Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-11

CELEBRATION OF THEIR NINETY
SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY.
The Old Company and tho New--A War
Time Roll and Some Historical
"Reminiscences.


anniversary in manner becoming their
ancient history and fair renown.
The war Of the Revolution wasstili fresh
In memory when this company was organ
lied, and throughout all its years IL has
been n credit 10 Richmond, and has always
rendered honorable and valuable services
whenever the State or city had need OF
thom.
wAR's AbaRuM.
II was one of the first OF the companies
10 volunteer in 1851, and at once tooA tho
feid with full ranks. It's earliest wartime
duty was on the banks of the Potomac.
Thence II went into the arduous west w
ginia campaign with Wise's Legion. ana IN
the early part of 1852 was ordered 10 hoa1
noko Island, n. g. Here the biueS saw reai
war. In the disastrous Tight Wmcn oc-
Cured CAPTAIN o. jennings Wise ana sew
eral Others were killed and all the rest
present on that field captured
The body OF Captain Wise was surrender
cd 10 his relatives and brought to this city
and buried in Hollywood.
The captured Blues were all paroled.
ANTw COMPANY RECRUITED.
II 80 happened that about eighteen or
twenty members Of the Blues were on on
furlough, or on special duty, or were SICK
In hospitals at the time oil tho ho3noh9
Island fight These Lieutenant IL; .;
Sanxy who of their number assenl9le ..l
M Richmond and with them rs nucleus
heproceeded 10 recruit the ranks OF tne
command. There were large number OF
enlisfments and IN April, 1862, the blues
were ordered 20 Yorktown under Lienten-
ant Sanxv. Here and at Gloucester folnI
they assiduously helped Magruder 10 hol1
ut hav McClellan's troops until me arrlNaI
from Manassas OF General Joe johnston
army. The next movement was Il generai
retreat 70 Richmond OF the combined Con-
federate forces,
BATTLTs.
Now followed the battle Of Williamsburg,
che battle of Seven Pines, and the seven
DAYS battles, in none Of which the Blues
fred a shot. as their position Tor most or
the time was ri Chaflin farm or ChaIhn's
bluff. and their duty was 10 prevent the
gunboats and transports from landlng
troops and assailing General Lees right.
In this they were altogether successful.
At Malvern Hill, however, the Blues and
about 200 other troops for hours and
hours stood in line of battle In a wheat
field and took the enemy's gunboat hre
without getting any chance to return the
compliment with ball or bayonet.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Septembor - 1863 Wise's brigade was
ordered to South Carolina.
General Henry A. Wise was the brigade
commander.
The officers of the Forty-sixth regiment,
70 which the Blues belonged as Company
A. were: Colonel, Randolph Harrison;
lieutenant Colonel, Peyton Wise; Major.
danes G. Hill.
The paroled Blues had mean while been
exchanged: the company's ranks were full.
and CAPTAIN Frederick X. Carter was IN
command and las lieutenants were Charles
p. Bigger. Il. ID. Sanxy, and Ezekiel y.
Levy. and his orderly sergeant, George W.
Jarvis.
the Fdisto river bridge, 0t Adams's Kun,
and AZ Johnston Island Wlse's brigade re-
rnained until the spring Of 1864. There was
no fchting down there worth the name
Indeed up . this time, with the exception
OF Roanoke Island. the Blues had luckily
escaped the great horrors OF war. but
their time was coming.
PETERSBURG.
Early in May General Wise's command
was ordered TO Petersburg. From Charles
ton to Weldon the trip was by rail and easy;
At Weldon il was learned that Federal
raiders had DESTROYED nearly all the track
between there and Petersburg. Most OF
the way was therefore marched. AT Not.
toway bridge the Fitty-ninth regiment or
Wisc's brigade had a bloody fight with the
raiders.
