Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-15

Privates--w. Alley. E. p. Bland. C. F..
w. Bernard, ]. w. Baker, G. w. Butler.
j. II. Clark, w. II. Dunnarant. J. Eubank,
r. G. Flick, b. Fandree. w. Frank
lin, j. Griffith. J. NJ. Guert, 3.
W. Grimsley. W. A. Grubbs. J. r..
Hendricks. G.. S. Hendrick, b. A..
Hancock. A. Harris. w Hollway. N. +.
Journey, I. Jones, A. Jennings, ]. C..
Jacobs, J. Kreigle. ]. Lewellyn. q. T..
Martin, II. Minter. J. L. Mundip.
J. Moore, G. w. Oliver, w. u
Oliver, j. @. Prosser, J. w. Pitts. r. r..
Rice, j. w. Saunders, e. Shephredson.
w. Stubs, w. II. Smelly, T. w. Tatty,
]. $. Tyler, C. II. Tanner, J. f. Tyler.
]. A. Wood, r. Walker
The Virginia Life Guard.
The Virginia Life Guard was an excel
lent company, and did distinguished SER
vice on the Peninsula, as part of the FIJI
teenth Regiment. The roster is here
given: John Stewart Walker. captain; C..
p. Rady, first lieutenant; Allen NJ. Lyon.
second lieutenant; w. w. Parker, second
lieutenant, junior; j. 81. Withers, first
sergeant; Benjamin Bates, second SER
ant A. l.. Lumsden. third sergeant; j. IL.
Bowen, first corporal; ]. III. Richardson,
second corporal; William Hall Crew.
third corporal; J. l.. Lyon. fourth cor
poral
Privates-C. p. Allen, ]. II. Alsop,
Thomas L. Alfriend. w. w. Baldin, H..
Baldin. r. w. Bidgood, Ed. Butler. w.
f. Butler, Jr., w. II. Briggs. Robert
Briggs, N. III. Catlin. d. p. Denny, w. IL.
Daily. +. NJ. .arster, f. NJ. Fischer, Sid.
r. Gates, n. j. Gates. n. f. Gay, Edw.
S. Glib, James " Hopkins Samuel II.
Halves, George w. L. Holland, ]. G. Hill,
Robert Hardie, w. II. Jarvis. Jr., George
T. Reese, Richard II. Leigh, John K.
Morris, Robert A. Mason. w. NJ. Mar
shall, Miles II. Mathew, James V. Mere
dith, Josiah S. Moore. N. A. McKein,
Joseph McWiliams, Thomas Il. ME-
mans, Josiah S. New, Joseph l.. Parr,
]. Parr, John IT. Pearce, Chap. Il. POL
lard. George D. Powell. Daniel II. Ro-
bertson, Charles A. Richardson, j. c.
Ray, Lucian l.. Swank, James c. Taylor.
John w. S. Taylor, r. w. Taylor w. T.
Turner, s. N. Tyler, N. Il. Whitlock, r..
H. Whitlock. John n. Walker, Charles
Il. Walker, Thomas j. West, Jr., John
w. Wilks, r. A. williams, II. Lee Wells,
Samuel p. Willis.
The Richmond ZOuuvcs.
The Richmond Zouaves was one Of the
older organizations that was recruited
when the war broke out, and was early
ready for service. The company left with
the Fifteenth Virginia Infantry, and at
that time IL was composed as follows:
Ed. Mcconnell, Jr., captain; Ed NJ. AL
friend, first lieutenant; N. d. Walker. Sc
cond lieutenant; r. II. Mcconnell, third
lieutenant; J.-Regan, first sergeant; d. r..
Sharp, second sergeant; w. =. Byrd, third
sergeant; G. w. Wiley, fourth. sergeant.
Privates--J. Anderson, A. Brown. Il. F..
Bradshaw, r. Bynes. J. tBehan, G.. Bur-
ton, j. X. Burrage, Il. Courtney. z. Gull
len, A. l.. Cox. T. Chevillier. NJ. j. Che
vilier, II. NJ. Carter. j. ]. Clark. j. III.
