The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01
PEGRAM'S BATTALION.
TIRE SURfIYOES 10 CILEBRITE
1HEfR iNNIyERS4RY
Next Thursday with Banquet. Feast, and
OratOry History of the Gallant
Organization,


evening. November 5th 81 the hotel kept
by one OF moir members. Captain J--nes
4. Fcrrtor. corner Seventh and Cary
streets. The gathering VIII he entirety
informal. and no ohciai programme has
teen arranged for ths evening. On that
occasion tho annual election Of officers
OF tnc association is to take place. The
present officers OF tho Organization are.
President. Thomas Byrnc. First Vice
President j.. T. Furncyhough. Second
Aioe-I4e,Iotnt. ID. Smith ktolOld. Sccrs-
tary. William Pills Jones. Treasurer.
John Murphy. Corresponding secretary.
-. ). Gates. surgeon. DR. 3D.. Caten Tabb.
.l.Ht Rev. :. j.. New ton.
Executive 'ommitcc-w lu..,ll b. Tan
ner. James II. Ferrltor. j.. =. Chesley,
A.. j.. Mlri)rd Joha Tyler.
HISTORY OF TIE BATTALION.
lne reiau IultaAOu Wds oIaauized
after the war AS ca permanent OIaaAl4d-
ton WIN tue following olucefa: Colonel
N I'D. o. ic1idMs Lie4teuant- COlOucl, 90
kc4A AINHlaN, ADJuttuL. WIZ. GORDON
s4cOatei SrI- lanl-.4aJOr j.. heltn Ddi-
san oLl Acul. James Hines, Assistant
surgeon nan, Cuiirtermastcr, l.oueit -
AZ 1ni,id. Col.t.isos.ty, arthur iatN'i
Nhdllhln, D. a. EO4Aau. Inc bdtL@liyH
consisted OF tuc following batteries.
purcell battery Inst tal.dlhf H.
Lindsay walker second captain, Nhli"m
j. lcsran IAlid captain. joseph &c
CLAW, Fourth Captain George N. Cdyce.
C4pt1ln E. LINDSAY Walker organized
THIS battery, and commanded ID u"'u
March -. 1862 when Ac was MADE MAJOR
OF ARTILLERY. Ile WHs afterwards pIoihoteu
10 neutCnant--ulou and bIieAditF- gene
raj OF ARTILLERY. which position he occu-
pied a. the suifcnuer LIE ut,"h"t " ~
liam j. ftlram. elected Lieutenant IN the
battery shortly atlcr il- o4 AdhlDatiOii, M@S
promoted captain ON March 81. 1867. he
was promoted o. major ln May, lso5, 10
Neutcuart-Cllolc ln l,t4. and 10 fun colo
mel OF aru Terry lu 1865. He was mortaily
wounded April Do 1855, az Five Forks, ana
died about caj leht on the morning OF
tho "a o. Arfl, lalo. sergeant joseph NC
Grlw was elected lieutenant on March ii,
isol. ho was promoted 90 captain IN May,
1858. 90 IraJoI Oi artillery, ana afterwards
10 !elfeua rt-coluuel ana was IN com
mand OF the battalion az the tine OF sur
render. Private George VI. Cayce was
promoted 20 FIRST lieutenant, afterwards
10 captain and was 300 command Of the
battery at the capture OF Petersburg lie
died near Richmond, at the residence Of
mis- brother, Mr.. Milton Cayce. February
-. lssj.
CRENSHAW BATTERY.
Crcnshaw Battery First Captain, VII
liam O.. Crenshaw. Lieutenant Command
ing. james Elicit; Lieutenant Command
-
Thomas Elicit. Captain William g.. Cron-
shaw organized and equipped the bat
terry March a. lo52, commanded II until
october. lefl when he was detailed ana
sent 10 Europe as Commercial Agent OF
the Confederate states Government. lie
resigned bis position In April 1853 Lieu
tenant James Elicit assisted in raising
and organizing this battery as senior hrst
lieutenant, and was Ia command or the
battery al the battle Of Fredericksburg,
December g. 1862 when he was killed on
the field OF battle. Lieutenant A. Is.
Johnston also assisted in raising TINS bat-
terry as Senior second ieutenanl. ana VIZ
IN con IT 6nC OF the battery al Gettysburg
July s. l6o3. lie was afterwards promoted
first Lieutenant, and detached and put IN
con mana OF stationary gus around re
ers0urg. When that city was evacuated.
he returned 10 his battery and remained
there until the surrender. First Sersea,,
Thomas Elicit was transferred from
Company. Twenty-nrst Regiment, VIZ
ginia Infantry. as first sergeant OF tAe
battery on its organization. re Wa
elected junior second lieutenant March -
IS6Z promoted 90 captain in NoNembeI'
1863 and his commission as such was ndl-
ed April u. log3. lie comiaNueH TIC b@e-
terry nd the time OF the surrender
Letchcr Battery. -lirst Captain Green
lee Davidson. Second Captain. lhomas A.
Iran0sr. Lieutenant COMMANDING James
T. Tyler. Captain Greenlee Dawson OF
ganlZcd this battery February IL, leo-' anu
commanded BE- until he was hliieu on t!S
field Of battle at ChancellorsNlle. May D.
ls53. Lieutenant Thomas A. Branuer as
sisted in organizing the battery as junior
irst lieutenant lie was promoted 10 cap
tain on May @. 1913. ana 10 MAJOR on d.
fllerv in January. $50. lie was lNth az
tached 90 Poagucs Battalion. with which
le surrendered. Second Sergeant James
H. TYLER was transferred from J. com
MANY. Tweuty-nrst Regiment irelhla
Volunteers March 81. leu-. Later ne was
ID ga. IH
lieutenant. He was in command OF the
battery at the time Of the surrender.
OTILE BATTERIES.
Fredericksburg Battery ll7t Nap'etn'
carter 81. BraNton. Second captain, RI
ward A. Maryc. Third CAPTAIN. Jonh ~
Pollock. Captain Carter VI. bIaAto" Vi
,anized the battery in April. lshi, anu
was made It's captain on May .. lS'l. ne
WAS promoted 90 MAJOR OF al 1.'iol Va
March z. 1903. and assigned 90 auotHei ua'-
t-lfon lieutenant Edward A. Marye Was
elected lieutenant ON May l5. lo0l. re
was promoted 90 captain on Maich = ,,,i i.';
and died OF fever on OctoheI d. io'1' W.
Sergeant John g.. Pollock was appo.Ht-
81 I'm Anil 8 1851. lie was Afterwards
r~orotod 10 lieutenant and 10 captain "
october o. 1854 he was 10 cohindNu "a
the battery 40 the ume of me sIiItiii,,,'
Pee Dee Battery or SCUM Se' eoi.,..,-,-a
lrIrst CAPTAIN. ID. T. Mcintosh Secoho'
captain. y. b. brunson' j -Lo III.
1Nm. T. zimmerman. captain N.i
.o-h organized The battery on August l.
1s1. He was promoted 20 major or ar
fllery on March 2. lso3 'i,I i.. ..' T.
another battalion. First Lieutenant +.
p prirern was promoted 90 captain en-
,farrn 1863 First Lieutenant WIN y.
zimmerman wae promoted 10 captain on
June SD Is6f. and his battery was ua"'-
cre-r, paftcrv OF South Carolina
cantnlr grprr. Tie was with his battery
a.-fcr,d fo Pfcram'~ battalion on June =