Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-02-15
THE BOY COMPANY" JUNIOR
RhSERVES.)

from 45 to 80 and boys from II to IS
years of age, were ordered to rendez-
Vous at Stanton, Va, for organization.
equipment and drill. The Rockbridge
boys were there formed into a separate
company, as follows;
Charles w Freeman, captain; Dun
can G. Lyle, first Lieutenant; Alexander
f. Laird, second lieutenant; John G..
Paxton, orderly sergeant; James Daley,
Nathan Stricken, David Black, SER
geants; Milton Swink, Schuyler B.
Wright, corporals:
Pyiuates-Joseph G.. Baldwin, James
b. Bell, Calvin Black, Isaac N. Camp
bell, John T. Campbell, John r. Cash,
Schuyler 3. Cash, Samuel J. Childress,
Taylor Coff;man, John Dixon, James G.
Drain, VIM. Drawbond, VIM. n. Dun
lap, Thomas Edwards, Robert H. Fig
gat, John Firebaugh, James A. Ford,
VIM. Garland, John W. Gold, George
Hensley, Henry Jessup, Thomas John
ston, Jacob P. Kahle, Samuel L. Kirk
patrick, j. Calvin Lam, Isaac Leech,
Long, j. Moffett McClung, Robert
e. McCown, Samuel McCown, John
Mccullough, Frank McCutchan, John
Nutty, John Steele Parsons, Adolphus
Paxton, VIM. Gordon Posgue, J. Cal
vim Pring, Alfred Robertson, John
Robertson, A. Wallace Ruff, Joseph g.
Swartz, James Short, John P. Smith,
J. Gerard Stuart, D. Gardiner Tyler,
James A. Wilson, H. T. Wilson, VIM.
II. White.
Thomas Harvey McGufin, an old
man, acted as eommissary sergeant of
the company.
All Of the reserves, both senior and
junior, were formed into a battalion
under command of Major George Chris
man, of Rockingham county; of which
Lieutenant Duncan G. Lyle, of the
Rockbridge company acted as adjutant. |
After remaining week or two at |
Stanton, the battalion was ordered to |
lamp Lee, at Richmond. Va, where it
vas further drilled, and few days |
alter went into camp at Manchester,
md performed guard duty at Libby
Prison, in Richmond, where Federal
prisoners were confined.
Late In September or early in Octo-
'er, 1864, the battalion moved to the |
renches below Richmond-to Battery
field, about one mile north Of James
iver and about the same distance south
( where the First Rockbrldgs Artillery
'as stationed. Here the battalion re-
lained in the trenches until about the
fiddle of February, 1865, when it was {
roken into detacbments and assigned
} duty in the counties of Rookbridge,
ugusta and Rockingham. The Rock
ridge boys reported TO Captain Morti-
er Johnson, conscript officer of Rock
ridge county, at Lexington, Va, and
ID guard duty, gathered up conscripts
Id deserters, and formed a line of
'uriers between Lexington and Lynch
lrg, where they were so engaged !
hen the surrender came, in April, 2
|65. 10
The membership of the company of
lnior Reserves was continually chang
G; which was due to the law requir-
G boy when he became II years of IL Il
re to connect himself with the reserves,
d when reserve became IS, to en-
t in one of the companies in the :,
gular service. But after the Junior a,
eserves were put alongside the regu- e,
IS in the trenches below Richmond, K
W new members were added, and
cir number gradually diminished.
In May preceding the organization
the foregoing company, the reserves
Rockbridge, both senior and junior,
re called into service to aid in check
3 the advance up the Valley of The
deral army under Major Generel hi
Ivid Hunter, and the names of the
lowing boys are recalled as having =
ldered service at that time: David
ack, Alexander Barger, Taylor Coff- i
IN, W. G. Daniels, Charles W. Free
N, John W. Gold, George Hensley,
q. Montgomery, Warren Moore, 2
muel =. Moore, --- Prosser, "a
Ident), John P. Smith, Milton Swink, .
hn P. Strider, j. G. Sanderfer, Mac.
lit1, D. Gardiner Tyler, Samuel
light, Thomas Watts.
The following named Senior Reserves
re i'll service in May. 1864.-George 81
Il, George Hostetter, Andrew H.
ckey, Andrew Miller, Robert Mont
merry, Abner W. Moore, William T. 81
'ore, j. Wesley McC aleb, Calvin
msey, Jacob Sweet. r. G. Turpin, 90
liam Wilson, William G. Wright, 80
arlton Wallace, Samuel Wallace, ~
mes NJ. Webb. Other Senior Re-
yes served in this campaign, but
ir names cannot be recalled. Lo
Phe last named Senior and Junior
serves were engaged IN the battle of
dmont in The Valley Of Virginia, at A
ich battle occurred the following
ualties:
SENIOR RESERVES.
Vounded--George Hill, Qeg ampu- ,
ed), Andrew II. Lackey, (arm ampu-