Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-03
RIFLES.
.o,1. OF THIS GALLANT INFANTRY
COMMAND.
TT7YUGH LEES PRISONER IN 1858.
y.icn.ed Hnd Given n Pass Through
the Confederate Lines for Defence
of Helpless Woman-A Romance
Of the War.
Of the War

company A, known IN peace times as /
p.neyue Rifles. was raised in and |
around chat village I'm the fall of 1858. |
and crmmlssioned by Governor Wise |
when Tie coantry was in q glow Of excite
mont over the John Brown raid. The |
company promptly offered rs services to |
cha state. and reported i'm Richmond a
,v DAYS before the ordinance was pass
oil after remaining at Camp Lee more
than a month. forming the nucleus Of
several regiments, the company was at
ta-tsd 20 the Fourth afterwards known
as tae Fourteenth) and sent TO the PENN
sa Here is the roll:
William NJ. Mills, captain. retired at the
ra,rcau.zation; VI. +. T. Evans. first lieu
tenant. adjutant. and Northumberland,
wounded at Malvern Hill, dead; Junius
I Saay. second and nrst lieutenant; \.
81 Chappcu, third lieutenant, captain,
ana major, disabled in Pickett's charge
j. Ia Hood first sergeant. adjutant OF
cavalry, died in prison; S. A. Seay. second
sergeant. lieutenant Of reserves, dead:
vs. Il. Hurt. third sergeant dead; JOnn
j. Perrin. fourth sergeant, Lieutenant
killed IN Pickett's charge; T. 5. Atkins,
- W. Bdrdin. G.. c.. bell, and Samuel
BELL, killed at Gettysburg; n. ". Bell,
disabled at the same time dead; Richard
BELL. died of a wound; william L. Berry,
died IN hospital; W. ii. Bowman, j. j..
Booker, dead; j. a. Chappeh, Soldiers
Home. W. II. Chapman, died in hospital;
Joe Carsley, James Carsley, dead; +.
Cosby. sergeant. lieutenant, dead; L. y.
or r4-lrIras 1 Davis
dead: J.. H. Deaton, William Deaton. died
ia hospital; Richard DOwdy, Robert
Dowdy, y. w. DeKrafft, transferred to
the navy; Tom Ellis, died of wound;
~ s. Games, dead; j. i. Enroughty, \.
Ford, j. NJ. Foster. i. ellis, Ed. Green,
dead; T. j. Eorncr. Il. O'hennon, dead;
u. Lester, sergeant; c. +. Letillin, Joel
Motley, transferred TO the cavalry, Ed
Morris, died in hospital; Joe Pollard,
James Pollard, Tom Roberts died in the
field; James Roberts, died In hospital;
William Roberts, John Roberts, dead;
A. Rucker. +. NJ. Saddler. dead; +. w.
Sadler B. O. Sadler, G. ). Seay Il. D.
Seay, wounded at Gettysburg; g. A.
seay, color-bearer. dead; j. Southalb
transferred 10 the cavalry; r. Sheheld,
killed at Malvern Hill; Sidney Scott, the
last captain of the company; w. ii. Scott
Monroe Scott, killed in Picketts charges
stephen Scott Captain Scott was dis
abled in Picbett's charge, but returned to
the company and was present at Apo
mattox); John Thompson. j. II. Traylor,
f. b. futile qUartermaster, sergeant
and commissary. a. +. WhitWorth, dead;
IT, A. Wiley, NTH sergeant, transferred
10 the cavalry; b. NJ. Wingo, sergeant,
dead; ]. 3. Wingo, dead
PERSONNEL OF THE REGIMENT.
Although the Fourteenth contained
many educated men, representatives OF
the professions, and the schools, nothing
has appeared in print concerning 1t but
lis splendid war record. mere skele-
ton sketch of the organization may be
Of interest here.
James Gregory Hodges, NorIoIh' coio-
laI killed I'm Pickett's charge; DaVld l.
Goodwin. Portsmouth, Northumberland
White. Portsmouth, major lieutenant-coIo-
nell colonel. wounded at Gettysburg, dead
IL il. T. Evans, adjutant heutenant-col'
guG wounded at Malvern Hill, dead
william Wright, sergeant major; Mon
tIa Clarke. quartermaster, SoidleIs
Home: r. =. Tuttle commissary' dead
N. VI. Wood, surgeon; l.. L. Mosely, as
sstaut surgeon; William a. CrocheF
chaplain.
Tile regiment was composed OF one com
p.ny from each of the counties OF Anne
la. FIuvanna, and Bedford two IRON
Chesterfield, two from Mecklenburg, ah'
three from Halifax. The last OF May
ISL the regiment was sent TO the PENN
slla. and took part on MagIuder rlsh'
resting on James river occupying sue
cessively jamestown Island, Sprattley
Farm. Mulberry Island, ana Lana Ehu
AS the Yankees. safely ensconced Dehlh'
banks and bitches at Newport News
made no serious demonstration until Ma.
maintained his policy OF mastery III
activity" and the enthusiastic young
volunteers. burning 20 measure stee
with the invaders Of their State, Wer
forced 10 employ their belhgerent III
st.ucts in war on mother EARN MAJ IN
ug vigorously into the bowels OF IN
land" with pick and shovel Better ma
i been Tor these young soldiers Iuil =
Justly life. 20 have encountered any ~
W mortal mould and 20 nave an
goriously sword in hand, thah 10 ma
Ae.Dlessly awaited the appioaet,es. 20 a..
"pestilence that walketh in darkness az az
Wsstetb bv MONDAY" the insidious
deadly typhoid.
PREPARING FOR STRIFE.
Late I'm the following spring the regi
ment was transferred TO the south-sid
OF James river and encamped III an
around the pleasant old town OF SuiiOih
O. change OF base highly appreciated ar y,
81 long an isolation on the Lower Te"ii'
slia. An abundant and various cohinls
sarat contributed largely 10 our "p
prevail OF the post assigned as. Many
poor fellow In after days, when s4u~t
meal had passed into the realm OF IN IN
mythical. while munch!ng his ear OF Ia'
corn remembered. with yearning Iesie
how sumptuously he Jared every d"y q
The good old town of Suffolk. But sIS"
events were impending. The destIucuV
of the Virginia, the evacuation OF Noflo,f
the marshalling of a mighty power on ti y,
Lower Peninsula under Mcclellan cleaII
foreshadowed a desperate struggle 80
the city Of Richmond. and concen'0d
ton Of tho Confederate forces became
matter OF imperative necessity. 20 an th
troops under the command OF huso
were assembled around Petersburg IN
Fourteenth going into camp on Inc Ne
Market race-course. near the spot no
marked by a handsome monument cor
memoratiye OF one OF the most gaiihI
and sanguiRary episodes OF the war--tn
- fFn,.t Efadman by Genera