The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-12

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LOCAL MATTERS. ) y
Richmond Grasss--As this d~ser,e<,,. -. -
lar corps Will leave Richmond this a3terr51's.
on visit TO New York city, we have scssrl eUs
i,a n.nea % sive an outline Of its history, frur
publish complete list Of Its uniforrned Ins,s
bsrs and of those Who. have made aryrn--
menfs Tor the trip. As wifi be seen by the fnl
inwlng, the arays have had their aps and
uoWns IN HE, but by continned perseverance,
strict discipline and rigid adherence to theiI
bylaws, have overcome all obs sracles and ar,
o:s aoW regarcea as one Of the strongest and best
isu companies Of citizen-soldiers 70 b,
iouno In virginia That they may continnt
20 increase n numbers and in the perfection
% tneir outies as good citizens and 1ok,tl sol.
nifty - - .'A' - - So'Ai '1 ~ y
The GRAys were Organized in taaA A vh,es
time they adopted the uniform and can then
worn by the National Guard 9Th Rkffmenf
New York s. M, two Of whose members were
then solourning In Richmond. Tuos. p An
GUST, Esq, the present Colonel of the First
Regiment, was one Of the active originators of
| this company.
On the 2eth of January, 1874, the compapv
held meeting, Col. George M. Carrinrton
presiding, an election was gone into ana Cal
CHAs. DINMOCK was unanimously elected
Captain. Some short time after this Cn.,rai
Dimmock was appointed to the command OF
the " Public Guard" and Of necessity had 70
resign the captainey of the Grays, but con.
/ tinued to drill them almost daily until after
| they had made their first parade.
On the 18th Of June, 1874, HENRY L. Brook.
ESQ, was elected Captain, and from this ne
riod the Grays date their organization.
On the ith Of July, 1874, the rays made their
| nrst parade, on which occasion they turned out
thirty-six uniforms, all told. After the usual
morning parade, the Company repaired To
Howard's Grove and there par.ook of din
ner, celebrating the remainder of the day ms
was then the custom with volunteer soldiers
Capt. Brook held his commission but a short
time before he resigned, and on the 18th of
June, 1916, Lieut.. Ro. G. ScoTT, Jr., now u.
5, Consul TO Rio, was elected Captain
On the 22d of May, 1916. the United States
being then at war with Mexico, and the State
OF virginia having been called upon to fur
nish three regiments of infantry, to serve for
ftoetre months, the Grays held meeting. fifty-
seven members being present. and resolved
UNANIMOUSLY to offer their services, and asked
10 pe enrolled for the period mentioned in one
OF tue three regiments Before they were mus
tered into service however, the u S. Govern
ment declined receiving volunteers for a less
term than during the war As many Of the
members had families and were engaged in bu-
siness, which would suffer by long neglect
and as no one could tell when the war would
end-the United States service was declined
as an entire company; but through their
exertions Captain Scott, Lieutenant Au-
gust, Sergeant Fry, and Corporal Donnan. of
the Grays, succeeded in raising a COMPANY of
one hundred and six men, to serve "for the
best drilled of any attached to that line They
were under Gen. Taylor, and did efficient SER
vice rs train escorts, but unluckily arrived too
iaie 10 take part in the eyer-memorable ba tile
of Buena Vista.
On the 22d of January, lei1, the Grays held
meeting and elected WYATT NJ ELLIOTT
Esq, graduate of the Virginia Military Insti,
tute, their Captain-which post he now ahIv
nils, and Will continue to do so as long as he
Is wiling and the Grays understand their own
interests.
On the 18th of August, 1851, the United
States having adopted the frock coat as the
standard uniform for all arms, the Grays re-
solved upon changing their National Guard
coatee. which had become anything but uni
Iorn', 1or the froek coat and French Infantry
Gap. which they now wear.
