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Max Guggenheimer, Jr.,
C. D, Langhorne.
Samuel Kinnier.
Robert P. Button.
Kirkwood Otey.
The reassembled company met persuant to adjourn- ment and elected the following officers:
Captain John Holmes Smith.
First Lieutenant
W. J. H. Hawkins,
Second Lieutenant C. D. Hamner,
Third Lieutenant - James Franklin, Jr.,
Fourthi Lieut., (office created May 2, 1871), P. J. Otev.
Alexander B. Stratton,
James O. Kinnier,
De Witt C. Guy,
Charles D. Hamner,
Wm. Sidney Gregory,
James F. Kinnier,
Van Taliaferro,
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First Sergeant
- D. C. Guy,
Second Sergeant
G. T. Lavinder,
Third Sergeant
- G. W. Smith,
Fourth Sergeant
W. D. Poindexter,
Fifth Sergeant (colors)
- Joseph H. Holt,
First Corporal - J. O. Kinnier,
Second Corporal
W. J. Black,
Third Corporal
Fourth Corporal
- N. H. Lavinder, Samuel Kinnier,
Marker
Walter Smith,
Armorer
M. L. Goodman,
Secretary and Treasurer - K. Otey.
After getting fully under way the roll of the com- pany soon assumed gratifying proportions. A number of new recruits at once joined it, and the company was established on a firm basis. The uniform adopted was a coatee of cadet grey with three rows of buttons on the breast, white belt with buckle bearing the letters U. S., trowsers of cadet grey with a black stripe over the outer seam. The cap was at first a grey fatigue or forage cap with a black pompoon, but for this was sub- stituted later a beaver hat with a blue and white plume.
At the Fair held by the Lynchburg Agricultural and Mechanical Society on October 25th, 1872, a prize of $50 was offered by the Society for the best drilled con- pany appearing at the exhibition, to which Messrs. Faulkner and Craighill added a handsome silver punch bowl. The Home Guard was fortunate enough to obtain both of these prizes, though unfortunately no other company competed with it, owing to the very bad weather.
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For the first five years after the reorganization of the Home Guard it was the only company in Lynchburg. In 1876, however, the Norfolk Light Artillery Blues paid a visit to the Home Guard in return for one paid then the year before, and as a result of their visit, the Lynchburg Light Artillery Blues was organized. Between these two commands there has been a friendly rivalry every since and by stimulating one another to effort, they have been of mutual benefit.
Owing to some unfortunate misunderstanding among the members of the company, it was deemed best to dissolve and reorganize the company in 1876. On the 6th of October of that year, the election of officers for the reorganized company took place with the following result:
Captain, -
First Lieutenant,
Second Lieutenant,
Third Lieutenant,
Fourth Lieutenant,
First Sergeant, Second Sergeant,
Third Sergeant,
Fourth Sergeant,
Fifth (Color) Sergeant,
First Corporal,
Second Corporal,
Third Corporal,
Fourth Corporal,
Q. M. Sergeant, -
E. N. Kubank.
Markers, Jolin M. Otey, jr., and C. M. Blackford, jr.
Kirkwood Otey. G. W. Smith. Walter C. Biggers. J. Gordon Payne. I. P. Rhodes. W. W. Statham. E. A. Biggers. J. B. Gregory. John Gilliam. Ridgway Holt. S. T. Withers. S. L. Simpson. T. N. Eubank. J. C. Harriss.
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On the 21st of February, 1877, the company went to Norfolk to join in celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the organization of the Norfolk Light Artillery Blues. The trip was a pleasant one, the visitors being hand- somely entertained at the Atlantic Hotel. On the 22nd a parade was held in which the Home Guard, Web- ster's Cadets, five companies United States Marines, the Norfolk City Guard, the Old Dominion Guard of Portsmouth, and the Norfolk Blues participated, the order of march being as given above. The Blues fired a salute of fifty guns in honor of their anniversary, and they all adjourned to the great dining room of the hotel where an elaborate banquet was spread. The journey home was pleasantly broken by a pause in Petersburg, where the company was the recipient of much hospitality.
