Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-13
David Trevex Holm Welsh. WI.

more. ID. Whtmcrs. s. Wfhem. j. II.
Wilson, NJ. Withers, William A. Youell.
This company left Lexington on the
sth Of June 1851 and was formally mus
tered into service by Colonel NJ. G.. Har-
man at Staunton, Va. June 10. 1861. From
stanton 1t moved TO Winchester. va,
where 1t was made a part OF the Fourth
Virginia Infantry. OF which Colonel J. r..
Preston was colonel. This regiment.
with the Second. Fifth. Twenty seventh,
and Thirty-third Virginia regiments.
composed what was afterwards known
as the "Stonewall Brigade" The COM
pany remained in this brigade during the
entire war. and participated in all its
marches and battles.
The following IS a list OF the officers
OF the company during the war in the
order in which they succeeded each other:
Captalns-James J. White. Henry Ruff
ner Morrison, Hugh A. White. and G. b.
Strckler.
First Lieutenants-John N. Lyle and
Samuel II. Lyle.
Second Lieutenants-Joseph I. Sherrard
and J. II. y. Jones.
Third Lieutenant-James y. Culton.
First Sergeants-Willam A. Anderson
and J. s. Raymond.
Second Sergeauts-D. T.. Ruff and Alex.
S. Paxton.
Third Sergeants-E. A. Mitchell. Joseph
r. Chester. and J. ]. Moore.
Fourth Sergeants-C w. Bell, J. W. Ar
mold. and s. A. Johnson.
Fifth Sergeant-C. f. Nelson.
First Corporals-H II. Myers and w. o.
GwynI
Second Corporals-M. Meade, @. x.
Davidson, and j. Nc Paxton.
Third Cprr,,.o 10 Nk-i1Ifav, T. poxfnr,
J. Goodwin. c. r. Page, J. IT. Mckee.
Fourth Corporals-F. T. Brooke, S. r..
Moore. and G.. w. Lackey.
n. Il. Barclay, a member of the com,
pany, served as an ensign of the regiment
with honor.
Complete list Of casualties in the orlgi-
nal company:
l. First Manassas-Kllled: Sergeant C..
W. Bell. Corporal w. I. Paxton, Benja-
min Bradley, w. p. Oott, Calvin Utz, IL.
j.. Wilson. and c. d. Stricken Wounded:
Sergeant w. A. Anderson, Corporal &. B..
Stricken Samuel ". Hghtner II. a. Pax
ton, G. +. Neal, and b. =. Gwynn.
?. Kernstown-killed: Sergeant C. +.
Nelson. Wounded: w J. Bell. Captured:
Captain II. r. Morrison. Lieutenant J. n.
Lyle, Corporal J. r. Mckee, Andrew
Brooks II. A. Paxton. a. -. Ramsay,
John A. r. Warner. j. W Woods.
3. First lnchester-Captured: w. O..
Gyynn.
4. Second Manassas-Killed Captain II.
A. White. w. 9. Preston, j. w. McCough-
try. Wounded Lieutenant G. p. Strick-
Ter, Sergeant ID. +. Ruff, Corporal J. NJ.
Paxton, Charles Brooks. Il. Meade. j. T..
Wilson. Captured: J. L. Suddarth.
8. Sharpsburg-Wou Corporal S. r.
Moore and j. II. Roberts
A. w.
S. Raymond. Corporal S. A. Johnson,
and Corporal G. X. Davidson
Z. Chancellorsyille-Kil A. Brooks.
Wounded: Lieutenant S. II. Lyle. Ser
geant \. S. Paxton. Corporal I. J. God
win, j. Z. Amole. Il. Il. Gwynne II. A..
Paxton, a. i. Ramsay, and j. Il. Wilson.
s. Gettysburg Wounded Corporal j..
NJ Paxton, Corporal T. J. Goodwin. T.. T..
Amole. and III. A. Paxton. Captured
Captain G. Il. Stricken, Sergeant J. $.
Raymond Sergeant j. J. Moore, Worth
Gwynn, Corporal j. NJ. Paxton, Corporal
Il. j. Goodwin, j. T. Mckee, r. NJ. Tur-
ner, j. A. r. Warner, and j. l.. Sud
darth.
3. Bealtons Statlon-Wounded: Ser
geant j. 5. Raymond and A. 3. Ramsay.
10. Paine's Farm-Wounded: Leuten-
ant S. II. Lyle. J. z. Amole. and A. b.
Ramsay.
II. Wlderness-W Wounded: Lieutenant
j. H. j. Jones, Corporal S. 4. johnson,
II. a. Paxton, and a. b. Ramsay
u. Spotsylyanla Courthouse-Killed:
Sergeant j. 4. Chester. Captured: Lieu
tenant S. II. Lyle, Ensign A. y. Barclay,
Sergeant J. S. Raymond, J. u. Amole,
and Il. III. Roberts.
Is. Monocacy-Wounded and captured:
T. +. Amole.
IT. Second Winchester-W Wounded: Cor
poral G. W. bacley.
IS. Bell GroVe-Captured A. b. Ramsay.
16. Fort Steadman-Killed: N. b. Lo-
gan.
IT, Petersburg-W Wounded: Sergeant A.
S. Paxton.
The following members died OF disease:
William Brooks, Ed. a. Mitchell Joseph
NJ. Anderson, S. ii. Lghtner, John p.
Lghtner, W. Z. Richardson. Thomas
II. Reed, w. j. Thompson, and Harry T..
Jordan.
The whole pumber Of battles in which
the company was engaged was 80: total
killed in the company, g; died Of disease,
10; wounded 80; captured, 46.
The whole number killed I'm the original
was IA; died OF disease con-
tracted in service, .; wounded, 4; cap
tured, Is.
The member Of the original company
who was in the greatest number of bat
ties was Lieutenant John II. Il. Jones, Of
who was in twenty-five.
The member receiving the largest num-
Der of wounds was 4. b. Ramsay, OF
Rockbridge. who was wounded in four dif-
ferent battles.
The foregoing was taken from a sketch
of the company. written by Captain q.
T.. Strickler. and published IN the South
ern Collegian and also In. the Lexington
Va.) Gazette Of date May 10 and %,
1874, In which many Interesting dstalis