thomas E., Sergeant, 
 
 Straus, Robert, 
 
 Strausberger, H., 
 
 Street, R. H., 
 
 Street, Willis, 
 
 Strom, L. H., Corporal, 
 
 Sublett, C. M., 
 
 Sullings, Granger, 
 
 Sullivan, Dan., 
 
 Sullivan, Henry, Sergeant, 
 
 Sullivan, William H., 
 
 Sullivan, John, Lieutenant, 
 
 Sullivan, Pat. H., 
 
 Sullivan, William, 
 
 Sutliffe, J. S., 
 
 Sweeney, , 
 
 Sweeney, W. F., 
 Swords, Robert D., 
 Smith, Savage, 
 Tabb, J. W., Captain, 
 Tabb, R. L., Corporal, 
 Taliaferro, C. C., 
 Taliaferro, E., 
 Taliaferro, W. C., 
 Tallard, C. F., 
 Tate, James, 
 Taylor, J. V., 
 Taylor, George W., 
 Taylor, W. O., Captain, 
 Terry, John, 
 
 Terry, William F., Sergeant, 
 Thomas, L. R., 
 Thomas, James, 
 Thomas, William, 
 Thorp, John N., 
 Thorp, J. A., 
 
 Tieling, , Chaplain, 
 
 Tilghman, J., 
 
 Tillman, J. W., 
 
 Tinsley, C. C., Sergeant, 
 
 Toler, H., 
 
 Tolker, G., 
 
 Tompkins, J., 
 
 Toomly, Jerry, Corporal, 
 
 Totty, R. T., 
 
 Tower, Isaac S., Sergeant, 
 
 1861, transferred, 
 First year, 
 First year, 
 During the war, 
 First year, 
 1861-62, killed, 
 1863, to the end, 
 
 1862, to the end, 
 1861, discharged, 
 1861-62, killed, 
 First year, 
 1861, resigned, 
 1861, discharged, 
 1861, 
 
 1861, 
 
 1861, discharged, 
 First year, 
 1861-62, killed, 
 1861, detached, 
 1861-62, killed, 
 1861-62, killed, 
 1861-62, killed, 
 1861-63, killed, 
 1861-63, prisoner, 
 1861-62, discharged, 
 1861-62, discharged, 
 First year, 
 First year, 
 1861, resigned, 
 1861, 
 
 During the war, 
 First year, 
 
 1863, to the end, 
 First year, 
 First year, 
 1863, to the end, 
 1861, 
 
 1862, 
 
 1863, to the end, 
 
 1861, discharged, 
 
 1862, 
 
 1861, transferred, 
 
 1861, 
 
 1861-64, killed, 
 
 First year, 
 
 1861, discharged, 
 
 Co. B. 
 
 B. 
 
 D. 
 
 B. 
 Drummer. 
 
 B. 
 
 D. 
 
 B. 
 
 C. 
 
 C. 
 
 E. 
 
 C. 
 
 C. 
 
 B. 
 
 B. 
 
 I. 
 Drummer. 
 
 H. 
 
 G. 
 
 I. 
 
 I. 
 
 G. 
 
 I. 
 
 L 
 
 I. 
 
 B. 
 
 E. 
 
 E. 
 
 I. 
 
 B. 
 
 L 
 
 H. 
 
 C. 
 
 E. 
 
 H. 
 
 C. 
 F. &S. 
 
 B. 
 
 C. 
 
 I. 
 
 H. 
 
 K. 
 
 C. 
 
 B. 
 
 B. 
 
 B. 
 
LIST OF MEMBERS OF OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 Towers, James E., 
 
 Traylor, Thomas E., Sergeant, 
 
 Traylor, Thomas W., 
 
 Tremer, William, 
 
 Truman, A., 
 
 Tucker, A. J., Lieutenant, 
 
 Tucker, Robert L., 
 
 Tucker, S. J., Sergeant, 
 
 Turner, W. W., 
 
 Tyler, William, 
 
 Tyree, James T., 
 
 Tyree, John A., Lieutenant, 
 
 Tyree, Robert F., 
 
 Tysinger, W. E., Captain, 
 
 Tyrrell, Patrick, 
 
 Underbill, , 
 
 Van Deventer, E., 
 
 Van Riper, John, 
 
 Vaughan, A. Jeff., 
 
 Vaughan, James T., Lieutenant, 
 
 Vaughan, John M., 
 
 Vaughan, Robert P., 
 
 Vaughan, W. J., 
 
 Vermillara, P. J., 
 
 Via, J. A., Corporal, 
 
 Via, James T., 
 
 Viereok, John, 
 
 Voegler, H., 
 
 Wachter, Jacob, 
 
 Waddill, W. S., 
 
 Waddy, George T., 
 
 Wade, J., 
 
 Waggoner, D. B., 
 
 Wagner, John, 
 
 Wail, John, 
 
 Walker, John, 
 
 Walker, , 
 
 Wallis, James B., 
 Walthall, H. M., 
 Walthall, Ro. R., 
 Wamack, J. T., 
 Warrolew, Joseph, 
 Ware, William S., 
 Waters, W. G., 
 Watkins, Abner [., Captain, 
 Watkins, Thomas, 
 
 First year, Co. H. 
 
 During the war, I. 
 
 1863, to the end, D. 
 
 First year, Band. 
 
 1863, to the end, C. 
 1861, resigned, G. 
 1861, detached, G 
 1861, detached, G. 
 During the war, D. 
 