The company carried thirty-four men, rank and file, on this trip. Those who went were, Captain K. Otey, Second Lieutenant W. C. Biggers, Fourth Lieutenant Ridgway Holt, First Sergeant E. A. Biggers, Second Sergeant M. P. Davis, Third Sergeant T. N. Eubank, Fourth Sergeant J. C. Harriss, Color Sergeant Samuel T. Withers, Quarter Master Sergeant E. N. Eubank, First Corporal J. W. Hughes, Second Corporal J. D. S. Chalmers, Third Corporal J. H. Moore.
Privates .- J. L. Adams, W. D. Barbour, W. 1). Binford, W. E. Brown, E. A. Button, J. M. Burch, J. R. Campbell, jr., Leo Fait, T. H. Flood, T. D. Jen- nings, jr., E. C. Mahoney, S. F. McGehee, E. E. Menefee, C. M. Miller, W. A. Moore, W. T. Scurry, J. H. Seay, jr., W. C. Silverthorn, F. D. Stratton, J. J. Younger.
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Markers .- John M. Otey, jr., and C. M. Blackford, jr.
All who were with the company on the excursion will remember the return from Petersburg with mingled feelings. The members had provided themselves with relics of the "crater," real and ficticious, with which they succeeded in keeping the whole car awake on the entire return. An amateur minstrel company was organized which contributed to the entertainment of the company and its guests, and as a result, the arrival of the train in Lynchburg was hailed with delight by their audience.
The next excursion which the company mnade was the trip to Yorktown on the occasion of the Centennial Celebration in 1881. At this time the volunteer com- panies of the State were organized into regiments and the Home Guard became Company E, Third Virginia Infantry, with C. C. Wertenbaker, of Charlottesville, as Colonel. But little difference in the usual life of the company was produced by this change from an independent company to a portion of a regiment, how- ever. The next summer, 1882, the company went with its regiment into a camp of instruction at the Fauquier White Sulphur Springs. The companies present were the Danville Greys, the Monticello Guard of Charlottesville; the Culpepper Minute Men, the Warrenton Rifles, the Alexandria Light Infantry, and Companies D and F of the First Regiment. A medal had been offered for the company performing its mili- tary duties best, and this was awarded the Home Guard. We give below the letter making the award:
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CAMP EPPA HUNTON, VA., Aug. 19, 1882. COLONEL C. C. WERTENBAKER,
Commanding Third Virginia Regiment.
Sir :- In accordance with your request an inspection of the Third Virginia Regiment and visiting companies was made in respect to the following:
1. Drill and discipline in camp.
2. Knowledge of camp duties.
3. Cleanliness in camp.
4. Turn-out in camp, compared with company rolls.
After a close inspection we have the honor to submit the following result:
First: Company E, Third Virginia Regiment, Lynchburg Home Guard, of Lynchburg, Va.
Second: Company F, First Virginia Regiment, Richmond, Va.
FITZHUGH LEE, Brigadier-General.
M. H. CRUMP,
Major Com'd'g 4th Bat. Ky. S. G.
So well pleased were the members of the company with the results of this first camp of instruction that another was held in 1884 at Lynchburg. With true Virginian hospitality, the Home Guard allowed the Alexandria Light Infantry to carry off the prize as the best drilled company, aided, we must say, by the fact that the Light Infantry ont-drilled it in every point, and the same consideration for the feelings of their guests has prevented the Home Guard from depriving them of this honor. The camp in Lynchburg was pro- ductive of excellent results, however, as through its
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agency the Virginia Zouaves was organized. This examplary command was styled the Lynchburg Rifles at first, and attained a high degree of proficiency in drill under its first captain, Mr. John D. Clark. It was shortly afterwards reorganized under its present name and is now an ornament tothe military service of the State.
During the summer of 1884 the Home Guard was twice called upon to go to Chatham, Virginia, to quell riots. These were occasioned by attempts to lynch the perpetrators of a particularly barbarous murder, but in both instances the mere presence of the military was sufficient to prevent any disturbance. We will, how- ever, take advantage of this opportunity of expressing our thanks to the citizens of Chatham for the many courtesies shown the men while there.