Corcoran, T.. Cottrell, M. Cinley, j. Cadi-
jan, II. Digney. w. j. Edwards, c. Il.
English, J. Ferguson, Il. Feeney, Il. j.
Forbes, Il. s. Finley, G. A. Getsinger,
James H. GOODWIN. A. p. Givardy, j.
Griffith, C. Grant, J. S. Graves, j. ID.
Haynes, r. Hodson, A. A. Healey. ]. l.
Haywood, j. Kelley, ]. N. King. NJ. Lam
zarone, j. Loomis, c. Lands, A. ]. Pyle,
w. H. Poole, II. j. Phillips. A. Shepherd,
G. r. Waldeman, w. II. +. Wrenn, w.
Williams.
The Only Cavalry Troop.
The Governors Mounted Guard, was
the only cavalry troop that went from
Richmond at the outbreak Of the war. 1t
was attached to the Fourth Regiment
of Cavalry, and rendered distinguished
service. The original roll-call includes
these names: ]. G.. Cabell, captain; r..
p. Kennon. first lieutenant: f. W. Cham
berlayne, second lieutenant; w. X. Mar
tin, third lieutenant; l.. Bossieux, first
sergeant; c. b. Lpscomb. second SER
geant; w. II. Haywood, third sergeant;
w. G.. Ferguson, fourth sergeant; 7. II.
Ballard, first corporal; II. c. Hanes, Sc
cond corporal; j. p. Fisher, third cor
poral
Privates-J. F. Alvey. J. S. Blanton. s.
r. Blankenship, Fl. c. Benson, III. Bob
mer, j. NJ. Cole, J. NJ. Garter. r. w.
Chalk, w. F. Coleman, G. Edmund, 3.
s. Green, ]. p. George, T.. Holsinger, j.
Haxall ]. NJ. Hobson. w. Hanes, NJ. h
Hardy, c. Hatcher, r. d. James, ID.
Johnson, d. NJ. Lea, w. d. Kennon, j. III.
II. Mayo, p II. Mayo. w. S. j.. Mayo. r..
s. Mills, NJ. A. Macmurdo, N. NJ. Nor
fleet, T. Il. Payne. b. Parham, F.. L.
Parker, F. l.. Royal. j. II. Rives, L. b.
Sizer. w. II. Sutherland, Gervas Storrs.
p. r. Sutton, A. S. Samuel, S. Strother.
r. p. Southall, H. NJ. Stanard, o. b. Tay-
lor. c.. M. Talbot, p. c. Wescott, Will
liam Wales, w. b. Warwick. n. NJ. Will
son. w. d. williams, C. Warwick, A.
Warwick, C. B. White, w. U. Worthing-
ton.
The Richmond Howitzers.
The Richmond Howitzers was organ
fed in the early fifties and at the time
of Virginia's secession it was reckoned
among the 'crack'' organizations of the
country. in 1861 there was only one COM
pany but when war became inevitable the
battery was quickly recruited, and two
additional companies were formed. The
first company, which had previously seen
service on John Browns raid, was sent 10
Manassas, the other two companies went
to the Peninsula. The three companies
were mustered into service at their head
quarters, the Spottswood Hotel, but
were afterwards encamped at Richmond
College. and later on at Chimborazo. The
rosters of the three companies, as they
left Richmond. are given below:
THE FIELD OFFICERS.
George w. Randolph, major; Thomas
p. Mayo, adjutant; w. f. Randolph, sur
geon; ]. b. Tinsley sergeant-major; w.
3. Smith, quartermaster; Rev. Il. Ward
White, chaplain.
FIRST COMPANY.
J. c. Shields. captain; w. p. Palmer,
first lieutenant; L. S. Mccarthy. second
lieutenant; r. NJ. Anderson. first SER
geant: John Esten Cooke, second ser
-. w III piackadar third serQeant