John H. McClanahan, Gen. Robert E. Lee William G. Crenshaw 42nd Virginia Infantry- Col. Robert Withers, Capt. Living History - Battle Reenactments - School Demonstrations "We lie in sight of the enemy's encampments and can see the belches of fire from their cannon at every discharge." Union Guard under Captain David J. Goodwin, Organized on June 17, 1857 and composed mostly of Irish-Americans, July 3, 1856- In their first Parade, The Portsmouth National Light Infantry Grays marched out to Newtown on the suburbs of Portsmouth and were presented with a flag. Wallace, Lee A. The Norfolk County Patriots withdrew and would eventually become part of 41st Virginia Regiment. They would later become the first company to see action in operations against federal ship U.S.S. Jeff Davis Legion (Mississippi)- Col. Joseph F. Waring Jul 8. 18th Virginia Infantry- Lt. Col. Henry A. Carrington To underscore his point, he complained in the same letter that the "women here [New Jersey] from 16 years old have lost their teeth.". [5], On April 28, a member of the Newton Marion Rifles was arrested for expressing "treasonable & seditious" pro union sentiments. As such in his absence on the 15th, Colonel Pryor being the senior officer in camp conducted a brigade review of the approximately 4,000 troops under the command of the 1st Brigade. Three days later with a parting salute from the Alexandria Artillery the Greys and Rifles left Charles Town. Jul 1, 1858- By springtime 1858 Captain John E. Deans who apparently replaced P. H. Daughtrey upon his election to Major as commander of the Portsmouth National Light Infantry Greys was brought before brigade court martial with the charges being disobedience to orders, sedition and contempt, and disrespecting the commanding officer of the regiment. Gen. James H. Lane, Col. Clark M. Avery, 7th North Carolina Infantry- Maj. J. McCleod Turner (w/c), Capt. Griffin's (Maryland) Battery- Capt. The following excerpt from said orders best illustrates the general disposition of the orders: "It is not intended that you shall cross the river until you have positive evidence that a demonstration is being made against General Magruder. "Great things are expected from the Virginians," he explained to his father-in-law,"and of consequence we must go through great fatigue & danger. However, it became apparent that the rifles had conflicted views and could not continue to serve a cause which they were not invested within. In the presence of thousands of spectators, Samuel T. Sawyer presented the regiment a silk flag on behalf of the ladies of Norfolk. On October 16, 1856 at the direction of Governor Henry Alexander Wise, David Smith Walton was commissioned to command a new volunteer militia organization in Norfolk County denominated as 1st Battalion, 3rd Regimental Virginia Volunteers. [2][3][4] Taliaferro, in reporting back to the governor described the situation as such. 24th Georgia Infantry- Col. Robert McMillin A. Robinson (absent) On the 28th Captain John C. Griffin of Company C submitted his resignation due to illness and was replaced by Captain Henry E. Orgain, a newcomer to the regiment. 57th North Carolina Infantry- Col. Archibald C. Godwin, 13th Georgia Infantry- Col. James L. Smith 9th Alabama Infantry- Capt. Somewhere along the way however, through either eagerness or confusion, on the night of 28th, the 3rd Virginia crossed the James reaching the opposite bank at daybreak and then began marching towards Yorktown. This was accomplished without firing a single shot and yielded 2,800 barrels of powder as well as other munitions.