The next occasion upon which the Lynchburg troops were in requisition was on November 12, 1887, when they were summoned to Pocahontas, Virginia, to aid the civil authorities in preserving order. There had been discontent among the miners employed in that town for some time, and affairs grew so threatening that fears of a serious riot were entertained. Under these circumstances the forces in Lynchburg were or- dered to report in Pocahontas to aid in protecting life and property. The Home Guard under command of Lieutenant E. A. Biggers, and the Fitz Lee Troop under Captain J. B. Page, reported at once to Captain R. D. Yancey, of the I .. L. A. Blues for service. The force taken amounted in all to eighty-three men and was composed of thirty-four members of the Home
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Guard, (Company E, Third Virginia Infantry), twenty- nine members of the Lynchburg Light Artillery Blues, (Battery D, First Battalion Virginia Artillery), and twenty members of the Fitz Lee Troop, (Troop C, First Battalion Virginia Cavalry). Captain Yancey assumed command and appointed Lieutenant J. H. Moore of the Home Guard, adjutant of the battalion. The command ' was accompanied by Drs. Samuel Slaughter and George T. Latham.
As soon as possible after arriving in Pocahontas a guard of fifteen mien was detailed to protect the build- ing used as a jail. During the night of the 13th these sentries were fired on several times, returning the fire by shooting in the direction from which the shots came.
The troops remained on duty for three days, return- ing to Lynchburg on Monday the 14th. Says Captain Yancey in his report:
"I here wish to return my thanks and express my high appreciation of the service rendered me by Lieu- tenant E. A. Biggers, commanding the Home Guard; Captain J. B. Page, commanding the Fitz Lee Troop; and Lieutenant S. H. Dillon, commanding the Lynch- burg Light Artillery Blues; also to Lieutenant F. C. Scruggs for efficient service as officer of the day, and in assisting in the organization of the posse; to Lieutenant T. E. Craddock as officer of the day; and especially to the men for their soldierly bearing and unexampled good conduct and obedience to orders.
A great many of the men had never known what it was to do military duty. They stood guard in the cold mountain air without a murmur or complaint, and with a willingness that brought forth the approbation of all. 'They deserve well of their State and their city."
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The Adjutant-General of Virginia, General James McDonald, says in his report for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1887:
"Captain Yancey's report warrants the belief that in his responsible and trying situation he acted with the promptness, firmness and discretion that the occasion called for, and that liis men bore themselves with the coolness and fortitude of true soldiers. No doubt both officers and men earned the praise they received from the authorities and citizens in whose support and de- fence they cheerfully bore the severe discomforts of the expedition, and it should be conceded that they are equally entitled to the thanks of the State for their faithful and fearless maintenance of her authority and dignity."
Since the affair at Pocahontas the life of the com- pany has been one of uninterrupted calm. On the oc- casion of the celebration of the centennial of Washing- ton's inauguration held in New York on April 30, 1889, a number of the members of the company took part in the military parade, serving, however, as a part of a company from Chatham, as the Home Guard did not attend as a company.
On the occasion of the unveiling of the Lee Monu- ment in Richmond in May, 1890, the Home Guard was in attendance in full force to do honor to its former chieftain. Many of its veteran members were present in various "Camps," and the old battle-flags of the Confederacy were again unfurled to the breeze.
The exhibitions held by the Lynchburg Agricultural and Mechanical Society have always been attended by the company, but in 1890 a special effort was made by the Society and the military to make the display an
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unusually attractive one. To this end a number of companies in other parts of the State were invited to attend, and a sham battle was arranged. The compa- nies participating were drawn up in two lines of battle, one being composed of the Pittsylvania Guard of Chat- ham under Captain Pigg, Pulaski Guard of Pulaski under Captain Stone, Virginia Zouaves of Lynchburg under Captain ,Craighill, Richmond Howitzers under Captain Hutcheson and the Roanoke Light Infantry under Captain Lyle. This corps was commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel S. S. Brooks. The second corps was composed of the Lynchburg Light Artillery Blnes under Captain Dillon, Danville Greys, Captain Hutch- ins; Norfolk City Gnards, Lieutenant Gurrill; Jeff Davis Rifles, of Salem, Captain Strous; the Fitz Lee Troop of Lynchburg, Captain Ingram, and the Home Guard under Captain Biggers. This corps was com- manded by Captain Harry Hodges of Norfolk.
