Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-07-09
THE faIRry-rIsHrH Virginia REGIMENT.

Lat CT ga.ulgiss in tbs Tai.y-E ghh Virginia Rasi
ment in the Fight near Crews FLrm, TUESDAY, JAY
1862
This Regiment With ths IAN Virginia, dcployed IN
single file, S.s ordered to charge upon the kFmishes
Of the enemy, which they in gallant style, driving
them peli neil before them in the face # bat
ts,y of 80 guns for at least half nile. Here they
.aitsd Ell. lorcenents u0der the brow of hill, run
ming parSld with the lines Of the enemy, tho partially
exposed TO a terrific cannonade all the while Rim
5reeuens coming up spotber charge was made and was
Continued until within sbor; seyeutyhTe yards OF the
enemy, when the voeys Of muaketry and the terrible
hoTers Of grape prevented farther advance, Int nc;
one step be kNsrds vas TAKEN the Coors OF the Rsgi
ms keeping their place. and the men enthusiastically
salyiDg around ben. Ia quick successiou the Color
s. rgesut aud guard, FIVE IN number, were killed o.
wounded. LeuO lionel W ,istle then zsl them 81 d
sas severely wounded, when Capt. X I. Dhnil, Jf 4,
Fho had volunteered for Ihe hght, and bad been fer
four days r command OF Company f. raised and Wai' ed
tam for o few minutes Whsl be 100 fell wounded
siercsd by Two bss Ia falling be struck the ssl
tn grouod rcao.ved that i; SHOULD LOT TAIL Il will
o. seen .hst three we're Xxi led aud Elk severely wounded
while uphodiag cur glorious 6. Toe Colors leiE the
field only When tho darkness OF right had closed in, and
then borne up muskef the stsG ceiog shattered nto
three pcCes an the flag perCei ia ioEtyaye places.
Below will be found an cffeal ist Of the casualties IN
the SIS b yrguia--C Col Z. Q. EdmOnds, oOnu auding:
l. Gu. Col white, wounded seriously in the arm.
AcjutSnt G Smith, wounded slightly in the arm ana
COMPANY A, D Q Towns, Cap COMMANDING - Wound.
ed-Ssi gt Jls O 6a.dler el htly, Pf!yites j Davis,
severely, A EucS, severely J Rlcksl.s, slightly
A,ssng-H Alien, RAcDJNed.
COMPANY b, L 'u' james Warren, Commanding
W,ulded-ui Warren sIghlly, Corp " PIrri h
severely, Priystcs jams Damn, moE.-l,y, Green w
J,ucr severely John Auhus, severely, G c Gregory,
,eye civ, David Nhiles slighy, Harmon Gibson, slgh
ly, Hel,y AdkiJs, slightly.
Copp.,y Lieut. Alfred Anderson Com'dg -Wcu7d.
Der J L WI, ard Eli J Lewis, Il gJly, A d ID.
SO OF " li,m3, signify A * PruI au1 JIo aveks
serlnsly H,srag--P iVsus V mon a0d Terry.
Company l. cut Nap, leon Price, Ccm'tg XII
ed ~ 10 strgyall Il Ts p'y sui Pr ygte Jthp
Adks-0u. Wolnd,d-Leut \ D Poos, morg.i,y, Isl
Colo, Corporal Cornelius bsr:, morally, Prva.ss Ia
rss ana J Lsit~ich srIiou J., Cupl Vim H1r
?, ard Pr'a.es Geo Il Palmer SDd John Ais
g1tly
y.l5 rk,n Dave W.. drc-Csp, Tyree, se''-
us. IN two 81 csa Ia L.ut Wm rier. shgh'ly 2
% or OJrpor-l l. D W,k'1s, severely, PfivStes R
Cams J a ncClr,y, an Nm Fer'on, eighty. Mis-
-Pnya;c- S5Je rr6 70 K E!ore
UOm,s1y F-Gap, r ,-iel vol CoI'dg.-E lied
p Va IS D,ii Bolrett end Ctu Oh u Parker
Wouu7ed-U.p, Daniel feriou-7, Prvstcs is D Il ILL.,
Pu Ear es-oD, and P.csley HAucoet, sever ~, Ssrg'
t.D'.t waller, P.va'cs JOS Vaughan, Saml Jones AID
Lu, a- Ptake, slightly
Co rp,uy G-CIpt II L LIE, commanding.
Killed sH NJ tneVs Geo 7 Fucker aud Q + Roie.
W dsd-S,rgt H Il Moore, Privates, Wu Graves,
JLnrs Sirglc,oo, serously Oorll + HuicAtsoD, Pr.
W % 6 T Morgan, J ,sepn Re Sc, A Nethery, II Ho
te / Il. A Garter, Jno Snead, Wilmouth and |
Morgan.
Company Capt Walter Wool, commanding.
Wlunded-Oipt Wood slightly; Privatcs VIM Smith,
Jno BJlGrg. Wm Cook A Astthe~s, III D.,
slgAily--A ssug, Privates " lsou, Vim Nethery, Vim
P W lkinsor Ctss Gold and X. o,cn.
COMPANY esp. Geo Griggs comm rrtiUg
Kiled-Prvates Gee Slaughter and exon Aather
". wourded-Color Corp! Geo BllinsoD, seriously,
Leu' jas W Miner Priystes Els Bay, Madison Brsy,
Jos 1dscn U,iah Hatcher, Peter Saugh'cr, Jso
Robertson Holland, and D ,yid Slaughter, eighty.
RccIpi uation-ki,.ed 10; sounded y; missing IL.
Wen. into action with SIS. The Iriss e, II il sup
posed bave struggled eft apd neither wounded
prisoners.
G. CyTrU A infant.