The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-22
The King and Queen Artillery.

edited ,byaJohn W, Daniel-1
This company Was Organize &C; a t !lhiile
and Queen Courthouse, about the first OIL
May. 1861 BY the election Of John. 7.
5Bagby, ca plain: Josiah RSla,ld, Jr., first
lieutenant; a. II. Bagbf,, second ieuten-y
ant and Josiah Ryland, Sr,. third lieu
crate service at West Point, Ma. May q. 4
1851. The company was called king and
Queen Artillery. and expacted 70 be- sup
piled with light guns, but being unable
to procure them, I; We're placed IN cha. BE
4 Of the heavy battery AT West Polnt.lSflt
remained there four weeks, " hen ordered
ITO Gloucester Point and put iii charge of
q heavy battery at that place. Z was
here that the company was subjected
tolls first fire from the enemy and had
the honor and distinction OF sinking the
first and only Yankee boat ever sunk
lin York River, so Tar as the writer
knows. The company remained at GlouT
cester Point until The evacuation of York
tons one in command Of Captain J. r.
Eaghy, With two small cannon, and tie
other with muskets under lieutenant
Eagby. The company met General j ohm
hastily organized with other companies
of heavy artillery, into what was known
as the Fourth Virginia Heavy Artillery.
with Captain C.. G. Osey as ieutenatlt-
colonel, and s. r. Bagby as f1aior WITH
this organization the company vent into
1.-the battle Of Seven P!rcs carrying sixty
five men and leaving twenty-sis. The
.battal!.,s did effective work in this battle.
which Bagby's company soon turned on
them with telling effect tsee Official
Records OF Union and & Confederate
Armies, Volume XI, Page 95s. sac, 9il33, 90
and sls). After tiis fight the company
was placed in charge Of heavy guns be-.
low Ciif,ilin'a Bluff. A. T. Bagby WAS.
made captain, First Lieutenant Josiah
Rylnnd having Joined Mosby's command:
Josiah Ryland, Sr, was made trst-lieu-
tenant: ", i, Haynes, second lieutenant,
and. BENJAMIN H. Walker, tnird-leuten-
ant The comptlny remained Eat Chafiin's
| Bluff untll the spring o q SG5.f when Z Y
| WAS attached 10 the Thirtg. fourth Vir-
ginla Infantry, Wises Brigade, and dcsig-
land sent To South Carolina, near Charles
I ton S. G, Itremalncd there until Peters
| burg was threatened IN 1864. around " hlctf
| place the brigade was ordered aud where
| itferlalnea until tile evacuation,
, The company Was under almost con-
| slant fire from ting time IL reached the
yifiaity Of Petershurg until the sprren-
| aer at Ai,pomattp%,, gaining special dis-
/ tineton ut the battle ~ the Crater {geel
/ Ciiical Records, NouInetsSL. Page 132). 1T
| Was called on 10 take charge Of one 81
| our oWn batteries, near the Crater, where
~ iGist four astarhmen,S III iren had
/ NeSl kiilfd or GtiSGn aHay, Dying 10 the
e%peHed ppation. Tho guns were so sne-
\ cessfll!y sorted that much dtInage was
1 done the cnhmy by Lie incegsant .aln Of
4 shot ana shell.
4 lne conpRty aurrehdAred eighteen men
A ~ AlnplnaitoE IA command N Sergeant
J2tlil w, Ryland. an tl.a commissioned
] Clhcefb having beer pfaYloiIslg HllletI
] @Aluffd or wounded. Captain Bagby
A wha wounded pt Sailors Creek. and taken
prisoner, laentenaGt Josiah Ryiand. Sir,
thptllted nfar PaleFsDufe Lieutenant
l-E Haynes resiGned lrts commission
starch previous on account ~ m health
and kieptenAnt Is. II Walker MAS Killed
MGR PeteFsburg.
Ipe company 'Yaa c3npdsaa of nm
i 1 sSi{Y 2pod material, liaping IN ST s0me
2f tll1 eesi men w. the county, ara mum.
pei@a from iifst u III oite hundred ma
a glNty-liFs iGen, i.hOdt pnt-h;llt OF whom
#ere2 Kites, pr a1aWlnd. II.
A. ~ BaC;BY.
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