The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-14

oc- seion Of The visit OF the Seventh and o. . Ia. 49,
non Ia tb.iI CITY IN July, 1857
appreciates fully the friendship o. ,h n,d nonn,oo ana
that sbe hn3~s well 70 re- the kindness With
shieh her allegations have. be.n received in the hOspa-
bic halls Of Virginia.
The Grays we,e Escorted mmedistey their quarters,
where ucb as desired left 70 quiet and repose but
morswe Escorted 70 vew some o. Toe woaders OF tais
mint ulep 10 which seemed 70 be their desire thai the
Seventh should swim on the OCCASION Of the aforesaid
Richmond VISIT Perhaps they INDUCED . ltse in ham
In memory OF The ever 70 DO remembered Ericsson
rations
HISTORY OF THE RICHMOND oRAYs.
This deservedly popular corps, o. the beat,
Il not the very best military organization in the
Old Dominion, has been In existence betwee
fifteen and sixteen years. It was organized
the 29th Of January, 1914, and COL Charles Dmmock
thorough tacticaD chosen the nrs captain of tn
company. The gray uniform Of our own National Guar
wss at that time adopted through the influence OF tw
members Of the National Guard, who we're the
living in Richmond Otber public duties CON Deile
Coonel Dmmock to reign be command Of the comptny,
athouen be stiil Continued to drill them almost daily,
and on the 12sb Of june 1874, Henry L. Brook, Esq
chosen captain The Grays date their oc :
that day Their frat pubic parade made on the 4.h
o. July, lSA4 when their ranks numbered toirty SIX
con me0n and on the 18th Of June 1885, Lieutenant R. G.
Scott, Jr United States Coneu .. Rio Janiero Was
vsr and days after the rst tales on
the Rio Grande the Stale Of Virginia haviog been called
upon Tor volunteers for the war the GrAys held meeting
at their srmory-1fty seven me nbers beng present.
and adopted unanimously q resolution endering their
services Tor the var and asking TO De enrolled OF
the three regiments TO be rsset by the State This act
shows the kind OF stun the Grsys made Of Il the
sprt fer "deep yachtngp which been labor
ing 70 arouse in our yschsmen few Of whom, re-
Rret to see, seem to be afraid venture into water
Before the Grays could he mustered into
ever the War psrmept declined 10 receive volunteers
TO, less period ihsn during the war. STILL number Of
officers Of tie Grsys dd succeed In raising company
Of over q hundred men for the war, and the eff.
cheney and discipline Of that company was highly
commended They served on General raylors line but
uDluckiy arrived little too late 10 participate in any en-.
eseement although they did some service 10 the way Of
manoer OF the Grays, elected Captain JAN o. ls47
He 10 man Of One personal appearance graduate Of the
Virginia Military Institute every inch SOLDIER aud exceed
Bely popular In August 1861 the Grays adopted some
notifications in their uniform TO conform more nearly 10
tDe United States army regulations During next sue
increased but OF the added no strength 70
the company, and in 1854 resolution was adopted to
strike from the rolls the OF every member who ne
elected TO pay his assessments for three months The
result was that In short time only seventeen members
were left; but theee were good and true men, and
numbers 81 men, and has treasury containing about
$4,000 OF the present members Of the company only
one Lieutenant Bosseux participated the first parade
Of the company in 1874.
ROLL OF THE GRAYs.
The following the roll Of the company on the present
excursion
ARMoRY BANDA Smith, leader; Jas b Melton. A. q
Muller, Edward Loehman, Alfred Fox Michael Cardoua
John Ellg, Thomas Pulling Alexander Henerman Joseph
Hirechberg.