Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-11-16


LE1csER AkTiLLEEY, CAPE DAVIDSON AND LIEUT.
MUyoaD TIE annual report Of TIE board OF vst0rs
OF TIE Virginia Military Institute, there il a statement
urder the head OF "Puohc Arms, Ordinances, &c.,' in
reference 10 donation OF cauuon by the Lecher Artl-
lsry, Of R'camo-6, 70 the I1stu and complimentary
reference 10 tvo gaa, officers OF the battery killed
At ehahcelorsy.le aud Malvern Hill The following is
the extract:
The LetlkeE battery commanded by brave and
noble gentleman I,~yerOi lexington, Capt GrcciRcc
Bapidson Who killed she battle of ChanCsllOTs-
vile Lieut. Charles Ellis NHgtord son OF Col Geo.
Wytte 4un.ord, kile0 az Malvern Hill Hhlo COM
mandug this SECTION OF battery and holding Tor one
hour aud III uiv minutes position, ". ich, from sub
scquent survey OF The havoc made 0y the enemy,
considered utterly -tsnabe for a much shorter
tine The Interest connected with this seoiOa Of the
Lstcher battery jIs,has some permanent record OF il ;
add 1 have obtained he fOllOuinE authentic history
trum the father OF the late Capt DtvIdsOn which bad
Y5eeu iufu.sted him by Lieut. Vim. TANKER Of the
battery:
The Two pour der brvrz, guns presented BY the
ofcers Cf TIE lie cneI Artiefy the Virginia htary
In tiufe, we've east q tie Tfedegar lion Works IN
MaIcb, 1861 from portion OF the metal contained IN
tse tx large FrerCh guns which for many years. 10
time Of peace attracted the attention OF the tbrOngs
who visited she V.rg Armciy dining that happy pc
rod and we're assggel Capain Gruenlee Davids0ns
battery by Governor Lttcher through hs Chief OF Ord
The hrst hgut n ". ich they re engaged VAS at
Mccssricsvlle % n June, 1862 when the battery
po-ted UPON an eHnesoe The s0uihsde Of the Chick
ahom ~ 20 annoy the lei! nix Of tie enemy shils be
vas attacked By cur forces ia front
Next they we're Cugsgsd o. the bloody Geld Of NAL
vcrn Hill where The battery vas 10 action for hour
and twenty minute, In position whicn, from subse
cueut survey OF Lc havoc made BY The enemy, would
rpnlar 10 have been utterly untenGble for much
shorter time. Here LicsnaHf Charles Kills MHRford
the chief O. the section which OF these guns
assigned by Captain Davidson Killed together with
tUo If The pirate SOLDIERS Of the battery. number
of the men we're wounded and had retire, and many
horses killed.
. Az the d 6cieucy in men and hore5 thus ocoasOned
could not be made good before The battery order d.
with the Ger ancer of JeOksJIs corps GordOnsyile
ore OF the 81 Founders oitu Il chmoud, in charge
OF General D.mmOck, and also ore Of Tue iron Z He'd
guns. The rrwaiui siX-pOUuders taen passed sue
cessively through the important engagements Of War
renton springs secosd Manassas. Hauer's Ferry and
Hrst Frederick sburg Alter tbis later engagement the
'-remaiGirg six-Eounder also sent 20 Richmond,
hav ng been replaced by one OF tho spepdid twelve
pOunder n lpoisOn guns captured from the eRemy a.
Harper's Ferry.
The guns bear appropriate inscriptions, sbosing the
actions in sch they have been eugsged AID the fol-
loving statement:
Presented 20 tAe
VIRGINIA MILrARY fNsIIrUFE
Zoe Oh 5ers ct soc Lstcber Artillery
GiptN.te Davitsou, CapJsi1
John TYLER First L., u,tnant,
Thomas A. Brinjer, Junior, First Lieutenant,
Chas. Ills Munf0ro $ c0nd Lieutenant,
W illiam 4. Tanner junior, Second Lieutenant,
JenuaTy I, 1858