The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-24


do a great deal of guard duty and
were ma. he'd down to Sewall's Point
10 repeal supposed landing of Fed
eral troops. While at sewalls Point
/ they witnessed the memorable CON
met between tho Merrimac and Mont
| FOR.
YEOMAN SERVICE.
At the reorga rization If troors in
! the spring of 1862, Captain Wyatt NJ
Elliott. declining a recollection. was
| succeeded by Captain J. Y. Crawford.
During Captain crawford-s atimiHis-
trat"n, they participated In the bat
! ties Of Drewry's Bluff. Seven Pines
and the seven days conflict around
Richmond
On account Of infirmity. Captain
Crawford resigned, and f. w Branch
was elected captain to guide their
destinies. He commanded the COM
pany with great eallantry until hc
was killed at Brandy Station, when
Robert Mayo succeeded him. and was
| himself severely wounded and placed
on the retired list. which left Captain
James Il. Phillips in command, in
which capacity he carried the com
I war ard surrendered 1t at Appomat-
! tox courthouse. Captain Phillips was
In every battle In which his company
participated.
The Grays were also present and
actively engaged In the following bat
| ties: Seven Pines. French's farm
White Oak Swamp, IN June: Malvern
nm, In July; Second Manassas, in
/ August, Champion Gap, Sharpsburg
/ IN september; Fredericksburg in De
ccmber, 1852; u. s. Mine Run Ford,
/ IN April; Charlottesville, three days
/ night; Salem Church, in May: Third
! fredericksburg. in June. Gettysburg,
4 three DAYS fight: Hagerstown. in
July; Brandy Station, in August;
Bristow station. in October. Mine
Run. in November. 1868; Wilderness
ltradshaw's farm, First and Second
/ Spotsyivania. Hanover, Jericho Ford
7 in Nny, Affects Station, Second Cold
Harhor, Riddles Shop. Petersburg.
; Nilcoxs farm, Gunley's farm. First
I ana second Reans' station. in June;
t Crater In front OF Petersburg in
tolr; weldon r. r.. In august; Bur.
cess Min, in October. 1863: Jarrett's
Station and Beilfie'd, In January
First and Second Hatchers' Run. In
February; Hewlett house, In March
Amelia courthouse. Rfce's Station.
Farmvllle. in April, 1865, and in ad-
I dltion to the above they were also
participants in numerous skirnishes.
/ and were in line OF battle when
news WAS received that surrender had
4 taken place at Appomattox
They suffered severely during the
war losing ~ killed and having As
! Wouno ~
The llst OF casualties Of this COM
/ panY al the battle of Spotsylvansa
I CoEr' house follows: Killed-Serreant
Robert L. Phillips and Private Charles
Granger; wouhded-Captain Robert
/ MAYO severely in hand; Priva.es
Samuel s. Clark, slightly; Joseph
Sh!pp, 9liohtiy. Thomhe Walsh
eighty; Corporal w =. Mayo. So
Verely through the body,
ri ORGANIZE AFTER WAR
shortly after the war they wore
Tt@n r"organized under the cou,-
uana of Louis J. Bossieux. under
whose able leadership they took a.
+ pr"minent part in the Ccntonniai ra-
'de IN Philadelphia in Tuly. 1876. the
lnaururnl ceremonies attending the
nrst induction cf Grover Cleveland in
1879. under command Of Lieutenant
y. Leslie spence, and also PLAYED q
conspicuous part under command of
Lieutenant spence Mt tho funeral Ger
! r'noni"s over General t. s. Grant in
New York city. in 1885, and t6ek part
IN many com Uefitive drills, Mt state
falrs, winning high honors. but only
I once, in 1855, under command OF
Captain r. Leslie Spence, winning the
$500, against volunteers from difror-
On paris OF the United States. nj which
time ne expert drilling OF It's men
was high and glowing tribute to its
! captain,
IN 1882 on the resignation of Can
tain Spence. c. Gray Bossieux, a son
I OF ats former cartain, was elected and
/ under his able leadership the com
/ pany gained new laurelE
I SrOp ufter IN tai uIns
/ ton. the company, under his COM
| loand, went in May, 1887. with the
! First regiment, infantry, Virginia
volunteers, 10 the international en-
| cam pment and drill of volunteers, at
/ Washington.
! In 1888 trip of ten days was taken.
4 which they spent In New York as
guests Of the Ninth regiment New
/ YORK national guard. During their
stay they occupied a prominent place
IN the Memorial Day parade and were
highly complimented by being assigned
10 the post OF honor on the right of
'ae grave. at which time they deco
! rated Grants tomb with d handsome
fiorssS design.
In 1889 Captain Bossieux again took
them TO New York to the centennial
| celebration Of the landing Of Washing
ton at that point.
The 0savs also rendered most r.