Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-13
KILLED & WOUNDED.
CASUALTIES IN THE OLD FIRST AT
GETTYSBURG.
Two Out Of Every Three Men Who Were
Carried Into the Charge
Shot Down.
TO the Editor of TIE Dispatch:

TO The EditOf OF H'e DlSp0tth:
win Won kindly publish the following IN
iustice to the old First regiment OF Nir-
pinia infantry?
presume the fact that the official report
of Pickctts division ut the battle OF vet
tysburg was suppressed nc the repuest OF
General Lee Is we'll known. In the AZ.
gencs of snchreport many statements more
or less unjust 20 the division nave been
made all which have come 10 my know
led-e I have deemed IL unnecessary 10
notice until read the following report M
fine Official Records Of the Union and Con-
foderate Armies. Serial No. ~. page 800,
published under the auspices OF tho Gov
"Peco,d Of Kaia and WouHdca n gciig'-
iuirg.-First Virginia Regiment-hiied. q;
wounded. g."
INSTRUMENTATION in this report ! deem IT
but mss to give the true record, giving the
names of the killed, which can ue verified
by their Surviving comrades.
First Viyqiain Regimef n Gaiysb'0g.- -
! Killed Officers: Colonel l.. y. Williams,
/ Cautain James HollOran. Company &;
| Lieutenant W. A. Caho, Company total,
3. Sergeant G. 7. UansioFd AID Corporal
/ Richard Chadd;ck. COMPANY n CORPORAL
/ r O. Elicit. Company Total, 3. Priyat, ;
Fendall Franklin. Company b; Willie
/ Mitchell. ID. :. Edwards. NJ. }. WIugdeld,
and j. ". Freeman, Company ID Niliam
/ r. Miller. Company a.: ". j. faugh2n'
/ Flowers. Nuckols. ST. Clair, j. 81 Paiue,
/ N. Rres.rahan. and w. ). W2ddell, Com-
! ronv II: T.. j. Griffin, Edwin faliaterro,
/ and II. Nci aughlan. Company total, is.
! Commissioned officers. 3. nOn-c0mniia
stoned officers. 3. privatcs, l6-total, y.
/ To.nl killed y; wounded, II; casualty, &i.
Suppose the SIX companies then com
posing the regiment carried into the nghi
/ $50 men, which ! believe TO be an over
estimate. il will bo seen that more than
one seventh of the entire number were
! killed. OF the remainder nearly TWO thuhs
were wounded. In otner words, about tWe
| ont Of every three men carried iuUp tut
charge were either killed or wounded.
/ Whom We reached the enPmv's lines they
! surrendered and passed 10 the rear with
| ont guard. An order was brought IRON
General kemper 0y Capl in Frs. his. adl We
| taDt. Tor the First regiment 20 move by th'
right fauk. !lo chilled f0rtbe commander
/ and finding myself ln that position ) fe
spOpdci and gave tine order fer them q
, IAN no prenaratorv Go making the move
! meut. All IN signt, about 70 dozen, tooh
position promptly bus 40 terrlol'
was tine FIRE Co which W. We're eS
posed they were shot almost rs last "a
thew tooL taoir places. / turned. e
Cantain Fry aud told him II WIS too lal'
and tlerc was no FIRST regiment left To- eN
ecute the order. lie urned and rode non
Tie 6eld. A few moments later, as move,
! forward with the troops, 1 was wounded
/ HE remnant of the division continued L
I advance ull the culoc-bcarer ia th" le2t
J paused. turning to see what following h'
/ had. and drdng the force entirely made
Gaate turned his face TO the rear, and sli.
! disria,lne his colors marched from tn
( field. thue ending THIS memorable charge
I'm which cur losses were - described.
-",,.,i.. 81, r.rad lees than we dld. a. ~
pa -ai through the ordeal together; or'
reetifv DIE mistake u reference Co m'
own regiment simply because know tn
F1rthese foures an indebted 20 o i.ttl
volume pub shed b. my rrienn and com
rade. &. e.. loehr. entitled. War Histor
OF tho Old FIRST hegm ut, Virginia 30
fantsr.' Ecry uec.tully.
L.. I. REEVE.