Additional interest was given to the contest by the presence of many ex-Confederate officers, several of whom have been mentioned in the preceding pages. Among them were Colonel Kirkwood Otey, Colonel Maurice S. Langhorne, Colonel J. W. Watts, Captain James Franklin, General John Holmes Smith and Cap- tain Alexander Thurman. The battle was planned by Colonel Kirkwood Otey and was won by a timely cav- alry charge from line No. 2.
This finishes to the present honr the annals of "The Lynchburg Home Guard.
Few organizations have had a more glorious record, and from few have so many nantes been given to his-
Lieut. J. H. MOORE.
Lieut. F. C. Scatou.s.
Capt. E. A. BRa. KIS
Lieut. P. T. WITHERS. Jr.
FRANK CAMM. M. D ..
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tory, and so many lives been offered on the altar of patriotism.
Through war and in peace its story is one which the city of Lynchburg should be jealous to preserve for it is the story of the prowess, the heroism and the devotion to the duty of her sons, and tells how, in her behalf, they have ever been ready to brave all dangers and, when need be, to lay down their lives.
The present company, believing that this history will be gratefully received by our citizens, have caused it to be compiled as the most enduring monument it can erect to those whose virtues they will strive to en- ulate. They are not without hope, however, that the citizens of the town, as they scan these pages, will not only revive the gratitude and admiration so nobly won and, in former times, so lavishly bestowed, but will pledge to the company anew that encouragement and support, moral and physical, which is essential to its vigorous growth and the full development of both its civic and military usefulness.
The conservative and restraining influence of such an organization when properly maintained, in a. com- munity like this, cannot be over-estimated. Its power is found not only in its being fully armed and ready in case of the sudden outbreak of foreign war or domestic discord, but in the silent and constant influence inci- dent to the fact of its existence. Physicists tell ns that the greatest benefit derived from the lightning-rod is its silent influence in preventing and warding off the threatened bolt; the same may well be said of a well organized and equipped military company in any
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community, especially one containing incongruous and discordant elements. It is the ounce of prevention which is so much more valuable than the inore expen- sive cure, and as such every thoughtful citizen, every tax-payer, all who would preserve the order and peace of society should feel it an imperative duty to give the company every possible encouragement and all neces- sary material aid. Many thousands are annually spent by the city in maintaining its police, y'et in case of a serious riot, the police would be powerless to protect either life or property, and it is the fact that the police have in reserve a well organized military force, ready to lend its aid on the tap of the city bell, which arms their billet with a power that otherwise it would not have, and which stills the riot before it commences.
May not this company then appeal to our citizens not only because of its past service, but because of what it is now doing and of the services which the future yet demands? It needs and asks some small aid annually from the city authorities and a more commo- dious and convenient armory and drill-room, and it further demands of all citizens that young men be encouraged to join its ranks; that employers yield to its members the little time requisite to discharge the duties of the company and that every one give it that moral support and encouragement deserved by an organiza- tion with such a history, with such high aims, and so important a part of the municipal power of the body politic.
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To all who have been connected with this corps, this history tells a story of which they may well be proud and of which they may boast without egotism. No member of the Home Guard, past, present or future, can read it and not be grateful that he is connected with such a command.
To those who now claim membership in its ranks, these annals should be especially grateful, and in our breasts should rekindle the enthusiasm of the past, and cause us to renew our fealty and to put forth for the future the energy and devotion which has maintained the company amongst other like organizations in the State, primus inter pares. This story, too, should tempt others to join our ranks, for all who do, share in its grand traditions, and each, as he is enrolled, becomes, "a sparkling segment of the woundrous whole," who in time is to continue the story to his successors, each glorying in the past, discharging faith- fully his duty in the present, and committing our proud traditions to posterity as well worthy their emulation and their imitation.
