Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-09
THE JACKSON
LIGHT INFANTRY
Another Historic Command of
Gallant Portsmouth Men.
WAS AT CHANCELLORSV ILLE
Was Attached to Sixty.First Virginia
Regiment and Known IA Company
"D''-It Had Two Brave Commando
crs, Captains v. %. Casse!I ana
John Powers, tho Former Losing
aLcg,

Another memorial of the patriotism
and loyalty of the people OF Portsmouth
to q cause which they regard as just
and right has been written on the
pages Of history. and the Jackson
Light Infantry, Company d. S.xty-iirst
Virginia regiment. organized in this
city and composed of Portsmouth men,
occupies prominent place therein.
The Nirsinian Pilot is indebted to the !
author of the history of Norfolk coun.y.
lS6l-lS6J. for the following insormatior
concerning this brave band OF Confed
crates:
This company was organized in the
city Han. Portsmouth. on the 10th of
March, 1862. and elected officers as fol-
lows: Captain, V. O. Cassen. FRS;
Lieutenant, John Powers: Second Lieu
tenant. Virginia y. Haynes; Third
Lieutenant. Alexander b. Butt; First
Sergeant. j. j. Bilisoly.
The idea, when the company was or
San'zed. was TO make it a heavy art l.
icry company. for duty in a regiment.
being organized for special service in
the fortilications about the harbor, but
IL was furnished with muskcts and the
evacuation of Portsmouth by the Con,
fedcra;es, before the organization OF
ne regiment was completed. id away
with its usefulness - heavy Artiller-
lists. During the short period OF time.
which elapsed between the orraniza-
ton of the company and the evacua-
ton of Portsmouth. il had very
evcntful history independent of the
general history of the regiment. OF
which it formed a part.
II was on duty at the entrenched
camp south Of Portsmouth. known as
the Forrest entertainments" after com.
modore Forrest. commanding ihe Ports
mouth (Na) navy yard. When ;hc city
was evacuated it was moved to Peters
burg quartored for two Or three days
in that city. ana thcn went into camp
on Dunn's Hill. II WIS with the sixty
first Virginia regiment. as Company ~
when ii was ordered TO the Rap.dan
in the summer of 1862 ana participated
in all OF The battles in which the rcei-
mcnt WAS engaged.
After the Sixty first regiment became
part of Mahone's Brigade. Lieutenant
Alex. IL. Butt was appointed Admtant
OF the F"rty-iirst Virginia regiment, Of
the same brigade and was mortally
wounded at the battle Of Chanccilnrs-
vile. and died III a hospital. Captain
V. O. Clsscli lost leg in the same
battle, and was incapacitated FOR fur
Their service. and retired. This pro-
NOTED Lieutenant John Powers to Cap
tain, and Second Lieutenant Haynes to
First Lieutenant Orderly Sergeant
Julius j. l3llisoly was promoted to- See
ond Lieutenant. Those officers served
throughout the war with the com marCi
which was in several small engage
ments or skirmishes with the enemy in
1852. and was in lire Of battle NJ Erred
ericksburg. December T.. 1867. and un-
der heavy artillery fire. bur was not
actively engaged. as the enemy's at
tack was made upon another portion Of
the Confederate lines, to right of the
position held by them.
The battle OF Charlottesville was the
| first battle of any MAGNITUDE in whica
! the company engaged In this battle
Private J. Wiley Howard lost Leg.
and Private Joseph Barrett was wound
| cd. 1t had two men killed ut the c ratur
| fight-John Sheppard and John Wood
! and surrendered at Appomattox Apris
9. 1860. with one Lieutenant. one Ord
| nance Sergeant and six privates, all
I that were left for duty of upwards Of
I sixty men, who left Portsmouth with
the company on the 10th OF May, 1862.
More than one-fourth were killed or
| died. and of the remainder some We're
| wounded and some fell into the hands
| of the enemy and were not exchan ged
Following is Il list of the members of
! The company, who left Portsmouth with
| it:
| GNote.-The list OF casualties opposite
| the names of the men has been pre-
| pared from memory. and some may
| have been omitted who were recipients
of wounds, but ii is probable that all
who We're Killed or died have been re-
! ported properly.l
Captain " o. Cassel. lost leg at
| charlottesville, May 3, 1868. and re-
! tired.
Captain John Powers. promoted to
Captain in 1868.
FRS; Lieutenant virglnus H.
! Haynes.
Third Lieutenant 4. p. Butt. Pre-
NOTED Adiuiant Forty first regime mt
! killed at Charlottesville.
Second Lieutenant j. j. Bilisoly, pro-
NOTED to First Sergeant.
Sergeant Jesse Ives. wounded August
! 10. 1864. Davis farm, and February 6
| 1SG5. Hatcher's river.
| Sergeant Charles Syer, pr omoted
/ Color Sergeant Sxty-lrst re giment
| captured August 49, 1864.
| Sergeant David S. Robertso n. dis
| charged 1864 over age.
| Corporal Joshua DENLY. wounded Ju-
ly %, 1863. Gettysburg. near Petersbure
| 1864. and captured the day before the
: surrender a Appomattox.
Corporal w. II. Dunston, died In hos.
pital in 1862, Petersburg.
y LIST OF THE PRIVATES
b. j. Accinelly, promoted to Ordnance
Sergeant SiXty-hrst Virginia regiment
Gordon c. Ashton.
William Ashby.
Robert p. Butt. died in Hospital. 1868
Joseph Barrett, wounded May 5. 1868
nj Charlottesville.
Wesley G.. Butt. killed February 6
1865, Hatcher's Run.
George w. Barber.
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