Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-11
them that they could re-cnlist In any
command they might desire.

Colonel Pryor was very unpopular
with the Grays, and they were very
anxious to be removed from under his
command, consequently, though all of
IN se-enlisted, most OF them express
ed desire to re-enlist in some Of the
portsmouth companies, which were in
other regiments. They thought Colonel
Pryor was too overbearng.
On the 10Th of April. 1869. the com.
pany was on picket duty. and was re-
1e,vea on the goth; marced to their
| quarters and stacked arms This was
just one year after the original muster
OF the company into service, and. as
has been observed before most of the
men had re-enllsted into other orga-
MIA lions. Colonel Pryor had the COM
pany mustered and said to them:
| Il understand some of you want 70
| so home"
one of them answered.: mo, sir: we
40 not want to go home; but we want
70 go the companies in which were re-
enlisted"
Colonel Pryor became very angry at
this reply. told the company a battle
was about to be fought and accused the
men or wanting to get away to avoid
mat battle. and asked how many were
willing to remain until after the battle.
rms haunting speechm aroused the
anger OIL the men, and Lieutenant
Lingo, speaking for the others said:
Colonel Pryor. we are not leaving an
account or the enemy or the approach
! ing cattle. but we do not desire to serve
any longer under your command; but II
we arc put under the Immediate COM
mand of Major Scott (of the Third
RegimenD every man will cheerfullv
remain here until the battle is over"
colonel Pryor then said: "All who
deSlre 10 be placed under the orders OF
Major Scott will step three PAGES to the
front"
The whole company with the excep-
ton OF four men. marched PROMPTLY III.
three steps, whereupon Colonel Pryor
ordered Major Scott to march them to
Yorktown and put them in Jail upon
,he charse OF mutiny. They remained
IN Jail three hours. when they were
marched TO the headquarters of Gen.
ID. II. Hill, placed in a pen with n ron.
stretched around it, and put under the
guard OF company of North Carolina
troops. Shortly afterwards the men
were were sent to work upon the
oreastworks as n punishment. Lieu
tenant Dongan ventured to protest
against this treatment of his men. hui
was placed under arrest for it.
ne officers OF the regiment took the
matter In hand and brought about n
statement. a law was read to the mon
Mhich the Confederate Congress had
passed. and of which they had been
ignorant. requiring men who re-enl,st.,1
TO re-enlist in their original commands
so the Grays remained in the Third
regiment and Colonel Pryor aDolorizcd
to the company for the harsh language
ana treatment he had used towards the
men.
AT the reorganization. OF the com
pany. on the Yorktown Peninsular the
| borrowing officers were elected:
Captain. John D. Whitchead: First
Lieutenant. George w. Michel; Sec
9 %hi Lieutenant William S Cooke;
Third Lieutenant. John W. Lingo
After the battle OF Fredericksburc
Lieutenant Cooke was DISCHARGED unx ,r
a surgeons certificate of disability, ana
Lieutenant Mitchell was killed. at Get
.Sspurs under the Smelling Immediately
before the charge of Plckett's Division
July sd, 1868. Orderly Sergeant John
y. Fulford was elected lieutenant and
Lieutenant Lingo, also having been dis
charged upon surgeons certificate OF
disability. Lieutenant Fulford became
hrst lieutenant. Captain Whitehead
was among those who reached the
stone wall at Gettysburg alive. but
was captured. lie was exchanged in
March. 1865.
The company had six orderly ser
seants during the war, namely. VIII
nam r. Sturtevant. who was dis
charged for over age the FIRST wear of
the war; William $. Cooke promoted
TO lieutenant, 1862; Richard Malone.
hHleu at fraIlerS Farm. June 36th
1862; Benjamin Mitchell. died in hospi-
tai. 1863: John c. Fulford. promoted to
lieutenant and Frank T. lyman. who
held the position when the war ended.
captain Whitehead lived through the
war and escaped without wound,
Notwithstanding the many battles In
which he led his company. After the
war he moved to Richmond. and when
the firstNirginia Regiment OF that city
was re-organiZed, he was elected its
lieutenant colonel He was a gallant
soldier and good man, and was well
worthy TO lead the Grays.
W. -. Montserrate was acting SER
seant major OF the regiment. and Just
j hefnre- battle rolks was
appointed color bearer. Ii carried the
colors in that fight and was wounded
twice, one in the shoulder and once in
the forearm but continued 10 carry the
colors until he was surrounded and
captured: John fost carried the colors
OF the Third Regiment at the battle OF
second Manassas. and was the first
man in the regiment to reach a Fedc-
raj battery which was charging
The following men were present with
the company at Gettysburg and parti-
cipdted In the charge of Pickctt's Divi-
sion; Captain John d. Whitehead. cap
tured: Lieutenant George W. Mitchell
killed under the shelinG
THE MEN ~ THE RANKS.
Edgar Ashton lanes r. Arlington
solomon H. Barrett, George Barrett
captured. William II. Beeks, Osceola
BARRON 'wounded), William Keeling
twounded and capturcd), James Lash
James w. Loomis. Harrison Malone
twoundcd and capturedD, Calvin Good
son (wounded and captured), Henry B.
Gay, George Hanrahan, James r. g.
Howard tcaptured), Joseph Hickman
Miles Jenkins. Johnson Kirby, VIM. Fl
McHorney, Patrick O'Donnell, John
Smith lwounded). Edward Stoakes