On reaching her home, although it was not yet sunrise, she started over on foot to the point where the heaviest fighting had taken place, that she might learn the fate of her brother, Major Marcellus N. Moorman, who commanded a battalion of artillery in the Second Corps. He had not been in the fight, as the battalion had not reached Lynchburg until during the night of the 18th. His command had started in the pursuit when she left home on her mission, but she met him on the battle-field going to tell his mother good-bye. Thus another son of Lynchburg was in line to battle for her defence.
On the extreme right of the Confederate lines, and on a part of what is now the farm of Senator Daniel, was stationed the brigade in command of Colonel Aug. Forsberg, then a stranger in the city, and here merely by the accident of war. On the right of his brigade was the Thirtieth battalion of Virginia infantry, under the command of Captain, now Judge, Stephen Adams, who, on the breaking out of the war, was a practicingattorney of West Virginia. He had married Miss Emma Saunders, of Lynchburg, but was then a stranger thrown into the line of defence of the city by the like accident. Captain Adams, after he became a citizen of Lynchburg, purchased the very land on which his men were that day formed in line of battle, and has often dug up pieces of shell and bullets which were fired at him. He now preserves them as pleasant reminders of the past. Both Captain Adams and Colonel Forsberg are now valued citizens of Lynchburg, and we owe them a debt of gratitude for their gallant efforts in its defence.
It is not generally known that a few of the Federal shells were thrown into the city, but such was the case. The writer has in his possession a part of a three-inch percussion shell, shot from a rifle cannon, which fell in what was then known as "Meem's Garden," near the spot where the Catholic Church of the Holy Cross is now situated. His mother lived in the immediate vicinity of the place where it exploded, and, when the sound was heard, one of the servants ran over and picked it up, and it was thus preserved in the family.
The blood-stained and battle-torn little command of Breckinridge reached Lynchburg on the 16th of June. Up to that moment no one in the city had hoped that the place could be saved from Hunter's vandalism by the cordon of boys, cripples and irregular troops which surrounded it, and there was an anxiety which cannot be described; its depth may be imagined, but the pen cannot paint it.
The arrival of this small force brought hope back tothe hearts of the old men and helpless women and children who constituted the population of the city, and as the hardy old veterans moved up Main and then up Fifth streets they were cheered by joyous crowds of excited women, jubilant convalescents and hopeful old men. The troops had made a two-days' forced march from the headwaters of Rockfish River and were in bad physical condition, but in high spirits. They much enjoyed their cordial reception. This is shown by a little incident preserved out of the many of the same character by a person who was one of the girls present on the occasion.
In the column of troops, as they swung along in a double-quick to meet the advancing foe, was one red-haired soldier who had lost both hat and shoes, but was advancing with the same alacrity as his comrades who had been more fortunate in preserving these valuable articles of dress. Miss Sally Scruggs, then a young lady, radiant with the enthusiasm of the occasion, was standing upon the wall of the front yard of what was then the residence of Mr. H.I. Brown, at the south corner of Fifth and Church streets, together with a great many other ladies. She was wearing a Confederate broad-brimmed straw hat of her own make, trimmed with all the colors which could be raked from the discarded finery of the past. Seeing the gallant fellow passing without a hat, she tore her own from her head and threw it to him. He caught it, tied it over his auburn locks, raised his musket to a present arms, and the brigade cheered as long as they were in sight.
The writer has taken much pains to gather from eyewitnesses incidents of these eventful days in the history of our city, but with little success. It is astonishing how few people took note, or, if they did, can narrate the small incidents which would be so interesting to the present generation. The main and patent facts they remember well, but the official reports and newspapers preserve them to us very accurately. What is wanted, and what was the prime aim of this paper, is the preservation of those traditional facts which give a reality to history which historic papers cannot impart. Little aid has been rendered in this respect, though many letters have been written asking it, and many personal applications made to those who might, with a little trouble, have reproduced from memory many of those incidents so essential to the personal interest of such a sketch as this.
Among the facts which have been preserved, it is pleasant to tell of another soldier whose subsequent career was one in which every citizen took pride. Young W.C. Folkes, the son of our late much respected member of the Legislature from this city, Ed. J. Folkes, was at home disabled by a wound which had carried away one of his legs. Though far from recovered, he seized his crutch and a musket and started out to the lines, taking with him our townsman, Mr. E.C. Hamner, then not sixteen years old. The two marched out to the furthermost line, and there did a soldier's duty under fire all day. Young Folkes, after the war, studied law at the University of Virginia and thenmoved to Memphis, Tennessee, where he soon rose to the front rank in his profession, and, while yet a young man, was elevated to the Supreme bench of the State, where, after a few years of distinguished usefulness, he died, beloved and respected in his adopted as well as his native State.
The last incident shows the spirit of the boys. But the old men on that day were boys also. Mr. Mike O'Connell was over eighty years of age. He went out with the Silver Grays. His company was placed on the inner line, but with his long rifle he marched out to the skirmish line and kept up a constant fire on the enemy all day, though himself under a heavy fire.
