The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-02

4 HDUuIis city. edA wy
of John A. Thompson, Of Summit Point,
4 Jefferson county, and by his daring and
1 often almost to rashncss. he won the
| love and admiration OF the brigade and
his men. James II. Williams was elect.
| ed first lieutenant; john W. Carter, OF
Loudoun county, commonly known rs
| Tick Carter, was elected from third to
second lieutenant and was then about
fnneteens years old. Corporal iYancy, OF
! Culpepci was elected$to third lieutenant.
This battery, under Captain Jim Thomp-
son, served with distinguished success
until January 16, 1866 then cnmped near
| Staunton with Shocmnkcr's battery.
Both we're dsbanded TO be called in by
! tho press, owing to scarcity or forage
and ,ations through General Thomas l..
| Ttosser's efforts.
! Captain Jim was promoted to major OF
icavalry and was killed April It'll, two days
before tie surrender. while leading a,
thargo at High Bridge. Captain Frank
l1ngle, OF near iarper's Ferry, was with
/ him and secured his sabre (and has It yep
after he fell. John Dean Adams, of fred
crick county. was also killed in the three
desperate charges he made at the bridge.
i First Lc,,te James II. Williams was
transferred 10 the military judge-advo-
Gates court In March. 1865: Second IIieute11-
ant tuck Carter was promoted to aptnl'1 OF
the battery and was ordered TO assemble
and organize tho battery mt the Wash.
iryton Hotel, III Lynchburg. The call
was wa IN made through the press April /, 1865,
and the names Of the sixteen who we're
together April 10, 1865, and disbanded by
Colonel Chew, ut New London, twelve
l&milcs from Lynchlourg were:
Captain j. ". Carter, Frank Asberry'
| r. C. Atkisson, Charles Conrad, OF Win
chester brother Of Major Holmes Con-
rad: Frank Conrad. Of Winchester, bro
/ mar IF tNufpr II o11neS Conrad. era W.
ford, - Dayly, John Hare. of Balt-
| more Nd: William r. Lyman, now
president OF Crescent Insurance Company.
OF New Orleans: Louis Morrell, OF
Georgia; Charles w. McVicar, Of Win
chester; r. A. Thornton, Penn Tlon,p-
Thompson. cousin of Captain Jim; II.
Clayton Williams, Of Winchester; a. b.
Zrkle. of New Market.
For Il more thorough knowledge OF this
famous battery :lnd its cnr.ain ref
to Volume NIL. third series, Valley Cam
pnign, War Records published at Wash
ington. In full: the papers OF the gen
erals contending on both sides, the Con-
federates and Federals.
i think at this date-August %,
1901, page 7Ss-you will also find
my fathers name as a spy of Cen
cral T. J. jackson; the index in the
volume will SHOW several items OF john
A1cNicar as u spy II dimes BOYD or
Major Holmes Conrad or Major Robert
Hunter, Of Winchester. Va, can inform
any inquirer that in the destruction OF
| Popc's army the information Of General
Jackson's spy. John AIcVicar. contributed
the Knowledge Of Pope's weakness, he
bong siXt! miles from his base OF sup
plies. Acyicar was among Popc's men
from Fairfax to culpeper three weeks.
when he left them to report 10 General
y.. IL, ror t{ry1
caused that general to fight Pope at Cedar
Mountain. leave his front open, flank
Pope through Thoroughfare Gap. de-
stroy by tire his supplies at Manassas
anu run the risk OF being crushed be-
tween Pope's G5,0oO with his 26,0oo until
General Lee anne up. That We had hard
time. hut successful. Is on record.
IS. Ehew's battery, Stuart Horse Artillery's
roll:
lieutenant Colonel R.7.P. Chew. OF
Charlestown, promoted to major and llell-
tcnant-coloncl in 1864.
Captain james Thompson, OF Summit
| Point, killed, promoted by election March
%, 1854 and 1866 promoted to major OF
| cavalry.
! Woodstock, dead, transferred 10 judge
advocates court.
Second Lieutenant John W. Carter, Of
Ioudoun county, promoted by War De-
pnrtmcnt to captain March, 1861.
/ Third Lieutenant Yanccy. Of Culpeper.
Orderly Sergeant a.. Mosoude", OF LOU
| doun county, dead, in command of cais-
| Soiis.
First Sergeant George Phillips, Of JEFF
1 ferson county.
Second Sergeant John Kagey, OF Bridge,
! water
Third Sergeant Stephen Miller, Of BerlS-
4 ley county.
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/ chester. fs
4 First Corporal George Nccse, Of New
\ Market
Second Corporal Carthage Kendall. Of
i Fishers Hill, dead. E
Third Corporal Gregory Britncr, Of JEFF
| ferson county. dead.
1 Fourth Corporal George Everley and
+, Newton Kccs. OF strasbnrg; Everley
captured September IA, 1865, with gun,
I, and Holiday White, Cakes, William An
4 dcrson, and Willie Buck.
/ Fifth Corporal Samuel Williams. of
\ Waolstock. dead
/ Sixth Corporal Frank Kelley. Of JEFF
| ferson, county, killed, Killed at Treyil-
! lian June II, 1861; only about nineteen,
I hut a whole man; lost an eye, shot out
\ ii, Barbours's Till, October II 1868.
4 Seventh Corporal Mark Rodeftcr. OF
Woodstock,
\ Eighth Corporal samuel Everlcy. OF
/ = StrasDurg. g.a
1 ouartermas,er John 4. Chew, Of Char
lcstowr, dead lA
4 Surgeon Thomas Williams. Of Berry
4 vile, &ti
Ensign Nimrod Wade, of Jefferson coun.
~, dead; afterwards surgeon y. 5. NJ,
and killed himself off Yokahoma.
Kyle FraycI bugler. Of Woodstock.
dead; always used copper y fiat horn
and played tunes instead Of calls.
Allen. James. OF Rockingham county.
! Anderson. William. OF Baltimore coun-
ty. :.
Anderson, George, Of Winchester.
E Amber John. OF Orange county,
il Asberry. Frank. wounded At cupeper
September "a, 1853, also Holman, IdeuteE-
ant William. Lieutenant Garter; lost gun
. and six men. George Evcrley, Holiday,
White oakes. william Anderson, VIII
liam Buck.
+ Atklsgon. Il. G.
II Brooks. j. A..
Brooks, l..
Baker Samuel. OF Wheeling,
= Baker, our tailor, OF Woodstock