The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15
wrIzrAmsBURe JUNIOR Guards.
A List of the Gallant BHnd--a Bat'ie-H'"
that 4. Worth preserving,


Hor The Tines
49,. s...tosod lie. Of names suggests
,,,ch that Is mingled w.th a sense OF JOY
ang sadness When the war bueies
blasf was heard through our lane these
bove were among the nrst 10 put on lher
a~ro- Tho opportunity 10 maintain
thet- n-estire. for really they felt that
-. mantle Of their fathers had fallen
urou them. was cheerfully accepted.
Rv some good luck ] preserved TINS
lis ON PENCIL. and although nearly ef-
faced. ] hasten 70 send u 70 you. that
the art preservative or an arts may
uernctuafe 81 as reminiscence OF the
glorious past
AZ coincidence Of the times when
these BOYS trudged NJ and down the Nir-
sinfs Peninsula. long before the lament
ed j Bankhead Maeruder was called
10 take charge and 60 watch the move
-rerfr of the Federal waIship Pawnee,
III Yorktown. the servant OF each valiant
soldier totcd the luggage OF his young
master Frequently. and which, by the
WAY was the rule on sucn OCCASIONS,
the parents had the old carriages ana
wagons hauled out and they followed
with all the necessary articles OF extra
clothing food. ETC., not foreetln- tn'
nrr euiiuts. salvc etc, always looking
.
Is Of some one getting hurt Iheir
mothers had offered them as a sacrinee
upor the altar of their Southern country
homes and fresiles with the injunction
OF tho Spartan Co return with their shield
or 0u o.
out or the oiGhry-six boys who organ
tied i0uv enough mon iu me company
for officers as the WILLIAMSBURG Junior
Guards Tor the war. only few sur
vive. the rest have gone 20 join the
cages
omitted 90 say that on our retreat
from tho Peninsula "a company election
was held hf nivouac at battorn's Bridge
when al tns officers were changed. Just
think without elaboration. what O. south
eru military can do even On the face Of
the enemy such would never nave
been allowed in any OF the armies OF
Europe Ocfavlus Coke. brother OF yoUr
fellow tounsmeu. John A. and AleXar-
der Coke was made captain. and Robert
j. Taylor ID gallant eOmraue first lieu-
tcTaut. and JONI j. Barlow jr.. secoul.
A. Company 'I it Itne Guard1 was
merged into the Thirry-Seconl Regiment
Virginia Volunteers Colonel Edward
Montague OF Essex county. command
jas. and Dr james Semp.l. OF HamT-
Tor Eerlmcltl' Surgeon. This regl-
ment was wi,r General d. T. stuar.
when he was killed and bore a severe
par. under heavy fire. Sd tine battles
OF Yellow Tavern. Gettysburg etc. When
the battle o. elbow Tavern was over
Ro1cr- A Lively discovered minnie
ball which is iu the possession OF AIRS.
T. a LIVELY OF WILLIAMSBURG. coued up
or rather flftenel in Ga pair of woollen
socks boz had ia bis naversack. to winch
may boz attributed his escape from nraiA
TIN. Tnfrrr-~fc0nl was ORGANIZED 10y
Colonel g. Euel Gate emeritus pre4i-
dent OF William and MARY College,, me
brother OF General Richard b E"elD
and one OF the valuable monlIneH1a-
landmarks tne classmate oI Heneral u.
s Grant and other celebrities az esi
Pom, The Colonel afterwards served
OIL Oh. stat Of General Joseph J.. Jonn-
st0l iu the south.
observe that OF the lst. Colonies joe
seul Bilcool and ". Niles Cary are res
llenfs OF your llrF.
Ofoer--J a. Henley. captain. vs.. H.
L N1rer0rE rrs' Lieutenant =. VI. Val
lcr second lieutenant. Leonard Henley
-rfrl Lieutenant. 0ctavius Coke orderly
sergeant. Parker Joe-. second sergeant.
d. J. L0wrl tliri sergeart' l.. IL. Hen-
lev noV judge. fourth sergeant. 81 q.
Christian. lt-l sergeant ~ J.. Moss
color bearer A l HQfleimer. first core
r0ral D. a. b1wrF second corporal N-
49, Lee. third corporal. W. i. Barlow
fourth corporal
Irvate4-J. H. Barlow Jr. T. j. Bar
l0v j. a. Barlow a o. Bah j. IT.
BIdroof VIM Burke j. Harnam Vs..
Miles Cary D. 81. clarke c. =. Coax
lev. H. cranlal Taos o.. Darlington.
G. Vs. Gloves l a. Davis 81. N. Davis.
s - Drrarfr.I.l H. j. I.E 81. j. DIX.