Company G, twenty-fourth Virginia Infantry. From the Times-dispatch, June 17, 1901.
A list of its members and a brief history of them.Following is the muster-roll of Company G, 24th Regiment, Virginia Infantry, William R. Terry's Brigade, General Pickett's Division, Longstreet's Corps: Winton Absheir, died in hospital, 1862. Raleigh T. Austin, killed September 30, 1864, at Drewry's Bluff. David M. Alvis, died at home, 1897. Isaac Alvis, killed at Williamsburg, Va. Ed. Bailey, killed at same battle. G. C. Bailey, died at home, 1894 or 1895. Robert H. Bailey, living. Granville F. Bailey, living. Nicholas B. Bailey, living. Festus Bailey, died at home, 1892. William Bowling, supposed to be dead. Jesse Bowling, living. Charles Burroughs, killed at Gettysburg. John Brown, killed at Williamsburg. Thomas C. Brown, lost a leg in 1862 at Frazier's Farm; yet living. William McH. Belcher. George P. Belcher, wounded at Seven Pines; living. Bluford W. Bird, living. Robert Bacheldor, living. L. A. Cooper, captured at Williamsburg and never returned. R. C. Cooper, living. Squire Cook, killed at Gettysburg, 1863. [353] C. W. Cooper, lived through the war; now supposed to be dead, John Coburn, living; wounded at Frazier's Farm and second battle of Manassas. Second Lieutenant William Mc. Calfee, died 1861, of fever, at Camp Ellis, near Manassas. H. Milton Calfee, killed at Frazier's Farm, 1862. Henderson French Calfee, killed at Gettysburg, 1863. William T. Carbaugh, living; wounded at Trent River, N. C. James Calloway, killed at Drewry's Bluff, 1864. Jordan Cox, wounded at Gettysburg, and, I think, died since the war. John F. Deeds, died in hospital in 1862. John A. Douglass, living. Alexander East, wounded at Williamsburg; living. John Easter, killed at Williamsburg, 1862. David French, died since war at home. B. P. French, killed at Gettysburg, 1863, or second battle of Manassas. Zachariah Fellers, wounded at Seven Pines; died at home since. Marshall Foley, captured at Williamsburg and never returned. Hugh M. Faulkner, wounded at Seven Pines; yet living. William Farley, died at home since the war. John M. N. Flick, captured at Williamsburg and never returned. Robert A. George, wounded at Gettysburg; now dead. B. P. Grigsby, living. Peter Grim, captured at Williamsburg and never returned. Granger H. Gore, killed at Seven Pines. William H. Herndon, wounded at Seven Pines; died at home since. L. H. Heptinstall, died in hospital, 1863. Andrew Hearn, living. Andrew J. Holston, wounded at Frazier's Farm and Gettysburg; yet living. James Hearn, living. James T. Hopkins, living; captured at Williamsburg and [354] transferred to the cavalry. George Hill, died with fever, 1861. Joseph H. Hambrick, died since the war. James Holt, supposed to be dead. L. C. Hale, living. George A. Harris, wounded at Seven Pines and yet living. James H. Johnston, living. Dennis Johnston, captured at Williamsburg and died since the war. Addison Johnston, captured at Williamsburg and died since the war. Henry D. Justice, died in 1862. James Kenney, killed at Gettysburg. Isaac Karnes, died since the war. First Lieutenant B. G. McNutt, died at home since the war. John W. McNutt, living. N. H. McClaugherty, living. Albert McClaugherty, died 1861, of measles. William Mahood, dead. F. W. Mahood, died since the war. R. D. Motley, living. F. M. Mullins, killed at Drewry's Bluff. James H. Mills, wounded at Williamsburg and died two years ago at home. Tobias Manning, killed at Williamsburg. James Monroe, died in 1861. Isaac A. Oney, captured at Williamsburg; now dead. William O'Daniel, living; wounded at Williamsburg. Thaddeus Peters, wounded at Williamsburg; since died. B. Wallace Peck, killed at Gettysburg. George W. Parker, wounded at Seven Pines; died at home since the war. Stephen Prillaman, wounded at Williamsburg; now dead. James A. Perkins, supposed to be dead. Jesse Parson, killed at Gettysburg. Captain Robert A. Richardson, died at home since the war. Manley Reese, killed on train in 1863. William M. Reynolds, living. [355] R. F. Rowland, wounded at Williamsburg in 1862, and Gettysburg in 1863; living. Herailes Scott, wounded at second battle of Manassas, and Gettysburg; living. G. L. Saunders, wounded at Williamsburg; living. M. B. Saunders, died at home. Allen Smith, captured at Williamsburg and never returned. John M. Smith, captured at Williamsburg and never returned. William M. Smith, died at home. Joseph Stovall, killed at Drewry's Bluff. George W. Smiley, killed at Drewry's Bluff. P. H. Shumate, died at home. George B. Schmitz, died in 1862. James Snead, wounded at Gettysburg and died since. William Stuart, captured at Williamsburg and never returned. George W. Toney, captured at Williamsburg and never returned; living. James M. Thompson, died in 1861. H. C. Thompson, living. John Pres. Thomas, killed at Gettysburg. Jeff. Thomas, living, but lost a leg. James Thomas, died in 1862. William H. Turner, wounded at Fredericksburg and died. Levi V. Vermillion, killed at Gettysburg, 1863. Crawford Vest, killed at Boonsborough, Md., 1863. John Wright, died in 1861. H. G. White, wounded at Drewry's Bluff, May 16, 1864; living. H. M. White, living. A. J. Whittaker, wounded at Williamsburg and died since the war. William M. Whittaker, living. This company was made up in Mercer County, Va. (now West Virginia), and was the first company from the county. It was continued as a part of the 24th Virginia Regiment throughout the war, and belonged to the First Brigade of the First Division, commanded by General George E. Pickett, of Longstreet's Corps. [356] The brigade was commanded by various brigadier-generals, as follows: J. A. Early, S. P. Garland, J. L. Kemper, and W. R. (Buck) Terry. The company participated in several battles, and lost from death in battle, death from wounds and disease, about 35 per cent. of its members.
H. G. White, A Member of the Company.
