Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-10
ITS SPLENDID WAR RECORD
From Jamestown Island 10 the Battle
Of Five Forks.
we FAMOUS RANGE
niC.sBY's
ahe wasps of the Struggle That
Kept the Federal Generals Mend
fpE FenceS-SOme Interesting ihci-
dcnts-A story of shs rpsburg'
charles city c. H.. April 80. 1884

dcnts-A story Oh shi Fpsnu'S'
Charles City c. H., April 80 1895.
TO the Editor Of the Dispatch:
VIII you kindly publish in the Conied-
crate column Of your Sundays issue the
following muster oil Of the Charles CITY
Guards. Company X, Fifty-third Virginia
Regiment. Armisteads Brigade. Picketts
Division. Army Of Northern virginia! IL
* taken from the tablets OF memory, and'
therefore. will not say it Is strictly cor
rect:
The company was organized originally
I'm 1859: at the time OF VirSinia's seces-
sion It was fully organized, and was
mustered into the service on the 9th day
OF May. 1861. On May 10. 1851, 1t was or
dered 10 take position at jamestown
Island. ana remained there until the l5th
Of August, 1851 From this point it left
for Mulberry Island, where it remained
until Nav 3, 1862. While at Mulberry
Island i've of the members of the COM
pany volunteered TO serve on board oil
the Patrick Henry during the engage
rent between the Morrimac and the FED
eral feet in Hampton Roads, VIZ
Ilobert y. Davis. W iham IL. Lacy,
Richard VI. Binns. +. w. Marable, anu
J. h. Major.
on the 30 Of May, iSG2, the company
went 10 Richmond, and there was incor-
porated with the Fifty-third virginia
ieslment. on the first Of June, 1852, II
participated I'm the battle of Seven Pines
and three Of its men were wounded. On
came engaged on the picket line with
tho Eighteenth Massachusetts Regiment
and sixteenth Ohio, and held its own.
This company was in all the batlles
known as the seven days lighting, IN
Guiding Malvern Hill, where the company
lost one Killed and two wounded At NC
Clcllans change OF base the tllty-thlru
REGIMENT marched TO Northern virginia
and was In the battle of Second Manassas
and at the capture OF Iiarpers Ferry. II
was engaged at Sharpsburg and al various
other pieces during the Maryland cam
paign. 1t was at Fredericksburg, Decem-
her t. 1862. was then sent to Suffolk, Va,
and was engaged repeatedly with the
enemy. From there it reinforced the
Confederate forces at New Berne, y. g,
remaining i'm North Carolina until ordered
20 reioin the Army Of Northern virginia
fn its march into Pennsylvania, paruci-
pating In the charge of Picketts DIVISION
at Gettysburg, the company going INTO
action with fit. Zone men, rank ana
fle and losing in that terrific charge
eleven killed and thirtY-eight wounded
and prisoners The company was then
,ecruited at Orange Courthouse, and on
the 10th and 10th OF May, 1864, was in the
line near Drewrys Bluff, assisting I'm the
repulse OF Butler 1t crossed over to the
north side OF James river, ana was en-
caeed I'm the second battle OF Cold Har-
Dor. In September. 1864. IL was In the
charge of Fort Harrison. IL remained on
the line of the AppomattoX until the
army fell back from Petersburg, ana at
Five Forks the Charles City Guards were
nearly all captured by Sheridan.
sic itur ad astra."
j. II. MAJOR,
Late Lieutenant Company X, Fitty-third
virginia Regiment. Armisteao's Brigade
Plckett's Division. Army Of Northern
Virginia
The Muster-Uoll.
Captain George NJ. Waddi. promoted TO
major of the Fifty-third. resigned In
1872 dead: First-Lieutenant Joseph g
Harwood, promoted 10 captain (dled at
home 1888. Second-Lieutenant James H.
Iipscomb, promoted TO captain CNied at
Gettysburg, July 3, 1861; Third Ldeuten-
II.
riych. November Is, lS0D; F!rst-Sergednt
John IL. Bowery, promoted TO second
lieutenant transferred 10 Company d,
Third Virginia Cavalry dead; Second
Sergeant William Il. Stage, promoted TO
FIRST sergeant. discharged 1862 az Sharps-
burg dead; Third-Sergeant George A.
RuIifant. wounded at Seven Pines dis
charged 1862 dead; Fourth-Sergeant
Robert r. FERGUSON. promoted TO hrst
lieutenant, severely wounded and taken
prisoner at Gettysburg, promoted TO cap
tain: First Corporal Fleming J. Bullifant,
discharged In 1862; Second-Corporal John
N.cI.ees. promoted TO first sergeant,
wounded at Gettysburg July 3, 1868. ana
nj Drewrys Blur May TO- 1854; Third
Corporal William Wyatt Pierce, pro-
NOTED to second sergeant, prisoner at
Petersburg and held till close OF the
war: Fourth-Corporal Fred. H. Pease. de-
tailed In Richmond Machine shops. 1862;
A. c. Adams, wounded at Gettysburg
died in 1850: A. X. Adams promoted TO
third sergeant died In 1870; James w.
Allison. transferred to Company ID. Third
Virginia Cavalry dead; George II.
Adams, now at Soldiers Home Rich
mOnd Va. Francis \. Ammons, wound
ed at Seven Pines. 1892 w. h. Ammons;
George W. Ammons. Sr,; George w. Am
mons. Jr QSIlled at Gettysburg. July 3.
1859; John t. Ammcns; John W. Am
mons. wounded at Gettysburg, July 3.
1868. and at Drewry's Bluff. May 10. 1854,
row at Soldiers Home; James Backhurst;
George W. Backhurst (iSilled at Gettys-
. burg. July 3. 1863; John o. Barham. trans
ferred 10 Twelfth Virginia Regiment,
1864; III. p. Barrow. discharged. 1852:
Robert A. Barrow. transferred 10 Com
pany ID. Third Virginia Cavalry u 1862:
Major r. Binns, transferred to Company
ID. Third Virginia Cavalry. 1862; BENJAMIN
J.. Blnns Christopher ]. Binns. Fleming
J. Binns, wounded at Gettysburg Juy
B. 1863, and prewry's Blun, 1864; William
j.. Binns (died In iSe0: Jordan T. Binns.
promoted 10 fourth corporal: Charles T.
Elnns Ckilled at Gettysburg. July 3. 1859;
1..omas G. Bowery died IN 1922 James
u. Bowery Ckilled al Gettyshur July g.
1850; Francis a Bowery. transferred 10