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.UK! tin- bullets could be distinctly heard crashing through the cars. The surprise was complete, the attack a success. And now, ha\ - 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.
JAMKS H. AI.I.I \.
THK KOSTKR.
The James City Cavalry, Company H, Fifth Regiment, was mus- tercd 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 re- cruits 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 Ros- ser, 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 pris- oner; 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. Pig- gott, 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
