Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-19

Ter. Louis c. Kneller. Jacob s. Knel-
Ter, Charles E. Kimball. c. c. Larue.
James J. Larue, William A. Jarue. Gil-
bert G. Iarue, II. l.. ID. Lewis. Robert
II. Lewis. James Lindsey. William
Laughlin. Joseph s. Mason. Douglas
Mason. Frank Moore, William Moore. a.
Moore. Jr., Nicholas Moore. william G.
Morgan, John Morgan, Jr., Robert p.
Morgan, Daniel Morgan. Y. Key Meade,
David Meade. Jr., Harry Meade. Mat
thew Fontaine Magner Newton Manned,
william Taylor Milton, Carey Mitchell.
Robert Mitchell, Ship Mitchell. John MIL
burn, II. Bounce Niche, Il. c. Marshall,
Jr.. d. Holmes Mcguire, Burwell Nc
Gulre. John p. McMurry. Edward Nc
Cormick. Hugh II. Mccormick. Cyrus
Mccormick, Province Mccormick, Jr,
Nicholas Mcclure, Heroine l.. Opie, Jonn
N. Opie, Edward Osborn. Philip II. Pow
ers. George Page, william b. Page.
Archie c. Page. Robert N. Pendleton,
Dudley d. Pendleton. Frank S. Penny
hacker. George Ritter Thomas ]. Russell,
william A. Russell, Bennett Russell.
George Ruggles. Joseph II. shepherd
George c. Shepherd, Champe Shepherd,
Jr.. George Fl. Sewers. Charles H. smith,
Treadneil Smith. Jr., J. Rice smith war
rem G. Smith. George IL. Snuna.e'
Thomas Shumate, Edward shumate.
Henry Stephenson, r. c. steptoe, Leonard
swartzweIder. Philip Swami, William
Simpson, Benjamin Trenary, Tnomas
Titnberlske. Plus Francis Topper. James
Thompson, George Turner. James wat
son. John Watson, Thomas Watson john
r. White. Thomas Williams, Eustace
Williams. Charles A. Ware. Jacquilps
s. Ware. Nathaniel Willis, George
Waesche, Carlisle Whiting, James u: Wig
gington, Joseph ~. Wheat. FRANK W
II and Count r.
Zoulasky.
THE FIRST CAVALRY REGIMENT
This company with eleven other COM
panies, constituted then the first resi-
ment OF cavalry. and was COMMANDED
by Colonel J. 10. b. Stuart Jntll alter
FIRST Manassas, in which battle he
charged Heintgelman's Zouaves. with
Company ID and the Loudoun company.
The gallant Lieutenant David II. Allen
Was killed, i. Ii. Gaines, and Magner
were wounded in this charge, and nine
men OF the Loudoun company killed
Shortly after that battle Stuart was MADE
brigadier- general, and Captain William
e. Jones was made colonel, and assumed
command of the regiment The sixth was
then forming, and lacked two companies
of having quota, while the First had TOO
many. In August, 1851. General Stuart
ingham companies TO decide oy
vote whether 10 go to the sixth
or remain in the First. They elected TO
90 into the Sixth, which was differed by
Colonel Charles W. Field, Lieutenant
Colonel Julian Harrison, Major j. Grattan
Cabeli and John Allen adjutant. Shortly
afterwards Colonel Field was made briga-
der, and assigned 20 the command OF
an infantry brigade. Major Thomas Stan
hope Flournoy was then made colonel,
and, after the Valley campaign, resigned.
Cabell l.. Flournoy, who had been made
major, became Northumberland, and
John Shack Green, major. In 1853, Julian
Harrison was made colonel, but, being
badly wounded the day he took command
at Brandy Station. never came back again
to the regiment
Cabell Il. T7ournoy then became colo
mel, Green Northumberland. and Daniel
T. Richards major. After awhile Green
resigned. Richards became neutenant-colo
nell and u. A. Grimsley major. After
Colonel Cabell Flournoy was killed two
days before second Cold Harbor) Rseh-
ards became colonel. Grimsey lieutenant
colonel, and j. A. Throckmorton major
These gallant officers were leading their
men to battle when the banner Of the
Confederacy was forever furled.
COMPANY'S SEVERAL CAPTAINS.
On the morning of the 21st OF July, 1851,
Captain Hardesty resigned the command
OF Company ID, and Hugh VI. Nelson
was elected captain. but, not being pres
ent, Lieutenant William Taylor, than
whom no drawer man ever lived, led the
company through that terrible day. At
the reorganization, in April, 1862, Daniel
T. Richards was elected captain. Joseph
Mex. Kennerly first lieutenant X. owen
Allen second lieutenant ana Cumberland
George Shumato third lieutenant. After
Richards's promotion Kennerley became
captain, and in 1854 Nathaniel Wills
VAS elected first lieutenant and william
Moore second lieutenant, but they never
received their commissions. OF all the
officers that commanded Company ID.
from April, 1861, TO April, 1865. but three
are living, and Colonel Grimsley is the
only survivor Of the commanding officers
Of the Sixth Virginia Cavalry Regiment
Our brigade commanders were Generals
James L. B. Stuart, FitZhugh Lee, Beverly
II. Robertson, William l.. Jones, Lunsford
l.. Lomax, and William II. Payne. Gene
raj Stuart was afterwards made major
general. commanding all the cavalry,
which he did up to the time OF his death,
at Yellow Tavern, May IL, 1864, when
glorious. dashing Wade Hampton was
Hudlc Inv
Cavalry Corps, Army Of Northern Vir-
glnia. These thunderbolts OF war. having
carved their epitaphs with cleaning
sabres. need no encomiums nor recitals OF
their chivalrous deeds. High up In the
dazzling niche OF fame and glory, they
stand as peers Of Ney, Murat, and Henry
OK Navarro.
FOUGHT IN MANY BATTLES.
In all of the following named battles
Company ID figured conspicuously and left
some Of its sons upon nearly every field
Capture of Brlgadier-General William g.
Harvey at HarpePs Ferry In April. 1861
Falling Waters, Bunker Hill, First Ma
nassas, Second Manassas. Mine Run, Cat
let's Station, Auburn. Warrenton Springs,
seven days battles around Richmond
First Cold Harbor, Second Cold Harbor
Hanover Junction, around Mcclellan,
First Brandy Station. Second Brandy
Third Brandy, Stephensburg. Beverly
Ford, Raccoon Ford, Slaughter Mountain.
Culpeper, Trevlllian, Weyer's Cave, Port
Republic, Cross Keys. Front Royal, White
Post, Winchester, BerryYilie. Charlestown
Halltown, Leetown. ShepherdstoWn. vii
Transport, South Mountain, Hanover Qn
Pennsylvania, Gettysburg, Rollsburg,
Mooreheld, Fairmont. Grafton, Petersburg
On West Virginia.. Wilderness. Yellow
Tavern, Reams Station, advance down the
Shenandoah Valley In 1854 Winchester
the second, Cedar Creek, Milford, Luray,
Newtown, Back Road. New Creek. Lacey
Spring, Beverley Qn West Virginia.. Five
Forks and from Petersburg TO Appomat-
tox. In the march around Mcclellan
Company d went with the First Regiment
and was the only one from the Sixth
Regiment that participated, and that hap
pened by permission Of General Stuart,