The writer of this sketch was, he regrets to say, in another part of the Army of Northern Virginia at this time, and therefore can give nothing from his own experience. He was, however, in constant correspondence with his wife, who wrote him very full accounts of all that happened. Unfortunately all her letters on this subject, but one, have been lost; one extract from that may be worth inserting. It is dated Tuesday, June 21, 1864:
"I received three letters from you, for all of which you must accept my thanks. It was amusing to me in reading those of the 17th and 19th to see how little idea you had of the stirring times through which we were passing at Lynchburg."On Monday, the 13th, we begun to fear that Hunter would make Lynchburg his point of attack, but it was not a definite fear until we heard of his being in Lexington, and that he was turning this way. On Thursday, the 16th, we heard of his being at Liberty, marching in this direction, and then all was excitement and apprehension."General Breckinridge, with some troops, got here on Wednesday night, and as we saw them passing out West street, it was a most reassuring sight, and never were a lot of bronzed and dirty looking veterans, many of them barefooted, more heartily welcomed. The streets were lined with women, waving their handkerchiefs and cheering them on as they moved out to a line on the hills west of the city. We were made more hopeful also by the knowledge that General Early, with several brigades, was at Charlottesville, en route to reinforce the small command of Breckinridge. He arrived with some of his troops on the evening of Friday, the 17th, but could do little more than get what he had into position. On Saturday, the 18th, more of Early's men came, and it was a delightful sound to hear their cheers as they passed out to the lines. Eugene was among them, and seemed to delight in the chance of making a fight right at home."Saturday, the 18th, was a day we will not soon forget. There was no general engagement until about three o'clock, but a constant cannonade and heavy skirmishing went on all day. Our lines were out near and in Spring Hill Cemetery; the enemy's further out. Their skirmish line was in Mr. John B. Lee's yard, where a number were killed by our cannon. I went out on College Hill and watched the fighting much of the time. It was very exciting to see the cannon fire from both sides and the explosion of the shells on the opposite side. It was fascinating beyond description. I could see our troops moving and taking new positions, and could see the Yankee batteries doing the same thing, and then the fearful reality of the scene was forced upon me by the line of ambulances which were kept busy bringing our wounded into town."Colonel Floyd King called at our house and told me, on Friday night, that we should put our most valuable things in the cellar for protection, and should stay down there ourselves. Many things were carried into the basement, including the pictures, china, silver, etc., etc., but we did not go there to sleep, thinking it was time enough to do so when the shells actually commenced to fly. Our people, of course, were very much excited, but, on the whole, behaved very well, and with more coolness than I had anticipated. I had so much to do I did not have time to be scared, though I was deeply anxious. The sight of the familiar faces of the veterans as they marched through our streets, reassured me entirely. Early gothis men into line on Saturday evening, but for some reason I do not understand did not attack, and the next morning the coward, Hunter, was gone. Early at once started after him, but has not yet overtaken him, we hear."Our people criticise Early with much bitterness for not attacking Saturday, but I think we ought to be only too glad we got through safely without the hazard of a battle. Eugene had the headquarters of his sharpshooters at one time in the cemetery, close by his father's grave. He went on, of course, with his command. It was a great relief when we heard that Hunter was gone. Mother stood it remarkably well. She was, of course, very anxious about Eugene, as she would hear the booming of the cannon, but she kept up her nerve and spirits."Hunter's headquarters were at old Major Hutter's. He told them that he proposed to capture or burn Lynchburg. Major Hutter was of course, politely treated while Hunter was there, but after he and some of his generals who were with him had left the house, other officers and men robbed it—robbing Miss Hutter's chamber of her clothing and other valuables. Many wounded were left in Major Hutter's yard; indeed, the flight was so rapid that all but the slightly wounded were left behind, together with many small arms and some cannon. Early may not have done all he might have done, but, certain it is, Hunter's whole campaign seems to have been a farce. He was gallant when there was no enemy, and a coward when they were in sight. He burned the Military Institute, which was not even garrisoned by boys, and set fire to Governor Letcher's house, which only a woman protected. If the 'bravest are the tenderest,' how true it is that the cowards are the cruelest. The renegade, David R. Strother (Porte Crayon), was with Hunter as one of his staff at Major Hutter's. Another traitor to his State, his name and his race."The soldiers who came up with Early gave the most distressing accounts of the condition of affairs in Louisa County, where the Yankee raids have done so much harm to the unprotected. They say the desolation is so great that as they marched through the women and children flocked to the road for something to eat, and would grasp eagerly all the bits of cold corn-bread they could spare them from their haversacks. Is it not horrible to think of?"
"I received three letters from you, for all of which you must accept my thanks. It was amusing to me in reading those of the 17th and 19th to see how little idea you had of the stirring times through which we were passing at Lynchburg.
"On Monday, the 13th, we begun to fear that Hunter would make Lynchburg his point of attack, but it was not a definite fear until we heard of his being in Lexington, and that he was turning this way. On Thursday, the 16th, we heard of his being at Liberty, marching in this direction, and then all was excitement and apprehension.
"General Breckinridge, with some troops, got here on Wednesday night, and as we saw them passing out West street, it was a most reassuring sight, and never were a lot of bronzed and dirty looking veterans, many of them barefooted, more heartily welcomed. The streets were lined with women, waving their handkerchiefs and cheering them on as they moved out to a line on the hills west of the city. We were made more hopeful also by the knowledge that General Early, with several brigades, was at Charlottesville, en route to reinforce the small command of Breckinridge. He arrived with some of his troops on the evening of Friday, the 17th, but could do little more than get what he had into position. On Saturday, the 18th, more of Early's men came, and it was a delightful sound to hear their cheers as they passed out to the lines. Eugene was among them, and seemed to delight in the chance of making a fight right at home.
