Company a, Fifteenth Virginia Infantry, Confederate States Army.
A valuable Annotated roll of that organization from
Richmond, Virginia.
The subjoined very complete roll of Company A, Fifteenth Virginia Regiment, was prepared by
Captain M. W. Hazlewood, who would be glad to be advised of any mistakes in it. It will be observed that
Captain Hazlewood accounts for nearly all the men who enlisted in his company, and his work furnishes valuable suggestions to others who may be preparing material in aid of the movement to secure a complete roster of the
Virginia troops in the Confederate army.
When copies of the rolls in the
War Records Office at
Washington shall have been secured, such private rolls as
Captain Hazlewood has made will prove very valuable in revising and annotating them.
The company was mustered into service April 23, 1861, by
Inspector-General John B. Baldwin.
It was recruited on
Church Hill, and assigned by
Colonel Baldwin to the ‘Thirty-third Regiment of Light Infantry.’
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The company volunteered in response to the call of
Governor Letcher, for one year, at the expiration of which it enlisted for the war. On the 24th of May, 1861, the company left for the
Peninsula, as a part of the Third Virginia, commanded by
Colonel Thomas P. August.
After the
battle of Big Bethel the regiment was known as the Fifteenth.
The figures opposite the names stand for the ages of the men:
Zzzcompany a, Fifteenth Virginia, C. S. A.
John Wilder Atkinson, captain; 31.
Served till reorganization in 1862; promoted colonel in heavy artillery.
Benjamin F. Cocke,
first lieutenant; 32. Resigned in 1861.
John E. Bradley,
second lieutenant; 32. Served till reorganization in 1862.
William O. Acree,
second lieutenant; 27. Died in 1861.
James C. Atkinson, first sergeant; 24.
Promoted lieutenant in 1861; served till reorganization.
Samuel Michaels, second sergeant; 20.
Discharged in 1861.
James Walker Dabney, third sergeant; 21.
Promoted first sergeant; promoted lieutenant; and served till reorganization.
Gideon W. Morris, fourth sergeant; 25.
Prisoner at
Sharpsburg; wounded May 14, 1864; prisoner April 1, 1865.
James Fox, first corporal; 22.
Wounded at
Sharpsburg; second sergeant.
James H. Burch, second corporal; 38.
Discharged in 1862.
William Booker Robinson, third corporal; 22.
Discharged in 1862.
William L. Smith, fourth corporal; 21.
Elected second lieutenant in 1862; promoted first lieutenant, May 16, 1864.
Zzzprivates.
Charles W. Alvis; 22. Shot accidentally, May, 1861; never reported afterwards.
Henry C. Atkins; 18. Discharged.
A. M. Atkinson; 18.
William R. Atkinson; 21
John C. Bethel; 25. Wounded at Cold Harbor, June 5, 1864, and died in hospital.
William J. Baker; 18.
James Boswell; 19.
Accidentally killed in 1861. 4
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William A. Brown; 21.
William J. Brown; 20. Discharged.
James R. Bush; 23.
John W. Bush; 21.
Christopher C. Brooke; 23.
Wiley A. Blankinship; 18. Appointed sergeant; wounded at
Drewry's Bluff, May 16, 1864.
Parker D. Bailey; 18. Discharged.
Thomas G. Blunt; 21. Transferred to navy.
John W. Bradley; 32. Discharged.
John R. Bradley; 22. Elected second lieutenant in 1862; promoted first lieutenant, February 10, 1864; killed at
Drewry's Bluff.
James M. Barlow; 23. Died in 1861.
George W. Brooke; 21. Killed at
Sharpsburg.
Arthur P. Chalk; 17. Detached on signal corps.
Christopher C. Cherry; 22. Wounded at
Sharpsburg, and died of wounds in
Maryland; first sergeant.
Stephen J. Childrey; 21.
George T. Catlett; 23.
Robert H. Clayton; 21. Transferred to navy.
Thomas J. Crabbin; 31. Supposed to have died in hospital near
Winchester, in 1862.
Thomas B. Chamberlayne; 18. Detached as teamster.
Not accounted for.
