The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-03

n Union soldiers were Upon them and then
retrcnted to tho city in order, boarded
cars and went to Petersburg. mo COM
mand remained on Dunn's Hill near tina. ma!
city for over ii week aild was then sent
to Richmond, where 1t reported 10 Col-
oncl Rhett, commanding the decreases Oh
the city. While the United Artillery was
in Petersburg and General Ice was.
making arrangements to defend Trewry..ss
Bluff from the anticipated attack Of the
Federal ironclads, he wrote to General
IIugcr, commanding the department OF.
Petersburg, that tho battery was q very
Important one, that 1T should be well
defended. and recommended that the
United Artillery Company be sent there.
lie told General lIuger that he nhuucr-
stood this was one OF the best companies
in the service. 1!S &t
Upon reporting to Colonel Rhctt, the
company was assigned to two two-gun
batteries, one on each side Of the VIZ
ginia Central Railroad, and IN two days
built platforms for the guns, mounted
them and built n mngazlnc The guns
were mounted on heavy army carriages.
rho company remained in this battery
until after, the battles around Richmond.
when it was removed to Battery No s
and attached to n battalion commanded
by Major Atkinson. l5 35
Al, DREWRY's BLUFF.
Shortly afterwards 1t was detached
+, ON Major Atklnson's command, ordered
10 Drewrys Bluff, nnh, still attached TO
tho. Ninetecsth Battalion Of heavy ar
tillery reported to Captain s.. 8, Lee
Subsequently Major Frank Smith, or NOR
folk became commander of the battalion
and was killed on tho rctrent from ltlch-
inond to Appropriations His battalion was
on both sides OF q rond, and each mis-
taking the other for the enemy, began
firing and, in endeavorlng TO stopslt'
Major Smith was killed.
The company remained in tho battery
Mt Drewry's Bluff until the 10th Of May,
1854 when as an infantry company. y
took part in the bnttle fought there that
day.
THE 1IoWLETT HOUSE AND DUTCH
Ii GAP.
IN june 1864. when Buffers troops were
driven back TO the lines OF Bermuda
Hundreds by Pickctt's division, the United
Artillery Company was sent to the HOW
lett house and took charge OF the lorll-5
fications known as Battery DantZler
tafter Colonel Dent2lcr, of the Twcnty-sec-
ond South Carolina Regiment and when
/ Butler began digging the Dutch Gap
canal the company was removed 70 Bat
| terry Wood, in front Of Dutch Gap, where
| it was constantly engaged in Smelling
| the cncmy's working parties. Here IT
| took it's place regularly with the other
troops on tho line, taking It's turn at
| picket duty as an infantry company,
still manning tho heavy guns.
ON AN ARNIORED TRAIN AND OTHER
st .ADVENTu RES.
During the interval between the battle
| of Seven Pines ana the Seven Days
! battle, detachment of the company,
| under tho command of Lieutenant Barry,
operated n heavy gun, which was put
upon n railroad fiat car, protected wuh
iron on tho York River Railroad. but 1t
| did not prove very effective on account
Of the dlalculty of moving It along tho
tracks toward and from the enemy. This
is one of the first instances where nm
1 ''nrmored train" such ns were used OK
l tcnsively III the recent South African
\ campaign, was adopted.
\ While at Drury's Bluff tho mon fro-
uuently volunteered to take part In naval
3 expeditions. which were gotten up bS
. Captain John Taylor Wood and other Of
4 fcers. to cut out detached vessels of the
4 cnemy. Among these were the capture
OF tile United States Ship Underwater al
Newbcrn, n. G., and several nights WORK
at Newport News, placing torpcdoes u
front of Federal vessels In Hampton
Roads.
Lieutenant Bnrrys health broke dowr
In tho wlnter OF 1S64-'6. and he became
unable to do duty. Therefore, by the
advice of tho post surgeon. which was
concurred in by Captain Kevill, he ten.
dcrcd his resignation and was discharged
from the company. In September. 1864
lieutenant Lnkn received an appoint
1ncnt in the navy. Daniel Knowles wn'
elected lieutenant Lieutenant Eisen
bless was killed In 1861 by an accden
,,pon the Richmond and Petersburg Rail
road. Upon tho evacuation OF Richmond
the United Artillery formed part of tn
= forces under General lswcll and unde
o the command OF Captain Kcvil partici
Il untcd in tho battle Of Sailors Greek
Q There II had one man killed and thre
e wounded. Thus 1t happened very sin
I, gularly that the company met with cas-
$ ualtics only In It's first and last engage
nents with the enemy, Charles Shari
of Norfolk, was promoted to lteutenuct
j cy during the campaign
q LOSSES.
II Following Is n list of Its losses;
= Lieutenant i, y. ElschDless' h"'cu ~
!. John Belotc, died In hospital at Drury
!, Bluff ,
: Creek. 1869
J, John II. Bullock, wounded at sailor
y Creek. .,,,-
! John capps, wounded on the WI
II glnia," March 3, 1852,
y A. j. Dalton wounded on the WI
l. ginia I" March s, 1862,
y; uezeklah Wells wounded ut SAILOR
70 Creek, 1865,
* a, c. Griswold, captured. August
At 1864, at lIowlett's.
d George smith, captured, 1864. at HoW
N, let's.
~ Eugene Solomon. captured, August
"a 1864. at liowlett's,
"a AT APPROXIMATIONS.
- Tho official roll shows the followil
~ members of the United Artillery VI
- were surrendered and paroled Ut APP
Z" mattoX Courthouse:
captain Thomas Kevill Second lie
~. Nv tenant Adam Baum, First serseant Jol
y, II. Bullock, Sergeant Alphonso bulloe
~ Sergeant William Il. Coaloh, sersea
We John ellis, Corporal George J, A .,,it
~ Corporal ~. Georgian, Priyates Wi'lu
"a Colotna, William Dudley, J. a. ,eai
nc James Duncan, John lSwler. Shari
- lsIshor Joln Flynn, George Lar