Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-14
GOOCHLAND LIGHT DRAGONS.
Orga nixntion and First Outpost Ex
pcrience-The Roll.

Orga nizntion and First Outpost Ex-
perience-The Roll.
To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
1 send you herewith a roll Of the
Goochland Light Dragons. late Company
+, Fourth Virginia Cavalry, Wickhams
Brigade, later Stuart's. Fitz Lees d.
vision, Army Northern Virginia. The
troop left Goochland. Va, on May D. iS6:,
and proceeded to Richmond, Va, and
was quartered for the night I'm a new
building on Franklin street below the
Exchange Hotel. / think the building
was known later as westcott's Hotel. The
next day Ohe 10TH the troop marched
TO Ashland, and was quartered in tie
Methodist church. 1t was mustered into
the service OF Virginia by Colonel Richard
Eyell 1t remained at Ashland about
ten days, and was then ordered TO Ma
nassas, and on its arrival there marched
to Fairfax Station, on the Orange and
Alexandria railroad. and went into camp
10 await the coming OF the Yankees, and
to DO picket duty on the outpost The
next morning early courier came dash
ing into camp with orders for US TO march
post-haste TO Fairfax Courthouse, as the
Yankees were advancing. squadron
of them had dashed into the village, and
Rifles, and wounded Colonel Ewell. The
troop was soon In the saddle. and march
ed rapidly TO the Courthouse, and found
everything in great excitement. We re-
manned mounted the balance OF the day,
but no Yankees appearing for us to fight
we returned TO our camp. The above was
our first experience on outpost duty I'm
Fairfax county. IT would be too long
story TO relate every detail OF our ex-
porience from the battle OF Manassas 60
the finale at ApDomattox.
Very truly yours, etc,
c. IT. POWELL.
Trumpeter Company +. Fourth Virginia
Cavalry, Army Northern Virginia.
The Roll.
Julian Harrison, captain dead; G.. r.
Harrison. first lieutenant; John ID. Hob
son. second Lieutenant; A. Mabln Hobson,
orderly sergeant, dead; William X. Fleni-
ing, second sergeant; John A. Pickett,
third sergeant, died 1862 Charles b.
Trevilllan fourth sergeant; James NJ.
Trce. first corporal; John O.. Ragland.
second corporal; Jesse II. Death, third
corporal, died 1866; q. II. Bowles, fourth
corporal and the following enlisted men:
NJ L. Anderson died since the war.
Robert Hartwell Anderson (wounded
near The Plains. Fauouier county,
IDONnsS I. ANuefsOIl, tdIldi4u NJ Afiuei-
son CHILLED at the Wilderness), Thomas
r. Argyle. Jr. died 1S6D. George T. Britt,
w. b. w. Brooking. Walter p. Branch
died 1869. Richard Boiling John J.
Cheatwood. Thomas c. Cosby. f. ~.
Fleming died 1SsD, G. d. Fleming, w.
L. Fleming, Thomas Mann Fleming died
1922, Reubin Ford, Thomas G. Gait died
1866. Robert Gait died 1870. David T.
Hall, William II. Hall (wounded at Will
Hamburg. Va). Thomas II. Harris died
of wounds received at BucklanO, SINS
NJ Hart died about 1850. John c. James
(wounded at Wilderness). John ID. James
discharged 1850. George r. Johnson,
George Lawrence died 1880. A. X. Leake.
Thomas D. Massie died 1s6D. James p.
Morris died 1850, Edmond s. Pendleton,
Charles X Pendleton, Richard Pember-
ton died 1859, Thomas Pemberton (ded
1870, Thomas ]. Perkins died 1870, c.
H. Powell 0rumpeter), Jim Peasants
died 1875 from wound received at Front
Royal. Thomas j. Rutherford died 1850,
s. D. Ragland, William r. Rock, John
s. Swift died 1870, Oscar Shultce died
1922 r. A. Trice. John Nj. Toler died
lS7O A. V. Taylor Peter D. Woodson,
and James r. Walder
This makes a total OF fifty-seven, rank
and file. The following recruits enlisted
from time to time: David r. Allan dead.
Powhatan Ayers dead, +. H. Argyle.
joseph Argyle dead, Mat. G. Anderson
dead. Robert Anderson. Pat Brannan
drowned 1868 pursuing Yankees). William
Baugh dead Branch Bell, r l.. Bronx
ing dead. A. c. Brooking. John Black
dead, Thomas Burk (dead), j. r.
Bowles. Thomas A. Curd dead. Isaac
Curd. Julien Childress. George 7. Cow
herd. Robert Dabney, \. V. Dual,
dead. Robert Dickinson dead, r. @.
Dickinson, John II. Duke, James Duke,
cambridge Bolings dead. John Fades,
George w. Fleming. James Foster dead,
Samuel X. Guy dead. Thomas NJ. Gath
right. John s. Gathright, S. r.. Gathright,
William Calf dead. Joseph Goodman
died 1889, Julien Henderson (wounded
at Trevilian's Depot. Thomas Herndon
died 1862, George T. Herndon wounded
at Polegreen church,. Thomas ]. Holman
0iilled at spotsylvanla). Edward Haden
0xilled at Spotsylvania), Douglass Haden
lsilled at Five Forks. John N. Haden,
Hancock Hamilton (wounded at Five
Forks. IT. Hughes. Joseph +. Hauchins,
dead, Thomas Hauchins. w. III. Jen-
nings. Robert James died in camp near
Fairfax Courthouse. Fred. r. James.
Thomas J. James dead Obediah John
son dead, Carter Johnson. Reverdy
Johnson, George Logan (wounded at
Cannon's Wharf and captrred), Charles
Lacy, w f. Lewis. r. j. Saving Hitter
Loving died 1902. John Iaddin 0xilled
near Lee TOWN.. Mike McPhalin. John c.
Miller discharged 1862, Chastine Miller
0xilled at Williamsburg Va.). Joseph VI.
Mallory (wounded at Five Forks and
captured). William Morris. Samuel
Mosby. Richard Messenger Polk Nuckols,
p. O. Nuckols, W H. Parrish, Il. +. Par
IRISH. Napoleon y. Perkins. Morton Payne,
William Peasants, AlonZo Peasants,
John Peasants dead, John Palmore.
John Quigley dead. n. NJ. RaglaV
dead, John c. Ragland. John w. Ran
doph. - Ring. Marcellas Shelton
(killed at Lee Town. Va), f. Newell Sims
dead. Thomas J. Sims (wounded at
wilderness). - Savage, Tomolin Price.
r. A. Trice Qouisa) Dicl1). William j.
Trice dead. Robert II. Trice
Terrill Ben Trice dead. ~ S. Thurman
last heard OF in Kentucky William
Fourman. John Talley. Philip Taylor,
Charles Webster (residence unknown,
William James Wright. Richard A. Wise.