Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-21
PEGRAM's BATrALIOg.
Eeunion OF the survivors OF this Fa-
nous Artillery Command.

The survivors OF Pegram's Bait 1lion o.
Artillery Of the Confederate States army
will have rcInion tonight in the hall OF
the House OF Delegates, when, by request
OF Mrs. General Pegram, the sh0t-riddled
battie-hag Of the command will be sIirren-
dered into the veterans keeping. Captain
W. Gordon McCabe, Of Petersburg. who
was adiutant Of the battalion, will make
the speech OF presentation, and Major
Thomas a. Brander. OF Richmond, that OF
acceptance, after which there will be ban
quet at Sanger Hall. The following are the
officers Of the Association: Thomas a.
Brander, president; Thomas Elicit, Will
liam &. Crenshaw, Charles z. Young, VICE
presidents; John Murphy, treasurer; viii
liam Ellis Jones, secretary: Valentine
Brown, corresponding secretary; VI. Cabell
Tabb, surgeon and Rev. DIR. J. William
Jones, chaplain. Executive Committee /:
John Purcell, James 4. Tyler, d. ;. Gates,
d. 6. Redford, aIsl John Tyler.
Pcgram's BATTALION was composed OF the
the following batteries: Purcell. Cren-
shaw. Letcher, fredericksburg, and Pee
Dee (sou.b Caroina).
The 2 :. 81 eositery was organized by
General Il. Lin,Yy Walker April %, 1851.
and was the fire. battery TO leave for the
seat OF war. and served through the entire
war. II was captured at Petersburg, Va,
April 9, 1865, under the command Of Cap
tam George Cayce. having held its posi-
ton until the enemy entirely surrounded
IL. killing and wounding a large num-
bes Of the officers and men.
The Crenshaw Battery was organized
by Captain William e.. Crenshaw March
"a. lsG2. and served through the war.
They lost one gun at Five Forks at the
time The gallant Pegram received his death
wound. They destroyed their guns, bag
gage, &C.. and disbandeG near AppomattOx
April s. 1865. under the command OF Cap
tain Thomas Ellett.
The Letcher Battery was organized by
Captain Grcenlee Davidson, OF Lexington.
Va, as State battery, March II, 1862;
served through the war; destroyed guns,
baggage, &C.. and disbanded near Apo
mattOX April s. 1865. under the command
Of Lieutenant James 4. Tyler.
The Fredericksburg Battery was organ
lied by Captain Carter 81. BraXton May
5. 1861, in Fredericksburg. Va; served
through the war; destroyed guns, bag
gage &C.. and di-banded near AppomattOX
April :, 1865. under the command Of Cap
tain John G.. Pollock.
The Pee Dee q. O. battery was organ
lied August. 1861, by Captain u. q. Me-
Intosh; served with the battalion until few
months before the surrender, when they re-
TUNED TO south Carolina 10y order OF The
Secretary Of Wan under the command OF
Captain William f.. Zimmerman.
The battalion was organized in July,
1862, by Major x. Lindsay Walker. after
wards ITcmoted 10 general OF artillery, 4.
Z. llills corps. Then Captain WI Pc
gram was promoted maiorof the battalion,
and II assumed his name. Afterwards he
was promoted colonel commanding the
same, and - renamed until mortllly
wounded at Five Forks April I, 1865, in
the charge on those works.
The battalion participated in whole or in
part in siXty-three battles, being engaged
in nearly every general engagement that the
Army Of Northern Virginia had.