Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-20
TEE SHAREHOLDERS OF DAVIS BRIGADE


CAMP SsoosD Mrs. RssHsHf,
Petersburg, Va, OSL II, 1884
10 tie Editor of the Wig: ,x~
Ia justice 10 tne gallant ,ers and brave men xh0
eomPo the battalion of SaarpshooieIs OF Brig. Gen.
Jos 4 Davis Brigade rsspe csfuiy request tho pub
lcstioa OF this brisf sPor hastily Ooilsosd from their
This battalion was drsr.s.d a. Orange Court House
In April last under The direct command and superrs
tehderce OF Captain G,orse SHANNON of the llh Miss
regiment ana contnaed unter Captain Slannoa9 com.
msnd throughout tho battles Of the and eh OF Nay
IN the Wilderness; Nay 10TH sTabey Mill; Ma, l2.b
at Spotsyivsna Court House; June 81 and 81 Bssnef.
d. Church. o the 10 Ii # June Oapt n A 4. WAL
ksr. Of the 81 hiss Rsgimel sssiguea 70 q com.
mand of ,hc Daualiop Uspt In Saannon being the ss-
nior Captain Of tho IL n Ass Regiment and en,it 70
promotion, was returned 10 DIS r. fmsnt. Uad.r Capt
Walker, the battalion did vAuiDe aad efficient SER
vos in front OF the dfsIoss around PslersourE and Ut
D ep Bottom It'll be fell BY q. shot through tie
head, killing BIN instantly, op he lSh Of 8 . ember
Alter The death Of Captain Walker captain ONssl Of
shs Let Confederate Battalion, un assigned Inc con.
mand OF the BIttalion OF shsrfsnooter, siros Shsh
ims they continued on toe line OF dsfebces when.
ever duiy called them or danger threatened.
Too much cannot ~ saia In praise Of this cal Ant
baud OF patriots, who thu, daily sad hourly peri Issr
lives for tasf seunr,s o,uss, Tbs l.t Of es,uslass
hard fought Id, 81 d many Ailia corps and mua
lstse fern viii ssss: The psris tEsy have speeunssd.
Appealed IL nss OF the ossaai.iAs Ia tbs pa. sop
from the t:s Of Hay 70 the IL a OF o.tob!r, 1854
Ths battalion coDpaed OF Gst.eansnts fto. no "a,
ll'h, as'a and i21 hs,i'sppi sslmsny, IS h Norm
carolina R. .msni AID lt Uonisasr.ts B. laoo BIZ
gsdisr General Jos X D.si' g,igsaa
LIST o. cAsuALrIu IL eArfAu o'IALs ,ArraLIos c,
saAHfsHoyIsss, CT DAvIs' BaI0ADs, Ens's sryI.rUs
AMY sosrIsss vIssnfA sAon NAY Ara TO oc.os.x
l4II ksL6sIvI.
Ds.Ohasnt rom 81 Mississippi R 6 msnt, L euteusn
Innr IL q
kcPasIson, g Olamploo, J v Lsvelln, T J Harvel!,
I Duncan, Jores, Jeremiah F.lkacr-s Weuud.
ed Hari.nd, W Cray .op, & 4 s INNS, w Il
Guy, Charles, w 3 Nsbry, J Miller, J J .nnsr,
Il h.r.snS, Wise. PsunyOaksr, N gray,
J Webb, W d RAlh-4.
Ds.aohunens lIsa Aissl.appi Regiment, Leu,snsns
heCload commanding lea-L!out kohdsrsy Dc.
ys.e w d BIr.oa-2. Sounded-Leu. w -ea.Iy. w
Farg .oD, P Nesgle, q o Chambers, W Hurt.
J'mss K'morouku, Kio brousb, A o Turns,, J
Robinson, W Barry, 4 williamson IL. n eel, g.
James Psrcs, T r Wliismson, q Gilmore, 4 HOO
SON.. Supposed 70 be o-p ursd.
DsLo msns 70 Ass. R.g-, Lieut. Sh,rp Comdg -
Kdlss Gray, Ton Wpg., JONES', Gr,ytap, L..
BIsun-S. Wounded. Leu. BIS q Porter, Z 8
Wshhsll, Jaok Rice, Sims, W Viu.su Frank Bro. n,
VIM Pace.
Dsssansns a Aisa Rsgs, Lieut. Little Comdg.--
Killed: b RowHnd, D Yocpm, p SIuUdersen, n
O.mpoeii, 4 0sln-S Wou1aed: b W J,uss T Il
dam, 4 v SaneD. I n Evsreon, Ssphsn La easier,
John Moore, J1mss Moore, Sam Lsynard, James Csl.
pc Cannon, Wa Harden 4 Aus ina.
Detachment 6oh N. q. r., Lie.t--Jomdg-
Lied: John DEAN, d Naming, A Wesvsr, Waiter
dAm,ck, Andy Williams, B GfaJ-6. Woandec; John
Snith, David Taonp.on, P.ros l. ICES J G.
Williams, TIsenLsmr.r, s F.ro otb, 6 B.aeksel els
Detclmen' LIT Cbaiedsrats B.ttanoJ, l. cut 3 A
r.yior, Uonds-K lied: W o B,rnes, 4 kulugsu-9.
Woandse: Lieui Taylor, Davis, 3 Laws, Ma tin, J
K,ly, Fnnsgsn, W Ailsr-7. Missing JOIN Poll
hps.
Repatriation.
Toal KDed, 2s.
W.u.ced, 90.
Aissins 8.
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Oot. II 1884. g. D. o,