Eighteenth Virginia regiment.
To the Editors of the Dispatch:
I send you the casually that of the 18th Virginia, in the engagement near
Williamsburg, May 5th, 1862, which you will please publish for the benefit of those having relatives and friends in the regiment.
The regiment went into action about 20 minutes to 11 and remained until dark, commanded by
Lieut. Col. H. A. Carrington.
Company A.
Capt J. A. Holland--Killed:
Sergeant Jas S
Paxton.
Wounded:
Sergeant Jacob Wolf, dangerously; Coronal John W
Travis, in hand;
Privates W H Maccuhelmer, arm broken; S
T. Moole, in arm; C. B
Moore, in hand; Wm. H Page, in leg; J W
Tucker, in hip; S. T
Vass, in hand;
Wm. Vaughn, in arm and hand: Wm. E
Watson, in shoulder.
Company B,
Capt. T. D. Claiborne--Killed
a Lieut. Archibald Pleasants, and
Private John E. Epperson.
Wounded:
Privates Marshall Compton, in head;
E. M. Pace, in foot;
John T. Townsend, three fingers shot off;
H. E. Wootten, one finger shot off,
Geo. W. Yarborough, leg broken.
Company C,
Capt H T Ovan — Killed
Privates Upson A. Robinson and
Wm.
O Watson Wounded:
Lieut. A A Watkins, thumb shot off;
Sergeant Chas.
H
Wilkinson, in hand;
Privates Jno. A. Allen, in leg;
Wm. J. Davis, shot through both legs, one broken;
James A Robinson, in head; T P
Robinson, in foot; Y W
Dalton, in arm; R T
Jones, neck.
Missing;
Sergeant Richard O Verssr.
Company D,
Capt. E. G. Hall--Killed:
Sergeant Henry Read and
Private T Cavter.
--Wounded:
Sergeant T H
Brightwell, in hand;
Privates E. A Chick, in side; J
T. Gallager, in face.
Missing:
Privates G W
Adams and R C
Moore.
Company F,
Capt. Randolph Harrison--Killed:
Color Sergeant Solon A Boston. --Wounded, John H
Barker, in hand.
Company F.
Capt. R A Bookers Killed
Sergeant A M
Hughes.
Wounded:
Privates A L
Faris, dangerously: R P Mayon slightly.--Missing:
Private B J
Haney.
Company G,
Capt. Richard Irby--Wounded:
Corporal John H. Gill, slightly in arm,
Company H,
Capt. Wm. T
Johnson — Wounded:
Sergeant Jos.
O
Milton, slightly in head Missing:
Private John L L Fore.
Company I,
Capt. E. D
Oliver — Killed:
Private Jon. T. Lewis.
wounded:
Lieut. Geo.
W
Jones, in head;
Sergeant Isaac N. Dodson, in knee;
Sergeant Wm. T. Hubbard, in head;
Sergeant Jas. Jennings, in thighs; Corporal P D
Owen, in head;
Privates Wm.
R
Barksdale, in arm;
Jackson,
Evans, in arm. Missing Privates Miles O
Abbott, Enoch R
Johnson, E O
Wade.
Company K,
Capt Matthew Lyle--Wounded: Corporal C A Keesee, dangerously;
Privates J. M Danson, in face, C R
Hudson, is thigh; J H
Jeffries, thigh broken; T M
Jones, in face; T
Price, in back; B W
Spencer, in arm; W S
Spencer, in shoulder; R H
Taylor, in thigh;
C. H. Wilkes, slightly in breast.
Sergeant Major Price, wounded in hand.
| Total Killed | 10 |
| Total Wounded | 80 |
| Total Missing | 6 |
Very respectfully, yours,
R.
A. Adjutant 18th Virginia.