"Saturday, the 18th, was a day we will not soon forget. There was no general engagement until about three o'clock, but a constant cannonade and heavy skirmishing went on all day. Our lines were out near and in Spring Hill Cemetery; the enemy's further out. Their skirmish line was in Mr. John B. Lee's yard, where a number were killed by our cannon. I went out on College Hill and watched the fighting much of the time. It was very exciting to see the cannon fire from both sides and the explosion of the shells on the opposite side. It was fascinating beyond description. I could see our troops moving and taking new positions, and could see the Yankee batteries doing the same thing, and then the fearful reality of the scene was forced upon me by the line of ambulances which were kept busy bringing our wounded into town.
"Colonel Floyd King called at our house and told me, on Friday night, that we should put our most valuable things in the cellar for protection, and should stay down there ourselves. Many things were carried into the basement, including the pictures, china, silver, etc., etc., but we did not go there to sleep, thinking it was time enough to do so when the shells actually commenced to fly. Our people, of course, were very much excited, but, on the whole, behaved very well, and with more coolness than I had anticipated. I had so much to do I did not have time to be scared, though I was deeply anxious. The sight of the familiar faces of the veterans as they marched through our streets, reassured me entirely. Early gothis men into line on Saturday evening, but for some reason I do not understand did not attack, and the next morning the coward, Hunter, was gone. Early at once started after him, but has not yet overtaken him, we hear.
"Our people criticise Early with much bitterness for not attacking Saturday, but I think we ought to be only too glad we got through safely without the hazard of a battle. Eugene had the headquarters of his sharpshooters at one time in the cemetery, close by his father's grave. He went on, of course, with his command. It was a great relief when we heard that Hunter was gone. Mother stood it remarkably well. She was, of course, very anxious about Eugene, as she would hear the booming of the cannon, but she kept up her nerve and spirits.
"Hunter's headquarters were at old Major Hutter's. He told them that he proposed to capture or burn Lynchburg. Major Hutter was of course, politely treated while Hunter was there, but after he and some of his generals who were with him had left the house, other officers and men robbed it—robbing Miss Hutter's chamber of her clothing and other valuables. Many wounded were left in Major Hutter's yard; indeed, the flight was so rapid that all but the slightly wounded were left behind, together with many small arms and some cannon. Early may not have done all he might have done, but, certain it is, Hunter's whole campaign seems to have been a farce. He was gallant when there was no enemy, and a coward when they were in sight. He burned the Military Institute, which was not even garrisoned by boys, and set fire to Governor Letcher's house, which only a woman protected. If the 'bravest are the tenderest,' how true it is that the cowards are the cruelest. The renegade, David R. Strother (Porte Crayon), was with Hunter as one of his staff at Major Hutter's. Another traitor to his State, his name and his race.
"The soldiers who came up with Early gave the most distressing accounts of the condition of affairs in Louisa County, where the Yankee raids have done so much harm to the unprotected. They say the desolation is so great that as they marched through the women and children flocked to the road for something to eat, and would grasp eagerly all the bits of cold corn-bread they could spare them from their haversacks. Is it not horrible to think of?"
A remarkable incident happened in connection withthe depredation of Hunter's troops at Lexington. When the corps of cadets was ordered to leave the Institution on the approach of Hunter, they deposited their trunks in the residences of neighboring gentlemen for safe keeping.
Young Mr. Carter H. Harrison, of Staunton, was then a cadet, and, with several others, put his trunk at Professor Campbell's to save it. When the battle was over at Lynchburg and Hunter was gone, the cadets were not put in the chasing column, but were relieved from further active duty. Mr. Harrison, with others of the corps, went to the battle-field, and during his inspection visited the field hospital where the wounded of the enemy were being cared for by our surgeons. He noticed one man who was badly wounded in the leg, and whose pantaloons were ripped up that the surgeon might more easily dress the wound. As Harrison looked at the soldier he observed his own initials on his socks, and upon further investigation discovered that all the man's underclothes were similarly marked and all belonged to him, and were a part of those he had left in his trunk at Professor Campbell's.
The man confessed that they had looted Professor Campbell's house, and that the underwear was part of the booty. Arrangements were made by which possession followed the legal title.
It is needless to attempt to describe the anxiety of the citizens as Hunter approached, heralded by the accounts of his vandalism at Lexington and on his march. Until their nerves were restored by the arrivalof Breckinridge's little army of some fifteen hundred men and the guns of Berkeley and W.S. Lurty's battery, every woman and non-combatant was actively engaged in hiding silver, jewels, provisions and other valuables—generally putting them in the very place where skilled looters would be sure to go in search. Many things were put away at that time which have never been found since, and never will be. The anxiety of the hiders so affected their memory that the place of hiding was forgotten.
As soon as hope was restored by the appearance of additional troops, the energies of the women were directed to the effort of giving food to the hungry and travel-worn troops whose arrival had brought them so much comfort. While the cannon were booming over the hills of the suburbs and the fierce rattle of contending musketry could be heard, our women were bending over the fires cooking rations for the men in the lines, or scraping lint and rolling bandages for the wounded. The first ray of hope restored confidence, and the inhabitants of Londondery or Leyden were not more calm or heroic, or more actively engaged in doing all in their power for defence, than were these women and the old men, who were the only other inhabitants of the city left.