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HIPPERDICES.
SUMMARY OF THE WAR RECORD OF THE LYNCHBURG HOME GUARD,
INCLUDING MEMBERS WHO JOINED THE COMPANY AND RECRUITS WHO WERE SENT TO IT, AFTER THE COMPANY WAS MUSTERED INTO SER- ,VICE, APRIL 24TH, 1861.
BATTLES, AFFAIRS AND SKIRMISHES IN WHICH THE COM- PANY WAS ENGAGED DURING THE WAR.
BATTLES.
Manassas Va., July 21, 1861.
Williamsburg, Va.,
May 5, 1862.
Seven Pines, Va., -
May 31, 1862.
Frazier's Farnı, Va.,
June 30, 1862.
Second Battle of Manassas, Va., August 31, 1862.
Boonsboro', Md., -
September 14, 1862.
Sharpsburg, Md., -
September 17, 1862.
Fredericksburg, Va.,
December 13, 1863.
Gettysburg, Penn.,
July 3, 1863.
Plymouth, N. C., -
April 18, 1864.
Drury's Bluff, Va.,
May 16, 1864.
AFFAIRS AND SKIRMISHES.
Bull Run, Va., July 18, 1861. - Dranesville, Va., - December 19, 1861.
Warrenton Junction, Va., March 12, 1862.
Yorktown, Va.,
April -, 1862.
Suffolk or White Marsh, Va., April 30, 1863.
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Clay House, Va,,
June 16 and 17, 1864
Cold Harbour, Va.,
June I to 15, 1864.
Deep Bottom or Nine Mile Road, Va.,
Chesterfield Line, Va.,
Winter of 1864-'65
Ford's Depot, Va., -
March 30, 1865.
Dinwiddie C. H., Va.,
March 31, 1865.
Five Forks, Va., - April 1, 1865.
Sailors' Creek, Va.,
April 6, 1865.
KILLED AND DIED IN SERVICE.
Apperson, R. E., mortally wounded May 31, 1862, battle of Seven Pines.
Averett, W. S., mortally wounded April 18, 1864, at Plymouth, N. C.
Adams, W. T., died in the service.
Averett, J. H., died in the service.
Agnew, W. H., killed July 3, 1863, battle of Gettys- burg, Penn.
Burks, E. W., killed August 31, 1862, Second battle of Manassas.
Brown, G. W., mortally wounded August 31, 1862, Second battle Manassas.
Brugh, J. B., killed September 14, 1862, at Boons- boro', Md.
Cross, A. M., killed May 31, 1862, battle of Seven Pines.
Colhoun, R. T., killed September 17, 1862, battle of Sharpsburg, Md.
Cross, John H., killed April 18, 1864, at Plymouth, N. C.
Cabell, P. C., died September 6, 1861. ..
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Elliott, Ed. H., killed May 31, 1862, battle of Seven Pines.
Early, Win., transferred to Lee Battery; killed April 1, 1865, Lieutenant.
Edwards, J. B., died in the service, at Five Forks, on General Lee's retreat.
Fullerton, G. W., died in the service July 27, 1861.
Garland, Jr., Samuel, killed September 14, 1862, at Boonsboro', Md., Brigadier-General.
Harris, H. V., killed April 6, 1865, at Sailors' Creek, Captain and A. A. General.
Jennings, Thomas, killed July 3, 1863, battle of Get- tysburg.
Jennings, Wm., killed July 3, 1863, battle of Gettys- burg.
Kabler, N., killed August 31, 1862, Second battle of Ma- nassas.
Leckie, M. M., killed May 5, 1862, battle of Williams- burg.
Meem, J. L., killed May 31, 1862, battle of Seven Pines, Captain and A. A. General.
Murrell, Jolin, died from wounds received May 31, 1862, battle of Seven Pines.
Moore, James, killed July 3, 1863, battle of Gettys- burg.
Mosby, I. C., transferred to General Floyd's com- mand; died in 1863.
Overstreet, A., killed July 3, 1863, battle of Gettys- burg.
Preston, L. P., died in the service.
