er day's journey brought us to the foot of Cash Mountain, where we had several men captured.
Owing to the long and continuous marching of the battalion, the stock of horse flesh had been considerably reduced, and in order that the currency of the Confederacy might have a more extended and healthful circulation—that the miniature portrait of our beloved President might have more admirers —a party was made up headed by Lieutenant John Hampden Chamberlayne of our battery, with Sergeants Smith, Newman and Mallory, besides several others of the battalion, and started out in the mountains to purchase horses.
The party soon came upon the picketpost of the Jessie Scouts, of the Federal army, when Ham Chamberlayne picked out about half a dozen of the men who were armed with revolvers, put himself at the head of them and led a charge.
The picket-guard fell back on the regiment, and the whole party were captured and sent to prison.
We remained here two days, waiting presumably for our army to
Mann, M. B., private, March 14, 1862; discharged by civil authority September 4, 1863.
Moss, J. F., private, May 22, 1862; died August 14, 1862.
McIntosh, William, private, April 6, 1863.
Mitchell, J. G., private, November 16, 1863.
Newman, James F., private and corporal, March 14, 1862; captured at Five Forks, April , 1865.
Newman, A. G., private and sergeant, March 14, 1862; captured June 28, 1863; prisoner of war until December 31, 1864; returned to duty and again captured atNewman, A. G., private and sergeant, March 14, 1862; captured June 28, 1863; prisoner of war until December 31, 1864; returned to duty and again captured at Five Forks, April 1, 1865.
Nuckols, L. B., artificer, March 14, 1862; served until surrender.
Nuckols, E. L., private, March 1, 1864; served until surrender.
Nubie, E. C., private, November 17, 1863; served until surrender.
O'Roark, G. W., private, November 14, 1863.
Phillips, A., private and corporal, March 14, 1862; wounded at Gaines' Mill, June 27, 1862, and badly wounded at Spotsylvania C. H., May 18, 1864; served until surrender.
Parker, Wm. A., private, March 14, 1862; s
McMurry, A. G., Ga., Sharpsburg, Md. 1862.
McPherson, S., Ass't Surg., Va., Richmond, Va. 1863.
Nelson, H. M., Maj., Va., Albemarle county, Va. 1862.
Nelson, J. A., Surg., Va., Culpepper county, Va. 1863.
Nelson, H., Capt., Va.
Newman, W. S., Lt., Va., Winchester, Va. 1862.
Newman, T. H., Va., Middleburg, Va. 1863.
Newton, T., Surg., Va., Norfolk, Va. 1862.
Newton, W. B., Lt., Col., Va., Raccoon Ford, Va. 1863.
Newton, J., Capt., Ark., Shiloh, Tenn. 1862.
Otey, Newman, T. H., Va., Middleburg, Va. 1863.
Newton, T., Surg., Va., Norfolk, Va. 1862.
Newton, W. B., Lt., Col., Va., Raccoon Ford, Va. 1863.
Newton, J., Capt., Ark., Shiloh, Tenn. 1862.
Otey, G. G., Capt., Va., Lynchburg, Va. 1863.
Page, Mann, Va., Albemarle county, Va.
Paine, H. R., Va., Manassas, Va.
Palmer, J. S., Capt., S. C., Atlanta, Ga. 1864.
Palmer, S. D., S. C., Charlottesville, Va. 1863.
Palmer, J. J., S. C., Manassas, Va. 1862.
Parker, W. F., Md., Snow Hill, Md., 1865.
Parker, W. H. H., Va., Middleburg, Va., 1863.
Pate, H. C., Col., Va., Yellow Tavern, Va., 1864.
Patterson, R. B., Capt., Amherst C. H., 1862.
Paxton, E. F., Brig. Gen., Va., Chanc
t battle of Manassas.
Fox, George W., was a corporal; lost a leg at Seven Pines (dead).
Fox, Thomas L., private, wounded.
Fox, Anthony, private, captured.
Fletcher, Addison, private, wounded and missing.
Fish, James W., private, died at Manassas, December, 1861.
Fristoe, Thomas M., private, killed at Seven Pines.
Foster, John R., private, wounded (dead).
Foaley, Noah, private, missing (dead).
Grove, William, private, killed at first battle of Manassas.
Garrett, Newman, private, wounded (living).
Gore, Dewitt C., private, wounded (living).
Green, Bushrod R., private, deserted to the enemy.
Gordon, Oliver R., private, killed at Seven Pines.
Garmong, Theophilus H., private, killed at Cold Harbor, June 3rd.
Hoskins, Daniel H., private, killed at the Wilderness.
Hough, Alpheus, private, wounded (dead).
Hall, John, corporal, died at Manassas, 1861.
Hall, George W., private, killed at Fisher's Hill.
Henry, John J., private, wounded.
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d that the Governor be requested, without delay, to inform the Commissioners of their appointment.
The report having been completed, the yeas and nays were called on its adoption, with the following result:
Yeas.--Messrs, Armstrong, Brannon, Bence, Carson, Carraway, Carter, Christian, Claiborne, Coghill, Critcher, Day, John Dickenson, Asa D. Dickinson, Douglas, French, Gatewood, Greever, Hubbard, Isbell, Johnson, Layne, Logan, Lynch, Marshall, McKenney, Nash, Neal, Neeson, Newlon, Newman, Pate, Paxton, Quesenberry, Richmond, Rives, Stuart, Henry W. Thomas, Christopher Y. Thomas, Townes and Wickham--40.
Nays.--Messrs, August, Early, Finney, Pennybacker and Thompson--5.
Mr. August and others, in voting against the resolutions, explained their reasons for so doing.
Bills Reported.--A bill to incorporate the Valley Railroad Company; a bill allowing the Northwestern Bank of Virginia, and any of its branches, to establish an agency in the city of Richmond for the re