The old men, with such weapons as they could procure of every variety of style, were in the trenches across the plateau now known as Rivermont, ready to sacrifice their lives in protecting their loved ones and their homes from the marauding troops which wereadvancing with a devastating purpose, long since abandoned as unfit for civilized warfare. Thus men and women alike braced themselves for the great struggle, and, though not put to the final test, were calm, collected and brave in the supreme moment when the enemy were thundering at our gates. This fact is one of which the city may well be proud, and should stimulate coming generations to emulate the example of their forefathers.
The Garland-Rodes Camp has induced the preparation of these pages, that the truths of history may be preserved from that oblivion to which human memory consigns all details dependent upon it. It is their duty, indeed it is the duty of every citizen of the whole State and of every part of it, to garner up the facts connected with our heroic struggle and to so preserve them that they shall become the well-established traditions of our people. Such traditions are a part of the wealth of a race. They both elevate and stimulate succeeding generations. By them a high national character is established, and under their influence that species of patriotism is engendered whence springs the glorious sentiment,
"Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori."
The fires of patriotism do not burn most fiercely where the land is most productive, or where wealth most accumulates. Nations which have owned broad savannahs upon which nature has been most lavish have often been driven from their country with littleshow of manly courage and without that zealous patriotism which creates heroes, while the peasant of Switzerland and the cottager of the Highlands, neither of whom can afford greater luxuries than oatmeal and goat's milk, have held their vales and their fastnesses for centuries against all odds. To them each dell has its story of valiant deeds of their forefathers and each mountain is crowned by traditions which tell of the great achievements of their race. For dells and mountains thus sanctified by the glories of the past, the peasant and the lord of the manor alike are willing to die. It was their love for the stories and romance of their race which sustained the nerve of the Swiss Guards in the discharge of their duty to the King when, without a faltering nerve, one by one they sunk under the blows of the infuriated Jacobins of Paris, and well won the grand inscription to their courage on the Lion of Lucerne. A like love was the foundation of the wonderful heroism of the Highlanders at Lucknow and of the Scotch who climbed the Heights of Abraham at Quebec. So it was their love for the historic memories of Virginia which nerved the courage of that dauntless division which, under a fire never before poured on line of battle, reached the brow of the hill at Gettysburg.
By gathering the traditions of the Highlands and thus perpetuating them, Scott has done a great work for Scotland. Others have done the same thing for England. It is for this generation to gather the same wealth for Virginia. Thus will the history of herpeople, of her valleys, her rivers and her mountains, be preserved and the facts be secured to generations yet to come which, when mellowed by time, will be perpetuated in story, in poetry and in song.
Thus and thus only can we keep Virginia and her people on the elevated plane upon which they have stood for centuries, and thus can we make her, in the future, the land of poetry and romance. It is Wallace and Tell who are the heroes of the poet and the novelist, not the commanders of the great forces with which they contended. In the far future many a novel, many a poem and many a song will tell of Lee, of Jackson, of Stuart and of Mosby—ideal heroes of romance—long after the names of the leaders who fought them will be mere facts in the prosaic history of the power of the greater to overcome the less.
It is not our duty to weep over the past or to bemoan the fate which resulted in the final overthrow of the Confederacy; nor should we do anything to keep alive the bitterness of that strife. On the contrary, it is our duty to bow to the logic of what has happened and to believe in the wisdom of the all-wise Director of the affairs of nations and of peoples; but it is also our duty to see to it that what is good and great be preserved, and that our children and children's children keep green the traditions which will nerve them to a higher courage and stimulate them to a generous emulation of the deeds of their forefathers.
APPENDIX.
LYNCHBURG COMPANIES IN THE SERVICE OF THE CONFEDERACY, 1861-'65.
The Rifle Grays, Company A, Eleventh Regiment Virginia Volunteers:
First Captain, M.S. Langhorne.Second Captain, G.W. Latham.Third Capt., Robt. M. Mitchell, Jr.First Lieut., John W. Daniel.Second Lieut., Robt. M. Mitchell, Jr.Second Lieut., H.C. ChalmersSecond Lieut., James O. ThurmanFirst Sergt., Joseph A. Kennedy.Second Sergt., Elcano Fisher.Third Sergt., Henry D. Hall.Fourth Sergt., Peter B. Akers.First Corp., Geo. T. Wightman.Second Corp., Samuel R. Miller.Third Corp., Lucas Harvey.Fourth Corp., Jas. O. Thurman, Jr.
PRIVATES.