Richard S. Denny; 17. Did not serve.
John B. Dodd; 19.
Sergeant; killed at
Drewry's Bluff.
Thomas Duke; 19.
Discharged.
Alonzo M. Duke; 22. Led charge on Howlett line, June 16, 1864; made corporal July 1, 1864.
Robert A. Day; 17. Wounded at
Sharpsburg.
Foster P. Galley; 33. First sergeant; wounded at Dinwiddie Court House, March 31, 1865.
Theophilus P. Gill; 21. Not accounted for.
Joseph B. Garthright; 19. Wounded at
Sharpsburg.
Joseph A. Gill; 18. Died in 1861.
John Henry Gill; 31.
Wounded at Dinwiddie Court House, March 31, 1865.
John T. Grubbs; 22. Died at Chimborazo Hospital, March, 1863.
George E. Goddin; 18. Wounded May 16, 1864; died at Winder Hospital, May 17, 1864.
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James T. Gentry; 19. Wounded May 16, 1864.
Francis Garnier; 19.
Accidently wounded in 1861; discharged.
Thomas N. Goodman; 25. Discharged.
William J. Gregory; 21. Did not serve.
Martin W. Hazlewood; 28. Appointed first sergeant in 1861; elected first lieutenant, April 23, 1862; promoted captain, February 10, 1864.
Joseph P. Heath; 34. Discharged.
Christopher A. Hibble; 32. Discharged.
George H. Howard; 39. Not accounted for.
Joseph A. Howard; 17. Not accounted for.
James A. Hardie; 34.
Thomas Hardin; 18.
Patrick H. Hall; 19. Wounded at
Sharpsburg; appointed first sergeant; promoted second lieutenant, May 16, 1864.
Julius W. Herbert; 22. Wounded at
Sharpsburg.
John W. Johnson; 22. Not accounted for.
Charles Keppler; 19.
Killed at
Sharpsburg.
John Kane; 18.
Charles Thomas Lockett; 21.
Wounded at
Sharpsburg, and died in
Staunton.
Hugh Michaels; 18.
Discharged.
George W. Manning; 19. Wounded at
Suffolk, and leg amputated.
William H. H. Mason; 19. Wounded at
Drewry's Bluff.
Newton M. Meredith; 21. Killed at Dinwiddie Court House, March 31, 1865.
Anderson L. Morris; 19.
Andrew H. Mountcastle; 21.
Albert W. Mountcastle; 27. Died in 1862.
William H. Manning; 20. Wounded at
Sharpsburg.
Stephen B. Mays; 27. Not accounted for.
William M. Miller; 22. Not accounted for.
Albert W. Pearman; 20. Not accounted for.
William F. Pearman; 21. Died in 1862.
George W. Richardson; 18.
Henry Schwalmeyer; 19.
Henry T. Scherer; 21. Captured at
Sailor's Creek, and carried to
Point Lookout.
Robert R. Smith; 18. Corporal; wounded at
Sharpsburg; killed at
Drewry's Bluff.
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Richard N. Spraggins; 21. Transferred to navy.
Jacob F. Seigle; 18.
William S. Taylor; 18. Killed at
Drewry's Bluff.
James L. Taliaferro; 21. Discharged.
Thomas M. Tiller; 26. Died May 14, 1863.
Edward C. Trainham; 38. Discharged.
Thomas E. Valentine; 21. Wounded at Cold Harbor.
John V. Willis; 17.
Patrick H. Woodward; 19. Not accounted for.
Charles B. Watkins; 18. Transferred to artillery.
William H. Wise; 19. Detached as teamster.
William Withey; 20.
Not accounted for; supposed to have joined cavalry.
John R. Wyatt; 22. Detached as scout.
John W. Waters; 24.
Zzznames Omitted by Inspector-General, but reported April 23, 1861.
William D. Brown; 18. Wounded at
Sharpsburg.
John H. Hagan; 19.
Sergeant. Captured at
Sharpsburg, and exchanged.
Not accounted for.
Zzzvolunteer recruits in 1861-1861.
Thomas Lipscomb (musician); 17.
