Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-25
THE VIRGINIA
RANGERS BOLD
Company "H" Sixty first
Virginia Regiment.
THE BATTLE OF THE CRATER
History of His Command as Given by
Porter's History Participated in
All Battles I'm which tho Rcgiment
Engaged surrendered nj Ammo.
mnttox with Nine aaen-wero All
Brave Men.


Brave Men.
In March. 1862, Captain James c.
Choat, formerly captain of Company \,
inlrd Virginia Regiment, and Sergeant
John X. Wright, formerly of Company
l. Ninth Virginia Regiment. both of
Norfolk county. were engaged in trying
~ raise separate companies. and finding
tnat the field had been thoroughly
sleaned and that there were few men
III Inc city or county who were not al
ready IN the Confederate service, con-
cluded to consolidate their work and
make one company of it.
me members of the company were
part from the city and part from the
county near the western suburbs and
towards Deep Creek. The company or
canned and elected officers on the 26th
OF March. These officers were: Cap
tam, James c. Choat; First Lieutenant,
Johh III: Wright; Second Lieutenant
lanes r. Carr; First Sergeant. James
ii. Gleason; Second Sergeant. w. w.
Kew; Third Sergeant, John Sorry.
me company was Immediately mus
tered INTO service and assigned to the
olNtY-lrst Virginia Regiment as Com
nany H. A short time before the Con-
federates evacuated Portsmouth can
me arm and resigned the command of
the company to Lieutenant Wright
VINO was promoted to captain.
me company left Portsmouth on the
Iotn OF May. 1852, marched to Suffolk
ana there took the cars for Petersburg
and camped a short time on the heirhf 9
10 the south of that city. after which
IL WAS moved TO Dunn's Hill with the
rest OF the regiment While there
I-icutenant Carr WAS appointed COM
nissary OF the regiment. but shortly
afterwards resigned and was discharg-
eu upon surgeons certificate of dis
aolllty. and Sergeant James II. Gleason
was elected Lieutenant. The company
uiu provost duty in Petersburg until
August 2Sth, when the regiment broke
camp and marched to Richmond. and
rom there took the cars for Rapidan
STATION and assisted in rebuilding the
bridge over that river, which had been
burned; From there the company was
ordered to Warrenton, ana did provosi
duty until the latter part of October
When 1t was ordered to rejoin tho req
lneht, and marched to Fredericksburc
tached to Mahone's Brigade.
While the company was at Warren
ton Captain Wright received an an
polntment, assigning him to other dutv
ana lie resigned the captaincy of the
company. He subsequently enlisted as
~ - az eiic SlBhai corps. l.icuten-
ant Orr then became captain IIeuten-
ant Gleason was promoted to first lien
tenant and Sergeant w. w. Rev wns
elected second lieutenant. Captoin orr
commanded the company until the close
OF the war. Lieutenant Gleason was
severely wounded and disabled ut the
pattle of Spottsylvania Court uousn
May 18th. 1861 ana was retired. At the
pattie OF the Crater. July 80. 1864. the
company lost very dearly One man
was killed and Lieutenant Rev and
NNe prirates We're wounded Iieuton-
ant ke"s wound was very severe. but
he recovered in time to reioin tho com
pany and surrendered with 1t ut Appo-
mattoX Court House. when there were
present two commissioned officers. one
sergeant and six priVates. Tho com
pany lost very heavily In proportion TO
IT'S numbers and participate ted in all the
battles IN which the regiment was en-
gagged. Below will be found n roll Of
the company, together with the casual
Ties as far ms 1t has been possible for
them to be obtained. At this date none
OF the officers who were in actual SER
wee with the company are living. and
the source of information concerning
me Killed and wounded has been mar
roWed down to very close limits. but
the roll embraces all who lef. the coun-
~ with the company on the 10th day
OF May, 1862. ana the list of casualties
Is correct as far as it goes:
captain James c. Choat. accidently
wounded May .. 1862, and resigned;
First Lieutenant John H. Wright nro-
NOTED to captain. resigned 1862 and or.
listed In signal corps; Second Licuten-
ant a. +. Carr, appointed cOmmissarv.
discharged 1862; Third Lieutenant Her
~ T.. Orr, appointed captain in 1862.
surrendered at APPROXIMATION 1865: First
Sergeant James T., Gleason. elected first
al UT
II, 1864. Spottsylvania ana retired {:
Third Sergeant John r. Simmons. pro-
moted to first sergeant; Fourth Ser
geant w. w. Rev, elected lieutenant.
wounded July so. 1864 Mt Crater: Cor
poral John G. Sorry. Corporal Edward l..
Mansfield. Corporal George Ross, Must
clan John w. Mitchell.
Privates- c. Adylett. died I'm
hospital in 1863. T., s. Ford: G. Il. Adj
kins. wounded July 50. Crater: Francis
Q. Brittlngham, John Ballcn,ine. Ed
ward +. Bergman. promoted sergeant.
wounded August 10, 1864, Davis Farm
Miles Cherry. died in hospital. 1862 i'm
Petersburg; John Cherry, David Cher
ry, Paul Cherry, died in hospital 1862.
ut Petersburg: Antonio NJ Cook.
wounded at Crater. 1864. Wilderness
and Hatcher Farm: Willis Chamber
lainc. Franklin j. Culpeppcr, Francis
Duke killed May 10. 1864. Spottsyl-
vGnia; r. Eddie. wounded July so. 1864.
Crater; Isaiah Foreman, transferred to
Company c.; James X. Foreman, died
In hospital; Arnile @. Fredlin. John
Gallup. Sr., Caney Gallagher, Edward
Gallagher. captured; Thos Hodges.
promoted corporal; VIM. Hodges. John
w. Hosier. made corporal. wounded
July so. 1864 Crater: John II. Hodges,
Thos. lIalsted. John w. Haynes. pro-
noted sergeant; Alexander Harroll,
AlonZo Johnson, James ~ Johnson,