. Stories of the confederacy . me fifty menhad been placed on the rolls of the new company. A correspon-dence with Colonel Hampton disclosed a favorable inclination onhis part to accept this organization, which was composed largelyof artisans and mechanics, and proposed to be officered by meneducated to the profession of arms. As soon as this fact became known, and the assurance of activeservice in Virginia given, the ranks were filled up to the fullcomplement, and Lieutenant Colonel B. J. Johnson, about thefirst of June, 1861, inspected and received the battery into theLegion as the Washingto
. Stories of the confederacy . me fifty menhad been placed on the rolls of the new company. A correspon-dence with Colonel Hampton disclosed a favorable inclination onhis part to accept this organization, which was composed largelyof artisans and mechanics, and proposed to be officered by meneducated to the profession of arms. As soon as this fact became known, and the assurance of activeservice in Virginia given, the ranks were filled up to the fullcomplement, and Lieutenant Colonel B. J. Johnson, about thefirst of June, 1861, inspected and received the battery into theLegion as the Washington Artillery Volunteers. Its organization at this time was as follows: Stephen D, Lee, Captain. James F. Hart, Senior First Lieutenant. S. Oilman Horsey, Junior First Lieutenant. W. R. Marshall, Senior Second Lieutenant. Paul Hamilton, Junior Second Lieutenant and Adjutant. Capers M. Eivers, First Sergeant. Johnson Walker, Second Sergeant and Quartermaster Ser-geant. J. F. Kendall, Third Sergeant. W. C. Tilton, Fourth .IAS. |-. Its I (My. .\l llic lie iif LpiuTvilU, \a., ill tlic aitilkrx- ilucl. the Kodcrals did somecxcelh-nt taifret practice, repeatedly strikinp; the stone wall protectinpr the South Caro-lina troops and plowing up the pike around Harts two pieces. .Just about the time the flanking force got in position to compel a retreat by theConfederates, a Federal shell struck Harts Blakcley rifie right in the nmzzle, and putting out of action this fine Knglish gun. This is recorded as the onlygun Hart gave up in the four years of intense campaigning, in which that batterymade a world record of being engaged, in action and under fire one hundred andforty-three times. No field battery having excelled this record in four years in anynation or any war.—O. N. Saussy in Watsons Magazine. Sf- -^-.;«,r ^e?ioi Harts Battery 247 E. L. Halsey, Fifth Sergeant. Wm. M. Leak, Sixth Sergant. Walter Curry, Seventh Sergeant. W. T. Adam
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