Allman, William H.Akers, William L.Bailey, James H.Bailey, James W.Benson, Henry G.Brown, Leslie C.Beckwith, Henry C.Burroughs, Henry A.Ballard, James F.Bagby, George W.Cheatham, Thos. F.Cochran, Robert L.Cooney, Thomas.Camp, Albert G.Crumpton, James A.Crumpton, Joseph A.Clinkenbeard, Wm. E.Conklen, Thomas A.Connolly, Jerry M.Devine, Frank.Diuguid, Edward S.Davis, Thomas N.Delano, Joseph S.Dady, David.Evans, William H.Edwards, James M.Elam, H.F.Feyle, Frank H.Fulks, James W.Frances, Joseph M.Furry, William H.Gooldy, John F.Henry, Charles W.Henry, John L.Harvey, Charles C.Hollins, John G.Hollins, James E.Heybrook, L.G.Hersman, Wm. B.Hunt, William R.Johnson, Shelbry.Jones, William B.Jones, Charles J.Kennedy, Michael.Kidd, George W.Latham, Robert F.Linkenhoker, Sam'l.Mitchell, John R.Mitchell, T. Holcomb.Mitchell, John J.Mitchell, William H.McKinney, Sam'l H.McCrary, Wm. B.Marks, James L.Milstead, William.McDivitt, C.P.Norris, Michael A.Norvell, Otway B.Omohundro, T.A.Porter, Thomas D.Pendleton, William.Price, N. Leslie.Parrish, Booker S.Pugh, Charles E.Peters, John I.Rucker, Edward P.Raine, John R.Robertson, Thomas D.Rainey, Charles W.Rogers, James B.Rock, John J.Rector, Thomas S.Sims, Robert F.Sewell, George W.Stubbs, Robert F.Stewart, Philip H.Slagle, John H.Slagle, David H.Sholes, Thomas C.Stewart, Stephen P.Stabler, Thomas S.Shepherd, Joseph H.Tyree, Charles H.Taylor, William H.Thurman, Powhatan.Turner, John H.Truxall, Andrew J.Tyree, Wm. D.R.Tyree, John R.Taliaferro, Rhoderick.Torrence, William H.Victor, Henry C.Wren, Peter R.Warfield, Thomas.Williams, William H.
Lynchburg Rifles, Company E, Eleventh Regiment Virginia Volunteers:
First Captain, J.E. Blankenship.Second Captain, C.V. Winfree.Third Captain, John C. Ward.First Lieutenant, C.V. Winfree.First Lieutenant, James W. Wray.Second Lieutenant, W.A. Strother.Second Lieut., W.M. Taliaferro.Lieutenant, John P. Knight.Lieutenant, Walter R. Abbott.Lieutenant, Adolphus D. Read.Lieutenant, Charles H. Tyree.Lieutenant, George P. Norvell.First Sergeant, W.R. Abbott.Sergeant, John C. Ward.Sergeant, A.D. Read.Sergeant, James W. Wray.Sergeant, Thomas Keenan.Sergeant, E.G. Williams.Sergeant, William M. Seay.Sergeant, John L. Marion.Corporal, J.H. Shepperd.Corporal, John Lovett.Corporal, D.M. Pettigrew.Corporal, Thomas H. Love.Corporal, John Kelly.Corporal, John R. Holt.Corporal, John Lovett.Corporal, W.P. Whitlow.
PRIVATES.
Anderson, Thos. N.Atkinson, John.Butterworth, John M.Butterworth, Wm. W.Bradley, Winfree.Brown, F.M.Brown, Hillary.Burks, Paulus Powell.Burks, S.C.Bailey, Samuel D.Bailey, Thomas D.Coffee, William H.Colvin, Howard H.Colvin, William O.Colvin, Robert O.Clark, C.C.Clark, C.B.Clark, R.C.Carey, John H.Carey, James.Day, Thomas E.Davis, Arthur P.Davis, T.D.Dunnivant, William.Evans, T.F.Equi, Joseph.Elder, Hiram P.Farriss, William.Fortune, William.Foster, William E.Grant, Bluford.Gaulding, T. Henry.Gregory, Edward S.Gregory, N.H.Goins, James.Gilbert, George W.Gilbert, William.Gilbert, Thomas.Hart, Patrick S.Haines, Robert L.Hurt, Samuel.Hickey, Patrick H.Hendricks, James.Howard, John.Houston, Francis R.Hudgins, James L.Hancock, W.T.Jones, Charles T.Jenkins, J. Samuel.Johnson, Charles Y.Kayton, J. Patrick.Lawhorne, Delaware.Lawhorne, James H.Lawhorne, Lorenzo.Lawhorne, Lucas P.Lipscomb, Charles P.Moore, Thomas H.Miller, James M.Mann, Daniel.Milstead, Benjamin.Marshall, John W.Marshall, James.Marshall, Charles.Marshall, David B.Myers, William.McCarthy, Patrick.Nangle, Edward A.Neville, Lewis C.Noell, James H.Pettus, John E.Patrim, William A.Paris, Thomas H.Parr, John E.Padgett, J.J.Parker, Joseph A.Roberts, Charles R.Rucker, Jackson.Rockecharlie, V.Strause, Simon.Stewart, William H.Simpson, Charles W.Searson, Thomas.Sullivan, Michael.Spillan, Patrick.Smith, George W.Smith, John G.Smith, Thomas.Smith, Robert H.Smith, James.Thomas, Andrew J.Taylor, William.Taylor, Burley T.Trent, George W.Turner, G. Kempton.Turski, Francois.Ward, James S.Williamson, L.C.Wooldridge, Jas. R.Wooldridge, Joseph.Wright, Wm. Rich'd.Wray, Ellis D.Wills, John McD.Walker, J.S.L.Wray, Thomas C.
Home Guard, Company G, Eleventh Regiment, Virginia Volunteers:
First Capt., Samuel Garland, Jr.Second Capt., Kirkwood Otey.Third Captain, J. Holmes Smith.First Lieut., K. Otey.Second Lieut., J.G. Meem.Third Lieut., S.M. Simpson.Ord. Sergeant, J.L. Meem.Third Sergt., W.J.H. Hawkins.Sergeant, J.C. Johnson.Color Sergeant, William Sanford.Fifth Sergeant, B.L. Blackford.Corporal, C.D. Hamner.Corporal, John K. Seabury.Corporal, J.H. Smith.Corporal, Hugh Nelson.Surgeon, Benjamin Blackford.
