and the bullets could be distinctly heard crashing through the cars. The surprise was complete, the attack a success. And now, hav ing brought my narrative down to where history begins, I close with the remark that in the strategic move in Pope's rear the James City Cavalry was the vanguard, and did its duty dashingly, heroically and efficiently. I append a roster of the company. THE ROSTER. JAMES H. ALlen. The James City Cavalry, Company H, Fifth Regiment, was mustered into service in the city of Williamsburg by Colonel Munford, May 22, 1861. There were so few members enrolled that a little cheating was done in order to get it accepted. It subsequently made such a reputation, that it was more difficult to keep out recruits than it was to gain them. It never lost a man by transfer, and only one by exchange. Major B. B. Douglas once remarked to me: "Your company illustrates the fact that educated gentlemen always make good soldiers.' This company was a close follower of Rosser, Fitz. Lee, Payne, Lomax, and Stuart, and was a sufferer with Early in his Valley campaign. Captains.-G. E. Geddy, dead; James H. Allen, wounded; L. W. Lane, wounded. Lieutenants.-M. A. Meanley, dead; Andrew Hockaday; George E. Bush, dead; C. W. Hubbard, killed; J. F. Hubbard; E. M. Ware, wounded and prisoner, dead; J. W. Morecock, killed. Sergeants.-G. E. Richardson, wounded-sabre cut-and prisoner; R. H. Whitaker, dead; J. T. James, dead; G. B. Ratcliffe, dead; M. R. Harrell, wounded, Felix Pierce, dead; R. E. Taylor; John Cowles, dead. Corporals.-S. S. Hankins, prisoner; D. W. Spencer; G. A. Piggott, dead; C. W. Cowles, wounded-sabre cut-and prisoner, dead; G. W. Tyree; J. W. Manning, dead. Privates.-Richard Apperson, unknown; G. W. Bacon; -Ball, unknown; J. H. Barnes, prisoner; Basil B. Bennett, unknown; E. F. Blair, wounded, dead; Frank Bowden; W. T. Boswell, wounded, dead; William Burke, R. H. Bush; G. R. N. B. Bush, prisoner; C. W. Coleman, dead; P. T. Cowles, prisoner; D. S. Coles, dead; W. T. Coles, Tom Davis; S. S. Edwards, dead; Sylvanus Edwards, dead; G. H. Enos, wounded; Jerry Garnett, Joe Garnett, Robert Garnett; F. W. Hammond, dead; T. W. Hankins, dead; Charles Hansford, B. C. Harwood, John Hicks, Oliver Hockaday, dead; Gustavus Hope, J. W. Hubbard, G. W. James, wounded, dead; — Jeter, unknown; J. P. Johnson, B. A. Marston, dead; J. W. Marston, T. P. Marston, D. W. Marston, M. J. Martin, dead; M. Mattingly, dead; George Meanley, dead; Moon, Wm. Mountcastle, George Mountcastle, John Mountcastle; Muir, killed; F. C. Newman, dead; Archer Pamplin, unknown; Sam. Pettit, killed; W. M. Pierce, N. D. Piggott, dead; Hamilton Richardson, killed; C. H. Richardson, G. W. Richardson, Walter Shackford, killed; Sydney Smith, dead; Tom Sparrow, unknown; R. M. Spencer, killed; G. W. Stewart, dead; W. M. Taylor, Cyrus Tyree, dead; W. B. Vaiden, Algernon Vaiden, dead; Vulosko Vaiden, prisoner, dead; Robert Warburton, dead; Southey Ward, unknown; H. B. Warren, Watkins Warren, unknown; Robert Watkins, R. C. Whitaker, dead; G. W. Whitaker, R. C. Whitaker, dead; G. M. Whitaker, A. B. Willis, killed; Sam. Wooten, wounded; Tom Wynne, dead. Casualties: Killed, Wounded, Prisoners, Total, Dead, Living, NOTES. Unknown, Total, Promotions outside of the Company: James H. Allen, lieutenant-colonel. E. M. Ware, captain Confederate States Army. Dr. C. W. Coleman, surgeon Confederate States Army. - 8 ΙΟ 8 26 44 45 8 97 GOOCHLAND LIGHT DRAGOONS. Organization and First Outpost Experience-The Roll. To the Editor of the Dispatch: I send you herewith a role of the Goochland Light Dragoons, late Company F, 4th Virginia Cavalry, Wickham's Brigade, later Stuart's, Fitz. Lee's Division, Army Northern Virginia. The troop left Goochland, Va., on May 9, 1861, and proceeded to Richmond, Va., and was quartered for the night in a new building on Franklin street, below the Exchange Hotel. I think the building was known later as Westcott's Hotel. The next day (the 10th) the troop marched to Ashland, and was quartered in the Methodist church. It was mustered into the service of Virginia by Colonel Richard Ewell. It remained at Ashland about ten days, and was then ordered to Manassas, and on its arrival there marched to Fairfax Station, on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, and went into camp to await the coming of the Yankees, and to do picket duty on the outpost. The next morning early a courier came dashing into camp with orders for us to march post-haste to Fairfax Courthouse, as the Yankees were advancing. A squadron of them had .dashed into the village, and killed Captain Marr, of the Warrenton Rifles, and wounded Colonel Ewell. The troop was soon in the saddle, and marched rapidly to the courthouse, and found everything in great excitement. We remained mounted the balance of the day, but no Yankees appearing for us to fight we returned to our camp. The above was our first experience on outpost