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Payne, J. F., transferred to Eighteenth Virginia Regiment; killed July 3, 1863, battle of Gettysburg. Reid, James, died from wounds received May 31, 1862, battle of Seven Pines.
Royall, George K., killed August 31, 1862, Second battle of Manassas.
Reid, Robert, died from wounds received May 31, 1862, battle of Seven Pines.
Sears, Thomas A., died July 30, 1861.
Saunders, R. C., died of wounds received May 31, 1862, battle of Seven Pines.
Salmons, G. J., missing June 30, 1862; no doubt killed June 30, 1862, battle of Frazier's Farm.
Seabury, J. K., killed June 30, 1862, battle of Frazier's Farm, Sergeant-Major.
Sale, J. P., killed April 18, 1864, at Plymouth, N. C., Corporal.
Terry, C. W., killed May 31, 1862, battle of Seven Pines, Sergeant.
Tyree, Samuel B., killed May 31, 1862, battle of Seven Pines.
Trigg, W. K., died from wounds received June 30, 1862, battle of Frazier's Farm.
Valentine, Edward, killed July 3, 1863, battle of Get- tysburg.
Woods, Wm. H., killed September 17, 1862, battle of Sharpsburg.
Woods, W. H. H., killed March 31, 1865, at Dinwid- die C. H.
Waller, Jolın T., joined Mosby's command and killed.
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HOME GUARD VETERANS WHO HAVE DIED SINCE THE WAR.
Apperson, G. W.
Button, R. P., discharged by surgeon in 1861, physical disability.
Chambers, M., captured April 1, 1865.
Creed, J. J., discharged by Medical Board, died in Texas.
Cosby, C. V., transferred to General Kirby Smith's staff, died in Louisana. Captain.
Elliot, E. Hugh.
Folkes, W. C., lost a leg, Lieutenant.
Guy, D. C., seriously wounded May 31, 1862; wounded June 3, 1863, and May 16, 1864; cap- tured on April 1, 1865, Sergeant. .
Gwatkin, C. A. wounded April 18, 1864.
Hamner, C. D., seriously wounded in the battle of Seven Pines; wounded at Drury's Bluff: captured April 1, 1865, at Five Forks, Virginia.
Harris, H. M., transferred to Regimental Band.
Hawkins, W. J. H., wounded June 30, 1862; captured April 1, 1865; died September 14, 1875, Lieu- tenant.
Holcombe, J. R., seriously wounded June 30, 1862.
Kempf, J. J., discharged by Medical Board for phys- ical disability.
Kent, J. R., seriously wounded May 31, 1862; wounded and captured at Gettysburg July 3, 1863.
Kent, W. H., seriously wounded May 31, 1862. Kreuttner, Joseplı.
Lyman, George R., uiember Regimental Band.
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Lydick, J. H., member of Regimental Band, wounded July 3, 1863.
McCorkle, Calvin.
Moorman, S. L., seriously wounded May 5, 1862, and later transferred to Beauregard Battery of Artillery. Nelson, Hugh, elected captain and transferred to Twenty-eighth Virginia Infantry.
Pitts, W. C., seriously wounded August 31, 1862, Corporal.
Preston, Samuel D., promoted to captain in artillery, seriously wounded at "Crater" July 30, 1864, Captain.
Shaver, W. H., severely wounded May 16, 1864.
Simpson, T. H., transferred to Dearing's Brigade, wounded May 5, 1862.
Thompson, J. H .. detailed as hospital steward.
Toot, Win. A., seriously wounded May 31, 1862, and May 16, 1864, Sergeant-Major.
Valentine, Joseph, wounded at Gettysburg July 3, 1863. Watkins, R. W., discharged by Medical Board, phys- ical disability.
Waldron, R. L , wounded at Seven Pines May 31, 1862; Frazier's Farm, June 30, 1862; wounded and captured at Boonsbobo', Maryland, Septem- ber 14, 1862; promoted to lieutenancy in Fifty- eighth Virginia Regiment.
NOW LIVING.
Anthony, Thomas L.
Armistead, J. M., wounded April 1, 1865.
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