The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-07
IN THE LATE Wax.
The Blues Take n Prominent Part on
the Side Of the Confederacy.

In 1861. when Virginia withdrew from
the Federal Union. and linked her for
tunes with those of her sister Southern
States. the Blues marched 10 the front.
and were mustered into the services Of
the Confederates States Of America, by a
vote Of the company on June lIth, 1851,
with the following roll: o. Jennings wise
captain: Fred Carter, first lieutenant;
Charles Purcell Bigger. second lieutenant;
Richard S. Sanxay. second lieutenant;
Ezekiel J. Levy, first sergeant, George
w. Jarvis second sergeant; Robert j.
Mcdowell, first corporal; Rufus II. Sar-
way. second corporal; George w. Bray.
third corporal; John w Chandler. fourth
corporal: Privates Henry Aler. William
n. Bennett. Ed. w Blackburn, T. w.
BIankenship, James II. Butler, Henry ID.
Burr John II. Cochran, Richard G. NJ.
Chamberlayne, Spotswood ID. Chamber
layne. John Corcoran. Richard Henry
Duesberry William Dickinson, Patrick
II. Damn, Thomas G. Epps. Jr., Charles
II. Epps, Thomas FELTON,, ST. George r.
Fitzhugh, Peter u. Glenn, Jr.. Ed. |. Gre
CORY, Francis Gamble, Simeon Gudgen-
helm, Thomas Harwood. George II. Hop
kins, Ed. w. Holiday Leroy L. Harcum,
James II. Hewlett. Abraham Isaacs Fin
son, John T. Johnston. George T. Lump
kin, William Lovenstein, James II. Loeb
man. Joseph Levy, Thomas Lyon, Will
liam r. Landrum, James NJ. Mount
castle, James r. Medlicott. Thomas Nc
Gill. Calvin Myers, James McFarlanr,
James Calhoun Moses. William w. Mute.
Robert Mott f. A. New. John J. Omen
hansen. Claude f. Pardigon, William
Rade. John S. Robinson. James Robertson
Robert Ralston, Churchill b. Roy, Benz.
T. SubIett, William D. Snead, Jacob Son,
o. Wesley Smith Charles II. Towns,
Wilson H. Timberlake, Herbert Thomp-
son, William II. Tyree. Robert S. Nalen-
tine. r. Wilmer Weisiger, Thomas f. j.
Williams, Charles c. West Levi Vase
man, j. ]. Wilkinson, j. II. Wellington,
Augustus Walcott, W. w. Yeatman.
Tried in Battles.
During the whole war the Blues gave
ample evidence of their devotion 10 their
dear old mother State by patriotic SER
vices at Aqua Creek, Big Sewell, Roa-
noke Island, Yorktown. Malvern Hill,
the Hewlett House, Petersburg. and
other places where so many Of this gall
liant corps poured out their life blood and
they surrendered at AppomattoX only
when their great chieftain, in his he
roic grandeur had sheathed his sword
and proclaimed their honorable parole.
Recorded on the books of this time
honored CORPS are hundreds OF the most
esteemed citizens OF Richmond, who
have passed over the river TO rest in the
shade and there are yet some living,
whose heads are whitened by the chilly
frosts of wintry age; and on its roll are
worthy sons Of worthy sires. ambitious
TO emulate patriotic ancestry. Encircling
the history Of this company are sacred
recollections: some entwined In the
halcyon days Of peace. when on dress
parades their measured tread keeps pace
10 enlivening strains Of gentle music and
some on the ensanguined fields Of deadly
conflict. where the ear-piercing fife and
resoundlng bugle blast summoned them
m the double quick, where often were
chronicled deeds OF yalor.