Not accounted for.
John E. Parrish; 20. Wounded at
Sharpsburg; appointed sergeant; promoted ensign of regiment.
Thomas F. Hall; 19. Last reported as prisoner.
J. H. Trueheart; 18. Assigned from Camp Lee, June 4, 1864; not accounted for.
Reuben O. Burch; 17. Enlisted March 31, 1862.
J. W. Birchett; 18. Enlisted March 14, 1862.
Not accounted for.
A. C. Ellington; 17. Enlisted March 21, 1862.
Appointed corporal.
John T. Schwalmeyer; 17. Enlisted March 14, 1862.
Wounded at
Sharpsburg.
Eugene H. Willis; 20. Enlisted April 16, 1862.
Transferred to Sixth Virginia Cavalry, September 7, 1863.
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Patrick H. Wright; 16. Enlisted March 21, 1862.
Captured at
Five Forks; died at
Point Lookout.
Thomas B. Jackson; 17. Enlisted March 14, 1862.
Killed at
Drewry's Bluff.
Edward B. Willis; 21. Enlisted March 14, 1862.
Discharged May 3, 1863.
Benjamin F. Richardson; 20. Enlisted March 14, 1862.
Died in
Petersburg April 29, 1863.
James S. Willis; 22. Enlisted April 6, 1862.
Sergeant.
Alonzo M. Simons; 20. Enlisted 1862.
Discharged.
James L. Bradley. Enlisted 1862.
Transferred to city battery.
James A. Otey; 16. Enlisted 1862.
Captured at
Sharpsburg; discharged in 1862.
George W. Otey; 20. Enlisted 1862.
Killed at
Sharpsburg.
Bernard A. Wilson. Enlisted 1862.
Died in 1862.
Christopher C. Hobson; 20. Enlisted 1862.
Exchanged with
Ed. B. Willis.
George W. Smithers (musician). Transferred.
W. R. Smith; 17. Enlisted April 1, 1864.
Andrew J. Dugar. Sent from Camp Lee, August 16, 1862.
Daniel H. Alley. Sent from Camp Lee, September 3, 1862.
James Burley.
Sent from Camp Lee a short time before close of war.
Alvin Jude.
Sent from Camp Lee a short time before close of war.
G. G. Hedgeman. Transferred from Sixth Virginia Cavalry, September 7, 1863.
and left same day.
George Savage.
Sent from
Richmond in 1865; captured at
Five Forks.
Edward C. Warriner. Not accounted for.
L. L. Hudson. Not accounted for.
Gus Jude.
Not accounted for.
George B. Smith. Transferred from a Georgia regiment, in exchange for George
Savage, but never reported.
——Armstrong.
Not accounted for.
——Nance.
Died a few days after assignment.
Zzzserved to the close.
Those accounted for as having served to the close of the war are as follows:
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G. W. Morris,
James Fox,
William L. Smith,
A. M. Atkinson,
1 William R. Atkinson,
William J. Baker,
William A. Brown,
James R. Bush,
John W. Bush,
C. C. Brooke,
W. A. Blankinship,
A. P. Chalk,
2 S. J. Childrey,
G. T. Catlett,
3 A. M. Duke,
4 R. A. Day,
5 F. P. Galley,
J. B. Gathright.
6 J. H. Gill,
J. T. Gentry,
7 M. W. Hazelwood,
J. A. Hardie,
8 Thomas Hardin,
9 P. H. Hall,
J. W. Herbert,
John Kane,
G. W. Manning,
W. H. H. Mason,
A. L. Morris,
A. H. Mountcastle,
W. H. Manning,
G. W. Richardson,
H. Schwalmeyer,
H. T. Scherer,
J. F. Seigle,
T. E. Valentine,
10 J. V. Willis,
W. H. Wise,
John R. Wyatt,
John W. Waters,
W. D. Brown,
John E. Parrish,
R. O. Burch,
A. C. Ellington,
J. T. Schwalmeyer,
P. H. Wright,
J. S. Willis,
W. R. Smith,
A. J. Dugar,
D. H. Alley,
James Burley,
Alvin Jude.
