Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-19
co. A, 18TH VAC. S.A.
A VALUABLE ANNOTATED ROLL OF
THIS CHURcH-hILL ORG ANIZATlON
suggestions Of Service to Those Engaged
In Preparing similar
Rosters

Suggestions of Service to Those Engaged
In Preparing similar
Rosters.
The subjoinel very complete roll OF
Company a. Fifteenth Virginia Regiment
WAS prepared by Captain NJ. w. Halle
wood. who would be glad to be advised
or any mistakes I'm II. 1t Will be observed
that Captain Lakewood accounts for
nearly all the men who enlisted In his
company. and his work furnishes valuable
suggestions to others who may be pre-
pairing material in aid Of the movement
TO secure a complete roster Of the Viz
ginia troops in the Confederate army.
When copies Of the rolls In the War Re-
cords Office at Washington shall have been
secured. such private rolls as Captain
Hazlewood has made will prove very
valuable In revising and annotating them.
The company was mustered into ser
vice April .. 1851. by Inspector-G"neral
John y. Baldwin. II was recruited on
church IiIIl. AMI assigned by Colonel
Baldwin 60 tho "Thirty-thirl Regiment OF
Light Infantry"
The company volunteered in response
70 The call OF Governor Letcher Tor one
year. NJ the expiration Of which II en-
listed llr the war. On the 9th OF May
1861. The company left for the Peninsula
a. part ~ the Third virginia. command
"a by Colonel Thomas r. August. After
tho battle Of Big Bethel the regiment was
kn' wn as the Fifteenth.
Tho figures opposite the names stand
FOR the ages OF the men:
COMPANY y. ETH VA, c. s. \.
John wilder Atkinson. captain; 81.
Servel tii reorganization In ls62; pro-
NOTED colonel in heavy artillery.
Benjamin r. Cooke. first lieutenant; 81.
Resigned In l;5l.
John l.. bradley. second lieutenant; %.
Served tiu reorganization in 1852.
William .. Acrre. second Lieutenant; 2.
Del IN 1851
james G.. Atkinson, first sergeant, q
Promoted Lieutenant in ISL: served till
REORGANIZATION.
Samuel Michaels. second sergeant; 20.
Discharged IN lh6I.
james Walker Dabney. third sergeant.
p. Promoted first sergeant; promoted
lieutenant. and served TIL reorganization.
Gideon ". Norris fourth sergeant: p.
Prisoner at Sharpsburg; wounded May
il. 1865. prisoner April l, 1850.
James Fox. first corporal; -. wounded
at ShnTsburg; second sergeant.
James H. Burch. second corporal; IS.
Discharged In 1862.
William Booker Robinson, third cor
pOral. p Discharged I'm lSb2.
William l.. Smith. fourth corporal; n.
Elected second Lieutenant i'm 1852; pro-
noted first lieutenant May IL, 1871.
PRIvATES,
Charles W. Avis: % Shot accidentally
May. ISL; ncv~r reported afterwards.
Henry e. Atkins. Is. Discharged.
A. ". Atkinson 49,
William X. Atkinson: 81.
John g.. Bethel: q Wounded at Cold
Harhor, June 3. 1861. and died in hospital
William j. Baker; Is
jams Boswell. 10. Accidentally killed
IN 1851.
William \. Brown: 81.
william J. Brown; 20. Discharged.
James Il. Bush, 3.
John W. Bush; Il.
Christopher 9. Brooke; q.
Wiley = Elankinship; Is. Appointed
serg ant; wounded At Drewry's Bluff May
IL. 1874.
Parker ID. Bailey: IS. Discharged.
Thomas g. Blunt; q. Transferred e
navy.
John W bradley: g. Discharged.
John K. Bradley: %. Elected seconD
Lieutenant I'm l>t2; promoted first lieuten
ant February d., lS6i; killed at Drewry''
Bun.
James NJ Barlow; %. Died In 1861.
George ". Brooke; p Killed at Sharps
burg.
Arthur p. Chalk; Il. Detached on sig
ual-corps.
Christopher G. Cherry; % Wounded a
! Siarpshurg. and died of wounds in Mary
ia-J; ers, sergeant.
St.rhen j. Chllrcy: Il.
George -. Catlctt; g.
..,bcrt II. clayton; u. Transferred E
navy.
Thomas j. Crabhin; 81. Supposed f
have died in hospital near Winchester, n
Thomas T.. Chamberlayne; IS Detnche,
a. t.amstcr. Not accounted for
Richard :. Denny: l.. Dd not serve.
John y. Dodd, -. Sergeant; killed a
/ Irewry's Bun.
Thomas Duke; o. Discharged.
/ Alouzo 81 Duke; %. Led charge Of
Hewlett Line June lG, 1864; made corpora
/ July /. lNf.
Robert \. Day; H. Wounded at sharps
/ burg
FOSTER =. Galley; 80. First sergeant
! wounded at Dlnwiddie Courthouse, Marcl
/ 81. l>lj.
Theophlus p. Gin; 81. Not accounte'
/ for
Joseph y. Cartwright; 10. Wounded a
/ Sharusburg.
Joseph 4. Gil: IS. Died IN 1851.
/ John Henry GilI. 81. Wounded ut Din
vilai. Courthouse. March 81, 1856
John T.. Grubbs: -. Died at Chimbo
razo Hospital March, 1853
/ George +. Goddiu: Is Wounded Ma
II. i,@ i' '''' "'
james T. Gentry; -. Wounded May Il
/ lsjf
Francis GARNER: 10. Accidentally wound
/ .i IN discharged.
Thomas y. Goodman; .. Discharged.
william j. Gregory; II. Dill not serve
! Martin W. Lakewood; 2s. Appointe
first sergeant in lSGl elected first lieu
tenant April p. lS61; promoted capital
/ February 10. 1WL
Joseph =. Heath: -. Discharged.
christopher \. Ilibblc; -. Discharged.
George ii. Howard; % Not accOunte
. for.
Joseph \. Howard, T. Not accounte
for.
James y. Hardie: g.
Thomas Hardin; IS.
Patrick II. Ham 10. Wounded at Sh1rps
burc. appointed hrst sergeant; promote
second lieutenant May Ii. 1854.
julius ". Herbert; =. Wounded a
/ Sharpsburg.
John ". Johnson; %. Not accounte
| for.
Charles Keppler; l9. Killed at Sharps
/ burg.
John Kane; Is.
Charles Thomas LOckett; p. Nounde
at Sharpshurg. and died in stanton.
Hugh Michaels: IS. Discharged
George W Manning: -. Wounded a
| Sunoik and leg amputatei.
William H. II. Mason; -. Wounded a
| preWry's HluG.
Newton NJ. Meredith; 81. Killed at Din
widHe Courthouse March 81 l,ij.
Anderson l.. Morris; -.
Andrew H. MDuntcasfle, q.