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[148] seven miles and camped near Liberty Mills; 3d, two miles and camped near Blue Run church; 6th, six and a half miles and camped on a public road leading to Orange; 7th, returned to last camp, where it remained till 31st August, when the pay-roll was made out. Thornton R. Caruthers, who joined the company December 21, 1862, in Caroline county, Va., died in Charlottesville June 20, 1863. Henry Font died May 27, 1863, from wound received at Chancellorsville May 3d, at which time George W. Stewart was killed. Mark Davis left battery at Chambersburg, Pa. Charles E. Young, appointed lieutenant in engineer regiment, June 24, 1863, but did not leave the battery till after Gettysburg. Robert Frazer, discharged for wound, August 31, 1863. R. W. Swann, who joined August 15, 1863, was discharged August 28, 1863, and Minor W. Swann substituted for him. Joseph and William Lawson, who joined July 20, 1863, were transferred August 21, 1863, to Thirty-fourth battalion, Virginia volunteers. Lieutenant Brown, Privates Emmett, James A. Ford, and William L. Ginger, were wounded and captured at Gettysburg. Sergeant John D. Moore, Alexander Harris, Bolin Harris, J. K. Hitner, and Samuel L. Mateer, were also captured there. Alfred Gold, wounded May 2, 1863, and captured. William C. Gordon, wounded December 14, 1862. Thomas T. Adams, exchanged by order of General Lee, with Benjamin T. Montgomery, and transferred to Company E, Fifth battalion, Virginia volunteers. William Nick, joined August 1, 1862; died September 5, 1862, of wounds at Fredericksburg. Samuel A. Paxton joined May 7, 1863; died at Fort Delaware. Benjamin F. Michaels joined August 3, 1862, and left in 1863. The next mustering was October 31, 1863, at Stephensburg in Culpeper county, Va., when the following entry was made: Last muster was 31st August at Blue Run church, where it remained till 13th September. On 14th, marched through Orange Courthouse twelve miles and camped, where it remained till 18th, when it marched sixteen miles to Morton's ford. It there went into position and remained till 22d, when it marched twelve miles to Pisgah church; there till 8th October, when it marched seven miles to Orange Courthouse; 9th, marched fourteen miles toward Madison Courthouse; 10th, through Madison eighteen miles toward Culpeper; 11th, five miles to Hazel river; 12th, fourteen miles and
Richmond, VA. 1895.
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