The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-08


Mayo, Joseph IL, transferred to cav
airy. 1862.
Mayo, William H., transferred to ur-
tillery. 1867; dead.
Morton, James, killed at Gettysburg.
Pa, 1865.
page, William Nelson. killed at Manas-
sas. Va, 1861. 21st July.
Pendlcton, p. H.. on detail service
during the war; dead.
Petit. Lucus H.. killed near Fetars-
burg. Va, 1864.
Ryals, James D.. served as courier
to General Pickett.
Mil. Va, 1862
Spencer, John NJ. tvolunteer). wounded
at Gaines Mill, Va. 1862.
Stcger, A. c., wounded at Gaines Mill.
Va, 1862.
stcgcr. Robert H., killed Mt sl1arps-
burg. Md. 1882
Toler, Samuel A., killed at Gaines
Mil. Va, 1862.
Toler, william. exempted from ser-
vice. 1861; dead.
Walton. Or. Richard P. promoted sur
geon OF the regiment; dead.
Weymouth William. died from the re-
suit OF wounds received at Gaines Mill.
Va. 1862.
WILKINSON, George, exempted from SCR.
vice, 1861.
Wilkinson, Richard, exempted from SER
vice. 1869: dead.
Wood H. f.. color sergeant; wounded
at Gaines Mill. vn, 1862
Wood J. H., sergeant; wounded five
times. losing at one time a pound and
half OF flesh from hts thigh and hir
from cannon shot: is now living near
Eaton, Weld county. Colorado. and an
active business person.
RECRUITS.
Anderson, Nat: Darlington. Robert,
wounded at Gettysburg, Pa, 1868: Clop-
ton. Mortimer: Covtngton, Greasy, Creosy.
CrensEaw. Dodson. Dyson, Goodman VIII
liam; Gordon. Haloy, Hewitt, Hurt.
Moore. Padgett. William; Poole. Quarles.
Ransom. Henry. transferred from Com
pany Fl, 1853: Smith. Warner, Wakeham.
John r.. killed near Petersburg. Va.
April, 1865; Webb. Winfree. William. was
on detail service during the war.
In giving the roster OF tho Black Eagle
company OF Cumberland county, Va.
venture to say that tho morale of that
company could be taken as fair repr>.
sentation Of the Virginia troops. In its
rank and file were soldiers who hcd
Fr.l. educated Mt tho University Of ylr-
ginia. the Virginia Military Institute,
Princeton, New Jersey. and tho very best
medical institutions OF learning In the
United States Along with these SOL
diers OF culture and refinement came
another class not so fortunate In the
walks OF life. but who had been educated
to certain standard In the common
schools of our country. There were SOL
d!ers In this compnny who represented
as much negro and other property In
teresta as could he found In the State.
There we're other holders in this COM
pany who never owned q negro nor
property Of any value. These two scpn-
rate md distinct Glasses OF soldiers. H.
nancially and socially, so to speak, con-.
Tended for their rights on the field Of
battle as heroically as II each indivi-
dual soldier had been millionaire. The
humble and unpretentious cot OF the
peasant was his castle, and was no
more to be lnvad and devastated than
tho palatal residence Of the prince.
There was one motive which impelled
and united this sentiment into ono COM
mon thought that OF driving from their
homes the invaders. Much has been said
since the war about the Confederate wa.
being the rich mans war and the pv,r
mans fight a palpable fallncy and
fragrant injustice done the brave. pa
triotIc volunteers Of that army. think
can refute to some extent such heinous
charges In relating the death OF two sol.
diers OF the Black Eagle company. Cap
lain Carter II. Harrison and Private
Jesse Barker.
Captain Harrison. representing. ~ no
cid, to the highest degree the intslli-
gence. culture, wealth and chivnlry Of
the South. He was soldier and patriot
by birth. With these natural endow-
ments he had been thoroughly trai.,cd
Jrc Jt,,tn In
organized the Black Eagle company and
mustered 1t into service. but soon after
wards was promoted major OF tho f1lev-
enth Virginia volunteers. AT Bull Run,
Va. 18th OF july 1891. the enemy made
an attack on hir regiment from tho cp-
posite bank OF the stream, Major Hnrri-
son asked permission to d!slodFe them.
IT was granted, He, with the jeff Davis
Guard. OF Lynchburg. Va. charged and
drove the enemy from their position.
Major Harrison fell mortally wounded.
ing In life and death all the characteris-
tics OF his grand and glorious ancestry,
having filled every station In life to
which ne had been called, according to Its
highest standard.
A GOOD MAN.
Jesse Barker, the counterpart as a SOL
der. was OF humble and obscure parent.
age, possessing no earthly comforts, un-
less It was the battered and faded Con-
federate uniform which wrapped his
body. serving IN winding sheet for
us burial, he having been buried whore
ne fell.
Jesse Barker had seen more than a
score OF his comrades killed and wounded
CARRYING the FLAG of his regiment. He
saw Boston killed nj williamsburg. Va.
He saw the entire color guard. consisting
~ 2 s"rre'nt and eight cnrnornls. killed
and wounded at Gaines Mill, Va, He
Witnessed the same fatality among his
comrades four days afterwards at FRAY.
'ers Farm, Va, when tho entire color
guard was again shot down, He saw the
head OF GaranG Srdnor. OF Lunenbury
county, Va, ore or the noblest soldiers
M the army. cruHhed to pulp with
cannon shot, bearing aloft this same
"mh'om NJ lihnrty and 1--we, With these
facts before him, Knowing, rs no did that
20 re RE STANDARD bcarer NJ the regiment
made his killing or woundng ,neyita b,e,
vet when volunteer ensign was called
Tor. JesSe Barker offered his services.
The test came al Sharpsburg, Md. II
became necessary 10 change the postion
~ the regiment, then IN action, Major
(Se0rgn @. cabell. NJ Duuyjlla ".