Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-08


! troops forded the narrow channel be-
| tween the island and the main land
and marched to Suffolk, where they
| took the cars for Petersburg.
| ON the 2ith of May. 1862. Company
d was detached temporarily from the
| regiment and ordered to Battery No.
). in the Notifications around Rich
mond: rejoined the regiment on the ID
| of June. and about the 9Th of June was
| SEN, - battery on the. York River
| railroad and placed in charge OF two
| long 2i-rCunder rifle guns. The Fourth
Georgia regiment was with the COM
| rany as a support. While here an Incl
dent occurred which came near wiping
out OF existence, the whole company
The magazine was close In the rear OF
| the carthworks. and heavily stocked
with powder. &c. and II shcll from one
| of the encmy's guns fell right into it,
but. fortunately, did not explode. There
was powder enough in the magazine
to have blown every man in the conf
pany tt atoms.
BATTLE OF MECHANICSVILLE
The company opened the battle of
Mcchanicsvlle on the 26th of July. by
Smelling at long range Il piece of woods
in which the enemy had obtained a
Judgment. and from which the Confed-
crate infantry afterwards drove them
ON the 9th the company was moved to
Tree Hill Battery" in front of Rich
mond. between the York River railroad
ana the river. and was there until after
tue battle of Malvern Hin. when il was
ordered back TO the regiment. After
.""t - VS. constantly with the reEl-
n'u'' "'u participated IN all of tho
p'tt'eS' SlckneSS. wounds and trans
~ i'' nlcmoerS TO other commands
,. r''"'ou llS ranks Many OF its men
III April, 1862.
The following officers were in the
T,marEc -, iicketts Division at Gettys-
M :, 'ui9 s. 1868: Captain Samuel w.
49,, 49, VHptured), FIRST Lieutenant
W., !" wermiIiion, FIRST Sergeant
Nm. ~ Cuipepper (wounded and cap
,nreD' Second Sergeant Thomas H.
H8aiS.
r'iNate at observation-disclosures Bal
u:,i,. W. biand' Daniel Byrd
~ ,,,c,H' ,,eoiI"rd Cuthere'l John Cross
| tkiHeol, Walter G. Cooper, Joseph Oar
" ~' 1captureD. James liansford
Gvo,,~dS,n S'.i!(' kuiuS ~ Mccoy
p,,,. y, oahiei Milticr twoundcdD,
,,"nei, l., iced tkiiled). Abraham Skin
@yo.,,, ~, 'u'ep. william urquhar;
,'r Sdnuei Williams cap
1o,;,i' W. V'|.Ee w. walton tcaptured),
,rhms '+'eS 'wounded.
in ~, o,, .Nth'E men who went
ed w,,,,,,i. - .""Ileeh were either kill
ROSTER. JUNE. 1861.
Below will be found the roster of ,ho
company for June 1861 fo,sc,.;,',S
from other portions of tho STATE Wa
We're added to the companv in 1ss. o,',
1865 are c,aitted because thev ware nn.
Portsmouth men:
Captain VIM j. Richardson nromo+oa
TO Major Of the Ninth Virgin,
First Lieutenant Chas. II. NcAio;no
promoted Captain ComDanv 7 Sixtv'
FIRST Virginia.
Flrs; Lieutenant John c. Skcuinc
dropped at reorganization.
Carta'n Samuel ". Weaver cap;ured
at Gettysburg July 3, 1865, and not ex
changed.
Lieutenant Richard Vermillion.
Lieutenant George Linn, died in hos-
pital in Winchester. 1862
orderly Sergeant Thomas H. Myers
wounded August 20, 1862. at Warrenton
SPRINGS
MEN WHO DESERVE MENTION.
1ohn anderson. tached 1861: Jona-
IMAM bright. discharged July. 1850. ovar
age: Jordan w. Bright. transferred to
mtimeS Battery. 1862: John Brent,
Ihonas ~. Bailey. George w. Bland
captured a Five Forks, April /. 1860:
James Grown. drummer Richard Bout
Vel transferred TO Grimes Battery.
49, robert Bateman, died in hospital.
r, N' 10y ~, hliieu July .. lhG3 n
!sourG' y: NJ. Brownley. transfer
req TO Grimes Battery: VIM. A. Gull
pepper promoted FIRST Sergeant.
wounaed' disabled and captured at
"ettysourS; Leonard Cutherell. wound
eu Druhys Bluff, May l6. 1864. died in
hoSpi'di' John Cross. killed July ,. 1863.
az ,et'ysourS' walter G. Cooper. Sc
rel|1S wounded at Suffolk. 1863; VIM.
- re NTaW. furnished substitute. 1861;
,ieorse peakln, Richard Darden, Will
triiii Day transferred to Governors
<'uaic, Hamuei Darden, Joseph l.. Oar
ncii' captured at Gettysburg; Lewis