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Something Of War Record 81
sLieutenant-C Colonel Charles Rich
ardson, Of fredericksburg.
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edited BY John w. Daniel.)
Charles Richardson was appointed IN April.
1861, by Governor Letcher Of Virginia, first
lieutenant in the provisional army Of Virginia
Soon afterward was commissioned in the reg
ular army. c. S. A., with the rank OF second
lieutenant Of artillery, and ordered to duty
with General Theo. Holmes. headquarters at
fredericksburg, Va, commanding department
Of the Acquia. BY him he was ordered TO TAKE
charge OF and drill the Fredericksburg
artillery, then stationed at Hedgemans CROSS
ing near Acquia Creek. When he had finished
that task he was under orders Of the Secretary
OF War. assigned to the duty Of drilling three
batteries OF field artillery Cookies Fluvannn.
Dances Powhatan and Coleman's Hanover,
stationed near Richmond). When these
batteries batteries were ordered to Manassas in
tho early fall no was ordered to accompany
them. Soon after his arrival at Manassas
he was appointed by General w. n. pende,on
(who was chief of artillery Of the Army OF
Northern virginia) his adjutant.
Just before tho army started on its march
to Yorktown he was promoted to bo mai"
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marching the corps Of artillery to Yorktown.
The day after the battle Of Williamsburg he
was ordered In command OF a battalion OF
artillery to report to General J. r.. Jones'
whose division constituted the advance guard
CT our army on the march up the Peninsula
In tho absence OF General Jones. the command
devoved on General Griffith. Of Mississippi.
end he succeeded later In the day BY
General Howell Cobb
g In May. 1862. he was ordered with bat
heights overlooking tho Chickahominy, about
five miles west from Richmond. and three
quarters OF a mile from Mechancsvtlle. sup
ported by the brigade OF General Joseph r.
Anderson. There the afternoon OF June
%. 1862. we covered the advance OF the troops
OF D. H. Hill and Longstrcet in their attack
on Mechanicsvile, receiving orders that af-
ternoon and next morning from General r 2.
Lee In person.
battalion In company with other Dattaltons OF
artillery, under escort of General D. II. Iiilrs
division to Manassas, arriving on tho field
near Gainesville early IN the morning or mo
second day OF the battle. and took position in
battery TO left Of the road leading to Center
vile.
cross the Potomac for tho sharpsburg cam
palgn. he put In command of tho artillery
that could not be taken on the tour; re-
ceiv!ng orders from the chief of artillery to
reorsanize 1t and march 1t to Winchester.
There were thirteen batteries and in addition
there were turned over to my command, about
twenty-five hundred infantry. convalescents
and other men returning from leave OF absence;
all OF which he marched safely to destination
and established In camp, and finally turned
over TO the commands to which these various
troops belonged.
November following 1882. he was appointed
chief OF artillery OF General r. II. Anderson,s
sonville artillery, Captain Maurin; the Nor
Artillery captain j. y, Lewis and Auge ,,s
this artillery at the battles OF Fredericksburg.
Charlottesville and Salem Church.
Z In June, 1859. he was absent on leave, when
our army marched for. second invasion OF
the North. Hearing Of tho movement, he set
out Immediately and overlook our artillery near
Gettysburs tho morning Of July "a 1 lsSS, ana
guns, two from Donuldsonyille and four guns
from Huger's battery. and with these guns
1r m IN hs ea u 5u e
dered With his guns to Join General, lmboden
In conveying our army trains to Williams
port, and aided in repclling the attack Of bu-
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It lis known that our army after leaving
limo and offered battle TO tho enemy near
Hagers town. where we awaited attack three
days in vain.
from this position into Virginia. all tho
cassons OF the artillery OF tho Third Corps
General A. P. Hills). to which Major Rich
line and placed under his command to con-
duct across the Potomac at Failing Waters
the army following during the night:
Early next morning Ms he brought up the
rear OF the column Of cassons, he met General
Pemdle,on on the Virginia side about one hun
dred yards from the end OF tho pontoon bridge
him TO walt there until his artillery came up,
and 10 place it. ~ position on the heights
virginia side o. the PG1omac2 TO cover re
position until relieved by artillery from the
rear guard, whereupon no followed. tho moving
column, "a 4l5
lieutenant colonel q artillery and with his
command, the Donaldsonvllle Artillery. CAPTAIN
G. r. Grandy; Husera Battery. CAPTAIN J.
Moore; Lewis's battery, Captain n penick;
participated In the battles against General
Grants army, going first into position near
Parker's store. with General r. II. Andersons
division,
break, under orders. he marched his command.
the above four batteries and the battery Of
Captain Thomas Elicit OF Richmond; which
had been ordered 10 serve with MIN ana
operated with General lIeth's Division Under
personal command Of General Jubal A. Early,
In driving back the forces Of General Han
cock, who endeayored 10 turn the left flank
OF our army. The expedition was successful.
He continued service with the army along
tho James and crossing that river on pom
toon bridges wesr placed In "Rives Salient"
defenses OF Petersburg, where he remained
over nine months; confronted by ''Fort sedEo-
WICK sometimes called Fort He'll" and
flunked by fort Mahon," "Fort DamnIt,op."
rather hot situation. z. IN 'e.lHsTU#.t
Al |? o'clock tho night OF March 2s, 1895.
Colonel Richardson army were Withdrawn from,
"RiYes Salient" and marched to the extreme
ordered 10 hold at all hazards, There In an
assault by the enemy. he was shot down
along with nine men Of the right section Of
field. Tho command Of this artillery devolveh
upon Major Grandy, OF the Norfolk Blues
ARTILLERY, occupying LEFT OF the battalion line
Of artillery. HIS battery was carried BY as.