PRIVATES.
Abrahams, H.J.Adams, R.H.T.Akers, E.A.Armistead, James.Apperson, R.F.Anderson, John G.Ballowe, T.H.Barnes, C.F.Blackford, W.H.Booth, S.C.Brugh, J.B.Burks, E.W.Button, R.P.Burch, Samuel.Cabell, Breck.Cabell, P.H.Cabell, S.Campbell, Wiley.Colhoun, Robert.Conley, John.Cosby, C.V.Creed, J.J.Cross, J.H. (K.)Crumpacker, John.Dowdy, T.N.Dabney, H.DeWitt, C.Eubank, E.N.Franklin, James, Jr.Franklin, P.H.Ford, William A.Gregory, W.S.Guggenheimer, M. Jr.Guy, D.C.Goggin, John P.Harris, H.V.Harris, Meade.Hawkins, S.M.Holland, William.Ivey, J.W.Jennings, J.H.Jennings, T.D., Jr.Johnson, Minor.Kean, R.G.H.Kinnear, James F.Kinnear, James O.Kabler, N.Kreuttner, Joseph.Kent, J.R.Lee, John A.Lavinder, G.T.Langhorne, C.D.Leckie, M.M.Lewis, John H.Lucado, L.F.Lyman, G.R.Lydick, James H.Lydick, D.Mayer, Max L.McCorkle, C.Miller, A.H.Moseley, C.A.Moorman, S.L.Mosby, L.C.Nelson, W.S.Nowlin, A.W.Oglesby, John.Page, C.H.Percival, C.D.Pierce, R.C.Peters, R.T.Preston, L.P.Preston, S.D.Preston, T.L.Salmons, G.J.Sears, J.R.Shelton, G.W.Simpson, T.H.Snead, W.B.Spencer, C.S.Stratton, A.B.Sumpter, John U.H.Shaver, W.H.Taliaferro, Van.Terry, A.W.C.Thompson, J.H.Toot, W.A.Trigg, W.K.Valentine, Joseph.Waldron, R.L.Watkins, R.W.Walsh, T.C.Woods, W.H.H.Wheeler, J.M.
Jefferson Davis Rifles, Company H, Eleventh Regiment, Virginia Volunteers:
Captain, J. Risque Hutter.First Lieut., William L. Goggin.First Lieut., William S. Hannah.Second Lieut., James W. Hord.Second Lieut., Ro. D. Early.First Sergeant, Jas. O. Freeman.Second Sergeant, S.B. Wright.Third Sergeant, D.C. Wright.Fourth Sergeant, Wm. S. Thayer.Fifth Sergeant, Brandon P. Neville.First Corporal, George L. Jesse.Second Corporal, Geo. T. Mitchell.Third Corporal, Pat. H. Rourke.Fourth Corporal, Charles Schade.
PRIVATES.
Akers, H.C.Banton, Robert.Banton, James H.Banton, Richard.Blanks, John N.Blanks, Robert.Burford, William.Boland, John.Brown, John C.Cramer, A.W.Callan, Dan.Cunningham, Felix.Davis, John R.Davis, Thomas M.Daniel, John.Doyle, Henry.Donatini, G.Eagan, Gabriel.Floyd, Alex.Floyd, John J.Floyd, Nathan D.Flowers, Wm. P.Flowers, Joseph W.Fulks, Robert.Fox, Edward.Farrer, Robert.Fitzgerald, Cyrus.Fitzgerald, Ceyton L.Gouldin, H.L.Gouldin, William.Geurtz, Peter.Grossman, William.Hanly, John.Hurt, John H.Humphrey, M.L.Jones, Thomas.Kyle, Benjamin M.Labby, M.H.Lavinder, James.McCormack, L.McCormick, S.McCormack, Wm.McCormack, Wm. D.Mitchell, Richard H.Micalany, Peter.Musgrove, Franklin.Myers, Samuel W.Oliver, Pleasant.O'Brien, Michael.Rucker, George W.Rucker, Paulus G.Reynolds, James.Reynolds, John H.Rodgers, George W.Rider, William.Still, Thomas.Stanly, Joseph.Stanly, D.W.Singleton, William H.Seay, Isaac.Seay, Richard.Sprouse, Samuel.Turner, Charles.Whitten, James.White, John W.
Wise Troop, Company B, Second Regiment Virginia Cavalry:
First Capt., John S. Langhorne.Second Capt., Chas. M. Blackford.Third Capt., George B. Horner.Fourth Capt., William Steptoe.First Lieut., C.M. Blackford.Second Lieut., Van R. Otey.Second Lieut., Wm. H. Stratton.Second Lieut., A.D. Warwick.Second Lieut., John Alexander.Second Lieut., John O. Thornhill.Second Lieut., J.P. Robertson.Lieutenant, R.B. Isbell.First Sergt., William Langhorne.First Sergt., Robert W. Lacy.Second Sergt., E.G. Scott.Second Sergt., John S. Massie.Third Sergt., A.S. Watson.Fourth Sergt., W.B. Cross.Sergeant, M.B. Langhorne.Sergeant, C. Christian.Sergeant, James Chalmers.Sergeant, John T. Luckett.Corporal, S.M. Alexander.Corporal, C.V. Donohue.Corporal, F.M. Stone.
PRIVATES.