Arrived at Petersburg. the enemy were
found encOmpassing that heroic city. 1hey
were entrenched IN the turnpike between
Richmond and Petersburg. and the Blues
fighting soon began and only ended with
the surrender at Appomattox Courthouse.
PERSONAL.
Among the survivors of those fighting
- Ial orr nm.
taips c. L. Bigger. T.. j. Levy, and George
w. Jarvis and Lieutenant X. III. Sarvay
and Andrew j. Berry, W. ID. Chesterman,
Ii. II. Duesberry, Charles II. Epps color
sergeant of the regiment), George ".
Tpps. L. ID. Glinn, +. j. Gregory, Charlie
Gibson, George II. Hopkins, John L. Hall.
Frank johnson, George L. Lumpkln, L. w.
Lyon, Alexander II. Levy, james H. Medii-
colt. Robert A. Mott Robert Ralston, VIII
liam III. Tyree. l.. 7. Truehart, Alonzo Ty-
Ter, and Il. Nj. 5. Valentine.
Nearly every man of these carries one or
more bullet-marks upon his person.
MIR. Ike Newman, who was q renowned
scout, belonged to Louisiana company III
Nise's brigade.
YIGHTING.
In the first fight Con the turnpike be-
tween Richmond and Petersburgl Arthur
Dabney was killed. A few weeks later
Captain Carter was mortally wounded. a
day or two afterwards on Hare's Hill the
Blues Ind four men killed and seventeen
wounded.
Death and grievous wounds continued
20 decimate the ranks.
Carter dead. Bigger became captain; Big
ger permanently disabled, Levy became
captain; Levy disabled, Jarvis became
captain, and at the surrender the commits
stoned officers We're: George W. jarvis
4 al
ant. and Rufus III. Sarvay, second heuten
ant. ~,
Altogether, no company that left Rich
mond had more officers and men killed
and wounded. ..
The record Of the company was that II
never faltered in the discharge of any
duty; il never left any position 1T wa:
ordered to hold.
THR EyI1sTMENTs.
The following roll. taken from a publica
hon made several wears ago, shows the en-
iistments made in the Blues from April Il
1861. TO the close of the war;
Captain, o. Jennings Wise, died from
wounds; First Lieutenant, James \. Scott
resigned Second Lieutenant, Fred Carter
mortally wounded; Third Lieutenant
William l.. Maule. resigned First Sergeant
Charles Purcell Bigger, disabled; .SeconC
fergeant, Richard $. SanXay, transferred
FOURTH Sergeant. Ezekiel J. Levy. Frs
Corporal, George W. Jarvis; Second Cor
poral. Thomas b. Hewitt Third Corporal
Rufus II. Sarvay. Fourth Corporal, Rober
j. Mcdowell.
Henry Adler, died Of wounds; j. b. An
dersoD, Jr., discharged.
George W. Bray, discharged: James T.
W. Banks, discharged; W. G. Barnes, DIS
charged: W. II. Bennett, killed; Ed. j.
blackburn, killed; Henry Bodeker, dis
charged; Thomas II. Blankenship: William
IL. Beveridge, discharged: James X. Boot
wright, killed G. W. Z. Brock; X. b. Der
nv, discharged: Henry ID. Burr, discharged
Games IA. Butler, William Bodeker, Theo
dore Boisseaux. Byron w. BERNARD. W. T.
X. Bell, William G. Bailey, discharged
James II. Blake, Francis II. Briquet, An
drew J. Berry, Richard Briscoe, Ed. i. Bag
well.
John w. Chandler, Oscar j. Cenman
discharged: John III. Cochran, killed; X
G. Nj. Chamberlayne. S. ID. Chamberlayne
Transferred; John II. COnnell, discharged
John Corcoran, X. &. Carter. W. J. Clop
ton, transferred; William ID. ChesterInan
wounded June II. 1864 retired detailed u
bureau for exchange Of prisoners; a. Jud
son Cox, RichardC Copeland. transferred
a. - ffbax.r,,op William ~