Thus far the company had progressed slow.
ly, but steadily; but the change in uniform and
the desire to increase in numbers caused a
considerable accession of names without in
| the least improving its condition. for many of
| the new recruits failed to attend drills or nav
! their dues, and the company soon found itself
somewhat in debt, and very much trammeled
| by inefficient men, In October, 1874 those mem.
bers known to be tried and true determined
| 10 effect change, and at company meeting
| boldly resolved TO strike from the roll every
meInper who failed TO pay his Indebtedness
within three months from that time. True to
their resolution, at the expiration of the allot-
| ted time, expulsions were commenced and con-
! tlnued until there were but sersnteea members
Nothing dispirited but rather feeling that
they nad gotten rid of an incubus W hich had
| almost sunk them into oblivion, the little
band OF seYenteen adopted a beneficial feature,
| went 10 2ork to get new recruits, received
none buS b best material, and Iaboring on
| quletiy2A zealonsly until now they have
| n'nety-sevp good and true men their roll,
and aboufS2, ,0UU in their treasury. We here
append athli list of the company:
Capt Watt NJ. Elliott; lst Lieut., Louis J. Bos-
| sieux; I'd 1ient., Jacob V. Crawtord SURGEON +.
GnsIsn = g. COSBY; isi 5no fS so' so'es eTs
IL, m IroS Unit IN. d. A,,s. H.
CORPORAL; Us Mchard; "a do, Cyrus Bossieax; Sd
do, Walter z. Abbott; 9th do, James E. Pc rsui;
Paivatss, Miles + Philips. + NJ Crawford, Mann
Dean, James \. Stevenson, Louis F. BossieuX,
Yirsinins ,BossIeux, John Pitt; Frank Binford,
IL Wheeey. James H. Mundy, sami i. Alien. il m.
David Wilson; Eus Carrin,gton, ION furlough;j H.
SfSwn os 3d. fa Barow OWN Ja@ss 1S.df 5aa
VIM %S1d rhns ns H. II fsan fRs1s David h q
Ilson1f "a: y: AliIlssdi +. W Branch, WIN; Glib
Sshela. e. Els Pickett, 1s' cSas EseSs1er, sSt.
Sam'l Forsythe, L. ,Wa5ner, Oscar Null Nelson
White. Hardy Pile, II John Askew; James Philips,
O'Brien. Jno. T, Collier Jno Shanks. VIM Mayo.
4. & Gal5lss. ThoS, % Il Gahrikht AuF Ro;er;
VI. CrutchieId, A. Wooison. l.''' y ''''''''' /
| In looking over the above list, we find that
| Lieut.. BossIEUx is the only one remaining OF
the original number that joined the Grays in
their first organization, or that participated
in their first parade, July 4th, 1sla. To him,
more than TO any other man, is the company
indebted for its present high standing and eff
cheney, and we are sure that no other man has
the good OF the Grays more warmly ut heart
The company will parade this afternoon at
half-past O'Clock, and after being presen ted
with ii beautiful flag, gift from the ladies of
Richmond, VIII march 10 the Central Depot,
at the appointed hour. and take the cars for
the North. That they may have n pleasant
trip, and return TO their families and friends
in safety, is the sincere wish of all.
The following are the names OF the excur-
sionists:
ARMogY BAND.
Jas. B. Smith, Leader, VIM. Tremcr.
Jas. Nj. Melton, Jno. Boucher,
Edw'd Loehman, ihos: Pull ny,
Fred. Fox. Alex'r Hefferman,
Michael Cardona, Jos. Hirschberg.
Jos. Rtterhouse.
CAPT. Wyatt Il: Elliott, sers't Jn2 & gyanshsn. ~,
Il jasns S"s v Crawford, coprl Y's s. Mehard.
Ensian o. e. COSBY, :. Cyrus Bossieux.
Serg't Jno. i. Rosers, g. Hcenich,
VIM. Ira Smith, q James Pesran'.
s. Aug. NJ. Barrett,
PRiyATEs.
Miles It. Phillips. Ed. NJ. Alfriend.
Il. Mills Crawford, 4; w Branch,
Mann Pase, VIM. Gibson,
Wm Ready, d. McConnoche, a
Chris HeIsz, John Learmont,
Jno Gibson, Catcll T.. Flournoy.
VIM II beam s. ". Crawford,
lanes Y Stevenson, ]. w. Ballentine,
Louis +. Bossieux, Geo Nicholas,
Virsinius Bossieux, Ellis Ellis,
| Frank Biniord, Jno. Cnbn
james i. Tyler. otto Morgenstein,
+ NcKenny Sam. forss tn,
lanes H Mundy, Oscar Null,
| Day. Wilson, Hardy Pyle,
| nj Allen emo. Askew,
Iuo r Tomukins. James Phillips,
| Tanna. Va, han fno o. TAYLOR.