Abbott, J.P.Akers, E.A.Alexander, E.A.Allen, T.W.Barnes, A.J.Barnes, E.F.Bays, John R.Berkley, Joseph.Bibb, John R.Boiling, W.R.Bowman, N.B.Boyd, Andrew.Boyd, James.Bradley, William.Brook, St. George T.Browning, C.P.Browning, John.Callahan, J.E.Carnefix, E.M.Caruthers, John.Clay, D.C.Coles, John.Cox, John C.Cox, P.S.Cox, Samuel.Cox, Thad.Crumpton, Robert.Dameron, C.D.Dobyns, Joe.Dunnington, V.G.Early, S.H.Edwards, J.E.Edwards, J.T.Edwards, W.P.M.Eubank, W.E.J.Everett, H.B.Fariss, J.Flemming, F.W.Flood, Thomas W.Floyd, Charles A.Godsey, F.M.Green, Charles.Green, John L.Hammerling, C.D.Holley, W.E.Hunt, H.C.Ingram, J.R.Irvine, W.A.Jones, J.W.Kasey, J.B.Kefauver, William.Kemper, Hugh.Kinnear, George A.Kinnear, John A.Kinnear, William.Langhorne, J. Kent.Lawson, Joe.Lawson, S.M.Leake, F.M.Leman, A.H.Lewis, John C.Lock, Daniel.Love, A.D.Love, S.A.Love, T.H.Lucado, William F.Luck, Henry.Mays, C.J.Mays, C. Richard.Mays, H.H.McCorkle, S.M.Meriweather, C.J.Mitchell, J.E.Moore, Sampson.Morgan, J.H.Norvell, Charles.Offterdinger, Herman.Palmer, C.F.Percival, George.Perrigo, George.Perriman, William P.Pettyjohn, S.W.Phelps, J.C.W.Purvis, W.C.Read, John A.Roberts, H.T.Rucker, James G.Sale, J.E.Seabury, E.C.Seabury, R.M.Seabury, W.J.Sherrar, John C.Smith, John Thomas.Smith, William N.Sneed, S. Emmitt.Spencer, W.R.Stone, Frank.Sullivan, Dennis.Sumpter, S.R.Taylor, John O.Taylor, O.P.Taylor, Thomas P.Thurman, Alexander.Thurman, Powhatan.Toler, W.D.Tucker, Willis.Tyree, Kichard.Wall, Thomas.Watson, W.H.Whitlow, W.H.Witt, J.C.Woodruff, A.M.Wright, J.L.
Lee Battery, Company A, Braxton's Battalion, Virginia Artillery:
First Captain, Pierce B. Anderson.Second Captain, Charles J. Raine.Third Capt., Wm. W. Hardwicke.First Lieutenant, C.W. Statham.Second Lieut., Chas. J. Raine.Second Lieut., John R. Massey.Second Lieut., W.W. Hardwicke.Second Lieut., William Early.Second Lieut., W.H. Hughes.Second Lieut., James Hughes.First Sergeant, W.H. Broyles.Second Sergeant, Thos. Franklin.Third Sergeant, Wm. Eads.Fourth Sergeant, Thos. Wood.Orderly Sergeant, Alex. East.
PRIVATES.
Alvis, Sam.Brooks, William.Brooks, James.Brooks, T.S.Brooks, Thomas.Bowman, John.Bransom, Jackson.Bateman, Sam.Broyles, Samuel A.Cregg, Callahan.Caldwell, Archer.Cox, John.Coleman, Singleton.Coleman, George.Coffee, Thomas.Castillo, Patrick.Depriest, William.Davidson, Benj.Dunn, Samuel.Donivan, William.East, William.Eads, Thomas.Eads, Joe.Eads, Samuel.Friedhoff, Hammond.Fletcher, Lucian.Falwell, John.Gowin, James.Gowin, John.Gowin, Sam.Gaddess, John B.Green, Charles.Goolsby, Joshua.Grubs, William.Goolsby, Louis.Green, John.Hyman, Henry.Hugus, Benj.Hughes, James.Johnson, Charles.Johnson, Thomas.Johnson, Joseph.Kersey, William.Kersey, James.Kinlock, William.Kirsey, Edward.Lynch, John.Lipscomb, Wm.Layne, Wm.Mays, Alonzo.Milstead, Frank.Mitchell, William.Manning, John.Moraity, Patrick.Norvell, George.Norvell, Marion.Purdue, Josiah.Purdue, Benj.Phelps, William.Plumb, Louis.Roach, William.Roach, James.Rider, Isaiah.Rule, Peter.Robinson, James.Robinson, Turner.Richey, James.Rock, George.Raine, James.Stewart, William.Sprouts, William.Sprouts, Henry.Shepard, Joseph.Shepard, Richard.Smith, Joseph.Stanley, William.Stanley, William, Jr.Sharp, William.Sharp, Henry.Seay, James.Turner, Wm. R.Turpin, Riley.Taylor, James.Trent, Benj.Walker, Reese.Walker, John.Walker, William.Whorley, William.Wood, Patrick.Wright, William.Woolridge, Richard.Woolridge, Peter.Woolridge, Beverly.Woolridge, Daniel.
