Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-07

SAhSSo, anu Was hlllcQ III lHe DaIIIe OIL
August 18th, 1854. on the Petersburg &
| Weldon Railroad. sometimes called the
| battle of Davis Farm. He was q very
gallant boy. not more than 10 or 16
years Of age. when he Joined the COM
pany In Portsmouth in 1861. and was
the son of Mr.. William b. Collins, who
| lived at the southeast corner of Court
ond Glasgow streets.
| He was never known to shirk from
duty or shrink from danger. He was
always in the front when fighting was
going on. and passed unscathed
through twenty-three battles before he
received his death wound. Captain
Holiday, too. was as gallant n man as
ever lived The company was in twen-
ty-five heavy battles. seven smaller en-
gagement and numerous sklrmisheS,
and lost by death sixteen men, one out
of every four. while scarcely a man es-
capped without wound. In an order
issued from the headquarters of the
regiment in December, 1868. Colonel
Groner said: Company i, though COM
posed of material difficult to control,
is under the best discipline of any
company in the regiment"
Captain Murdaugh recovered from
the wound he received at Chancellors-
vile and rejoined the company in the
lines around Petersburg but al the
time of the retreat from Petersburg he
was attending an extra session of the
Legislature, of which he had been elect
ed q member and which had been call
ed to try to provide means to meet the
emergency. which was then too appa-
rent in the affairs of the South and the
State, and could not get back to his
command in time for the surrender at
AppomattoN.
Below will be found the roster of the
company. The list of names Is correct,
and embraces all who went into SER
vice at the evacuation of Portsmouth
by the Confederates:
Captain Charles II. McAlpinc, pro-
NOTED Major: wounded.
First Lieutenant f. W. Armistead,
Joined Thirteenth Virginia calvary
May, 1862.
Second Lieutenant John HOLIDAY, Jr.,
promoted Captain May II, 1864; wound
ed July so, 1864, battle of the Crater.
and killed October 81, 1861, at Burgess
Mill.
Third Lieutenant c. w Murdaugh,
promoted Captain October q. 1864:
wounded May 3. 1868. at Salem Church
(ChancelloISvile).
First Sergeant John NJ. Sherwood,
surrendered at Appomat;ox.
Second Sergeant Edward c. Shep,
herd. disabled. detailed for hospital
duty.
Third Sergeant David w. Thornton.
detailed to work In government shops.
Corporal George Oglevi, discharged
OCTOBER, 1871: disability.
Corporal Calvin l.. Peek. promoted
Sergeant; captured October 81 1861. aro
not exchanged.
Corporal Charles Evans. wounded
May 3. 1863. Charlottesville: capturr,:
August 10. 1864. and not exchanged
Musician Joseph ]. Smith. drummer.
PRlVATES OF THE COMPANY.
Joseph Beaton. surrendered at Appo-
mattoN Jonathan Bnteman. George w
bancroft. left in hospital I'm Nnrfo,i.
sick, May 10th, 1862, and never heard
from.
William T. Butt. MORALLY wounded
May II. 1864. Spotisylvania court house
Hospital. Richmond
Lycnrgus Berkeley. furnished substi-
tute May 9Th. 1862: substitute. deserted
May 10th.
Arthur Cooper. died in hospital.
1864. Wilderness.
James A. Casey
Elias w. Cherry. captured July stb
1863. Gettysburg, and died In prison.
Charles w. Collins. killed August
18th. 1861. Davis farm.
phop1as Colline. promoted corporal.
Revel w Curtis. killed July Sd.
William w. Dallett
RohertlDuke
Parker Duke. wounded July soth. 1ss,
Crater.
Hillary Eure.
Henry Eure. Augustus Eure. over
age. furnished substitute October 23d
1861. '
John Ferrill. died June, 1862 Battery
No. 10. Richmond
a. j. Fowler.
Laban 7. Goodwin. promoted sergeant.
captured August 18th. 1864, and not ex-
changed.
Denwood Hyslop. captured August
nth 1864. and not exchanged.
Joseph Holloway.
Joseph F. Hewlett, captured July 4th.
1863. not exchanged
Oliver Hecllrotte.
Joseph T. Herbert, transferred To
Fifteenth Virginia Cavalry.
Daniel w. Horton sen, to hospital
Septemher 26th, 1862 and supposed to
have died.
Walter ], Jones. promoted lieutenant
in Fortyfrst Virginia Regiment. and
Killed May 9Th. 1864. Wilderness
William \. jackson. furnished sub
stitute April 24th. 1862.
Joseph King.
George King captured August 18th
1864. and not exchanged
Edward King.
NJ. +. KilGore promoted sergeant Oc-
tober 18th, 1862. Killed July Goth, 1854,
Crater
VIM. Mason killed, Cumberland
Church April 9TH, 1868
John c. Miller
5. d. Manning died in hospital Sep
TENDER. 1862. Petersburg.
r.. NJ. Marchant promoted third leu
tenant July 20, 1862; promoted first lieu
tenant October eth. 1864.
James T.. Mears discharged for dis
ability from wounds
Thomas t.. Meares captured May 20.
1864. not exchanged.
Is. i. Nottingham died in field hos
pitai October. 1868. Brandy Station.
Thomas Porter
Albert Powell, name published for