duty in Fairfax county. It would be too long a story to relate every detail of our experience from the Battle of Manassas to the finale at Appomattox. Very truly yours, etc., C. H. POWELL, Trumpeter Co. F, 4th Virginia Cavalry, THE ROLL. Julian Harrison, captain, dead; G. F. Harrison, first lieutenant; John D. Hobson, second lieutenant; A. Maben Hobson, orderly sergeant, dead; William R. Fleming, second sergeant; John A. Pickett, third sergeant, died 1862; Charles B. Trevillian, fourth sergeant; James M. Trice, first corporal; John G. Ragland, second corporal; Jesse H. Death, third corporal, died 1866; Z. H. Bowles, fourth corporal; and the following enlisted men: M. L. Anderson, died since the war, Robert Hartwell Anderson, wounded near The Plains, Fauquier county, Thomas C. Anderson, Garland M. Anderson, killed at the Wilderness, Thomas R. Argyle, Jr., died 1861, George T. Britt, W. B. W. Brooking, Walter P. Branch, died 1869, Richard Bolling, John J. Cheatwood, Thomas C. Cosby, F. N. Fleming, died 1887, C. D. Fleming, W. L. Fleming, Thomas Mann Fleming, died 1872, Reubin Ford, Thomas C. Galt, died 1896, Robert Galt, died 1875, David L. Hall, William R. Hall, wounded at Williamsburg, Va., Thomas M. Harris, died of wounds received at Buckland, Silas M. Hart, died about 1885, John C. James, wounded at Wilderness, John D. James, discharged 1861, George R. Johnson, George Lawrence, died 1889, A. K. Leake, Thomas D. Massie, died 1861, James P. Morris, died 1895, Edmond S. Pendleton, Charles K. Pendleton, Richard Pemberton, died 1863, Thomas Pemberton, died 1870, Thomas J. Perkins, died 1872, C. H. Powell, trumpeter, Jim Pleasants, died 1875 from wound received at Front Royal, Thomas J. Rutherford, died 1883, S. D. Ragland, William R. Rock, John S. Swift, died 1874, Oscar Shultice, died 1892, R. A. Trice, John M. Toler, died 1875, A. V. Taylor, Peter D. Woodson and James E. Walder. This makes a total of fifty-seven, rank and file. The following recruits enlisted from time to time: David B. Allan, dead, Powhatan Ayers, dead, E. H. Argyle, Joseph Argyle, dead, Mat. G. Anderson, dead, Robert Anderson, Pat. Brannan, drowned 1863 pursuing Yankees, William Baugh, dead, Branch Bell, R. L. Brooking, dead, A. C. Brooking, John Black, dead, Thomas Burk, dead, B. F. Bowles, Thomas A. Curd, dead, Isaac Curd, Julien Childress, George T. Cowherd, Robert Dabney, A. V. Duval, dead, Robert Dickenson, dead, R. Q. Dickenson, John H. Duke, James Duke, Dandridge Bollings, dead, John Eades, George W. Fleming, James Foster, dead, Samuel R. Guy, dead, Thomas M. Gathright, John S. Gathright, S. H. Gathright, William Galt, dead, Joseph Goodman, died 1864, Julien Henderson, wounded at Trevillian's Depot, Thomas Herndon, died 1862, George T. Herndon, wounded at Pole Green Church, Thomas J. Holman, killed at Spotsylvania, Edward Haden, killed at Spotsylvania, Douglass Haden, killed at Five Forks, John N. Haden, Hancock Hamilton, wounded at Five Forks, E. T. Hughes, Joseph E. Hauchins, dead, Thomas Houchins, W. H. Jennings, Robert James, died in camp near Fairfax Courthouse, Fred. R. James, Thomas J. James, dead, Obediah Johnson, dead, Carter Johnson, Reverdy Johnson, George Logan, wounded at Cannon's Wharf and captured, Charles Lacy, W. F. Lewis, R. J. Saving, Hiter Loving, died 1862, John Laddin, killed near Lee Town, Mike McPhalin, John C. Miller, discharged 1862, Chastine Miller, killed at Williamsburg, Va., Joseph H. Malory, wounded at Five Forks and captured, William Morris, Samuel Mosby, Richard Messenger, Polk Nuckols, P. O. Nuckols, W. H. Parrish, B. F. Parrish, Napoleon B. Perkins, Morton Payne, William Pleasants, Alonzo Pleasants, John Pleasants, dead, John Palmore, John Quigley, dead, N. M. Ragland, dead, John C. Ragland, John W. Randolph, Ring, Marcellas Shelton, killed at Lee Town, Va., E. Newell Sims, dead; Thomas J. Sims, wounded at Wilderness, Savage, Tom olin Price, R. A. Trice (Louisa Dick), William J. Trice, dead, Robert H. Trice, — Terrill, Ben Trice, dead, N. S. Thurman, last heard of in Kentucky, William Fourman, John Talley, Philip Taylor, Charles Webster, residence unknown, William James Wright, Richard A. Wise, Isaac Williams and Robert F. Vaughan. [From the Richmond Dispatch, June 23, 1896.] RICHARDSON GUARD. Muster-Roll of this Madison County Company. To the Editor of the Dispatch : RICHMOND, VA., June 11, 1896. I herewith enclose the muster-roll of the Richardson Guards, which became Co. A, of the 7th Virginia Regiment, and will be obliged if you will publish it in your Confederate column. Many of the survivors of this company write me they will be here at the reunion, and it will please them to see this list in your paper. Yours respectfully, THE ROLL. CATLETT CONWAY. Company "A," 7th Virginia Infantry, Kemper's Brigade, Pickett's Division, Longstreet's Corps, was organized at Madison Courthouse a few months before the John Brown raid, and was on guard |