The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-07

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| burg. Nilcox's Farm, GunleSs Farm
First and Second Reams' station ir
June; Crater In front OF Petersburg. II
| July; Weldon r. r.. IN August Burgess
| Mill, In October 1868. Jarretts Station
| and Bellfeld, In January; First and Sc
| cond Hatcher's Run, in February; How
| lett House. In March Amelia Courthouse
| Rice's Station Farnlville. In April 1865
| and in addition to the above they were
| also participants In numerous skirmishes
| and were in line OF battle when news
| was received that surrender had takcr
| place at AppomattoN.
They suffered severely during the war.
losing 81 killed and having As wounded.
| COAIPANY'S CASUALTIES.
The Richmond Dispatch of May 10Th
| 1864. gives list Of casualties OF this
| Courthouse as follows: 1tilled--sergcant
| Robert l.. Phillips and Private Charles
| Granger; wounled--Ca plain Robert Mayo,
| severely In hand: privates Samuel S.
Clark. slightly; Joseph Ship. slightly
Thomas Walsh, sllghtly Corporal w. P.
Mayo. severely through the body.
Shortly after tho war they were again
reorganized under tho command OF Louis
]. Bosseux. under whose able leadership
| they took prominent part in the Cen
tann!al parade In Philadelphia in July.
1876. the inaugural ceremonies attending
the first induction of Grover Cleveland
ia 1855. under command of Lieutenant
Z. Leslie Spence. and also played con-
spicuous part under command of Lieu
tenant p. Leslie Spence at the funeral
ceremonies over General u. S. Grant In
New York city. 1885, and took part In
many competitive drills at State fairs,
winning high honors. but only once, In
1856. under command of Captain d. Les
lie Spence, winning the coveted and
hard fought for prize of $500 against vol
unteers from different parts of the United
states. at which time the expert drilling
OF It's men was a high and glowing trl-
butte to Its captain.
In 1887. on the resignation OF Captain
+. Leslie Spence. c. Gray Bossie,1x, son
of its former captain, was elected, and
under his able leadership tho company
gained new laurels.
Soon after Captain Rossieux's election
the company. under his command. went
In May 1887. with the First Regiment,
Infantry. Virginia Volunteers, to the IN :.
tcrnational encampment and drill OF vol
unteers. at Washington.
In 1883 trip OF ten days was taken,
which time they spent In New York as
guests of the Ninth Regiment. New York
National Guards. During their stay they
occupied prominent place IN the Memo
rial Day parade, and were highly compli-
r1nented by being assigned to the post
of honor on the right OF the grave at
which time they decorated Grants tomb
" 18th handsome floral design.
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
In 1859 Captain Bossleux again took them
to New Yok to the centennial celebration
of the landing OF Washington at that
point
services at the han ginG of the negro
Smith at Boydton. in Lunenburg. during
the incarceration of negroes suspected OF
the murder Of Mrs, Pollard; at the peni-
Tertiary fire. and also at Rosslyn.. %hete
they were dispatched to run co:7ey 3
army out Of Virginia.
In 1895 the company enjoyed the cnvia-
bic and distinguished position of being the
first to volunteer its services in the war
with Spain, under command of Captain
Bossleux, and were accepted In BODY,
being assigned to the Second Regiment OF
Infantry, Virginia Volunteers, but unfor-
tunately, they got no further than the
camp a Jacksonville, and were mustered
out December 20. 1888
In 1860 the Grays' Veteran Association
began with vim and enthusiasm to re-
organize the company, and delegated Cap
tain C. A. Crawford to put IT again IN
service. OwngFto his great fidelity to
the trust imposed on him. in the face OF
many discouraging obstacles. by an IN
time unstintedly to the prosecution OF
his task.
His first lieutenant, Charles 0. Savllle,
is we'll known rs an efficient soldier, pop
iular with officers and men, to whose Of
forts in no small degree Captain Craw-
ford's success Is attributable.
Since It's last reorganization changes in
Its officers have occurred rapidly Captain
Saville succeeding to the command by
re ason Of Captain Crawford's resignation.
On the occasion Of the we'll merited pro-
motion of Captain Saville ITO sthetthigh
post Of major Of the First Battalion. Hen
.ry C. Dickerson succeeded1to the position
of captain. anu now presides over It's des-
TIMES as a most capable officer
Captain Dlckerson is thlrty-two years
If age, was born In Richmond. February
I'd, 1911 He first entered Company + In
October, 1856; transferred to Company
In May 1857, and served until October
1898, retiring as sergeant. He again en-
tered Company A in 1900 as first sergeant,
was elected second lieutenant In October
of the same year, and captain May 20
1902.