Beauregard Rifles(afterward Beauregard Artillery, or Moorman's Battery), mustered into service at Lynchburg, Va., May 11, 1861:
First Capt., Marcellus N. Moorman.Second Capt., John J. Shoemaker.First Lieut., Blake L. Woodson.Second Lieut., Ferd. C. Hutter.Third Lieut., Joseph B. Smith.First Sergt., Charles R. Phelps.Second Sergt., Jno. J. Shoemaker.Third Sergt., James K. Read.Fourth Sergt., Ed. H. Moorman.First Corp., Henry D. Yancey.Sec'd Corp., Aug. Leftwich (K).Third Corp., Charles L. Burch.Fourth Corp., John Hurley.
PRIVATES.
Burkholder, Robt. C.Boyd, James M.Boyd, Charles A.Boyd, Edward D.Brown, Samuel H.Brown, William R.Burford, William E.Burford, William C.Burford, Archer L.Burch, Thomas P.Boydton, Wm. Shelley.Bradley, James M.Cobbs, James A.Cary, John.Cullen, Thomas P.Clopton, William A.Christian, John S.Coffee, William W.Dornin, Anthony E.Derr, Charles H.Edmondson, John T.Edwards, John T.Fitzgerald, Wm. N.Farmer, Calvin.Fisher, G.W.Furgerson, Stephen B.Fitch, Charles.Fariss, Richard.Green, George W.L.Gordon, Samuel A.Hanks, Peter D.Hamlett, Robert A.Isbell, David D.Johnson, William R.Jones, McK. W.Jones, John D.Kinnear, George A.Logan, Henry D.Loose, William.Morris, Charles W.Morris, William A.Murphy, Walter B.Murphy, Albert E.Meredith, Samuel A.Mundy, Zachary N.Mayo, Leonard.Marx, William.Miller, Robert R.Morford, William P.Moore, Joseph.Marshall, Hunter.Meadow, T.P.Mauck, Peter D.McDonald, Alex.McMaster, John.McGrath, John.McAlister, Robt. C.Nunnalee, Lewis T.North, Clayton.Pamplin, William J.Poindexter, G.H.Percival, Peter.Pettyjohn, Charles.Pettyjohn, Joseph.Pettyjohn, Jesse N.Preston, Samuel T.Padgett, Radford H.Perkins, Richard J.Quinlan, Edward.Rucker, James G.Ritchey, Harvie F.Reid, William S.Read, John A.Rose, Harry J.Rosser, Ed. B.Steptoe, Nathan'l M.Smithson, Leslie C.Stephens, James D.Stephens, James W.Slaughter, John A.Stratton, Albert F.Stratton, Jacob.Smith, Vincent C.Schaffter, Aurelius.Turpin, W.R.Vorhauer, William.Watts, Richard A.Wood, John F.Webb, John W.Woodroof, Suprey C.Woodroof, J.W.Wooling, Henry B.Wills, Alexander F.Whitten, A.E.Williams, Chas. W.Yeatman, Thos. R.
Latham's Battery, Company D, Thirty-Eighth Virginia Battalion:
First Captain, H. Grey Latham.Second Captain, James Dearing.Third Captain, Jos. G. Blount.Fourth Captain, J.W. Dickerson.First Lieut., Geo. S. Davidson.First Lieut., Jas. W. Dickerson.First Lieut., T.F. Richardson.First Lieut., J.L. Thompson.Second Lieut., W.J. Folkes.Second Lieut., L. Clark Leftwich.Second Lieut., William King.Second Lieut., Chas. A. Taylor.Second Lieut., J.L. Thompson.Second Lieut., Jos. G. Blount.Second Lieut., W.H. Blackwell.Second Lieut., N.H. Hazlewood.Sergeant, C.A. Taylor.Sergeant, S.R. Lampkin.Sergeant, G.W. Apperson.Sergeant, M.L. Percival.Corporal, Wm. P. Taliaferro.Corporal, J.B. Ley.Corporal, R.J. Rice.Drummer, James Chenault.
PRIVATES.
Allen, A.Blackwell, Wm. H.Biby, George W.Coleman, Clifton L.Carndea, William.Cox, William F.Camden, Samuel H.Cullen, J.W.Creasy, James F.Coleman, R.H.Chavers, J.L.Camden, William.Chenault, C.O.Day, C.R.Davidson, F.M.Dickell, Charles.Dayton, E.T.Dowdy, James M.Fields, Leon.Fat, George F.Godsey, Frank.Goff, Thomas.Gilliam, James D.Gilliam, Wm. A.Gilliam, Cornelius.Graham, Thomas.Hughes, Hugh.Hickey, Daniel.Heckworth, L.C.Hughes, T.N.Kendall, George E.Kennady, John.Laine, J.H.Lindsey, W.McGuley, J.B.McCanna, James.McCreary, Daniel.McCreary, John W.Moore, W.S.Moore, Jere.Moseley, G.W.Marks, T.V.Mason, J.N.Mays, James W.Oliver, William H.O'Brien, Wm. A.Owen, J.B.Perry, J.G.Padgett, George.Pettit, E.D.Phelps, Thomas.Perry, C.M.Phelps, Jos. M.Phelps, J.B.Patteson, W.H.Read, William.Reynolds, Benj.Ross, Thomas.Radley, John.Richardson, T.F.Robinson, A.P.Stanley, George W.Sumpter, A. McK.Spencer, Albert.Spencer, Wm. A.Spencer, James.Thompson, J.L.Tibbe, John A.Torgee, Geo. W.Wicker, R.T.Wicker, William.Wyatt, C.N.Woolridge, M.W.Walden, E.H.Wright, G.R.Woolridge, Peter W.Wright, C.L.Viar, Jacob.