 1864, to the end, B. 
 1861, I. 
 First year, I. 
 1861-62, killed, G. 
 1861-62, killed, H. 
 1861, C. 
 1864, G. 
 1861-62, discharged, I. 
 During the war, D. 
 During the war, G. 
 First year, H. 
 1861, transferred, G. 
 1861, discharged, G. 
 1863, killed, H. 
 1861, discharged, B. 
 1861-64, killed, H. 
 1861, discharged, G. 
 First year, K. 
 1861, discharged, G. 
 First year, K. 
 1863, killed, H. 
 1861, detached, D. 
 1863-65, killed H. 
 1863-64, died, D. 
 
 1861, detached, K. 
 First year, E. 
 
 1862, I. 
 1863-64, died, D. 
 
 1863, I. 
 During the war, D. 
 1861-64, killed, G. 
 
 1863, D. 
 1861, transferred, C. 
 1861-62, transferred, G. 
 First year, E. 
 During the war, H. 
 
 1864, to the end, G. 
 
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 LIST OF MEMBERS OF OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 Watson, H. W., 
 
 Watson, , 
 
 Webster, George, 
 
 Weidenhahn, Aug., Corporal, 
 
 Weinburg, M. P., 
 
 Weller, Joseph, 
 
 Wells, M. L,, 
 
 Wells, Henry, 
 
 Welch, M., 
 
 Werner, A., 
 
 Wesley, J. R., 
 
 West, F. A., 
 
 West, George L., 
 
 Westmoreland, W. A., 
 
 Weston, George E., 
 
 Wheat, N. F., 
 
 Wheeley, C., 
 
 Wheeley, J. F., 
 
 Whittacker, Jos. L., 
 
 Whiting, L. A., 
 
 White, John, 
 
 White, Thomas, 
 
 White, William T., Sergeant, 
 
 White, E. L., 
 
 Wiels, John, 
 
 Wight, W. M., 
 
 Wilkins, W R., 
 
 Wilkinson, George A., 
 
 Wilkinson, John K., 
 
 Wilkinson, S. S., 
 
 Wilks, W. C., 
 
 Williams, C. C., 
 
 Williams, Lewis B., Colonel, 
 
 Williams, H. L, 
 
 Williams, T. J., 
 
 Williams, A. J., 
 
 Wills, C. A., 
 
 Wills, S., 
 
 Wilson, James W., 
 
 \Vilson, Robert B., 
 
 Wilzinski, L., 
 
 Winfree, John M., 
 
 Wingfield, L. R., 
 
 Wingfield, M. J., 
 
 Wingfield, Samuel L., 
 
 Wingo, W. W., 
 
 1864, to the end, Co. D. 
 
 1863, H. 
 
 First year, E. 
 1861-62, disabled & disch g d, K. 
 
 1861, discharged, B. 
 
 1861, transferred, H. 
 
 First year, E. 
 
 1861, discharged, G. 
 
 1862, I. 
 First year, K. 
 1863-64, killed, I. 
 1861-62, detached, B. 
 1861, transferred, B. 
 
 1863, to the end, D. 
 1861, discharged, H. 
 During the war, D. 
 
 1864, to the end, D. 
 During the war, D. 
 During the war, C. 
 1861-62, detached, B. 
 1861, D. 
 
 1861, G. 
 During the war, I. 
 1863, to the end, C. 
 First year, E. 
 1861-62, killed, H. 
 
 1862, to the end, D. 
 
 1862, to the end, G. 
 During the war, G. 
 1861, killed, . G. 
 
 1863, D. 
 1863, to the end, D. 
 1862-63, killed, F. & S. 
 
 1863, to the end, C. 
 
 1864, died, H. 
 1863, to the end, C. 
 1863-64, killed, I. 
 1863, discharged, I. 
 1861, B. 
 
 1861, discharged, H. 
 1861-62, discharged, H. 
 1861-62, detached, G. 
 During the war, D. 
 1861-63, killed, D. 
 During the war, D. 
 
 1862, detached, I. 
 
LIST OF MEMBERS OF OLD FIRST VIRGINIA. 
 
 Wingo, Charles E., 
 Winter, John, 
 Witzlieben, T A., 
 Wolfe, Henry ; 
 Womack, Robert E., 
 Wood, R., 
 Wood, William A., 
 
 Wood, , 
 
 Woods, Joseph, 
 
 Woods, Patrick, Sergeant, 
 
 Woody, William T., Lieutenant, 
 
 Word, B. H., 
 
 Worrell, W. J. G., 
 
 Wren, Powhatan, 
 
 Wright, Elijah G., Sergeant, 
 
 Wright, John T., 
 
 Wynne, John W., Sergeant, 
 
 Yancey, John K., 
 
 Young, M., 
 
 Youell, Robert, 
 
 Zimmerman, A. M., 
 
 1861, transferred, Co. D. 
 
 1861, detached, K. 
 
 First year, E. 
 
 1861, B. 
 
 1862, to the end, H. 
 
 1863, I. 
 
 1862, to the end, G. 
 
 1863, H. 
 1861-62, discharged, C. 
 During the war, C. 
 During the war, G. 
 
 1864, to the end, D. 
 1863, C. 
 1861-62, discharged, D. 
 During the war, G. 
 1861, discharged, B. 
 1861-64, killed, H. 
 1863-64, disabled, I. 
 1863, D. 
 1863, C. 
 First year, E. 
 
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