HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE NOTTOWAY GRAYS AFTERWARDS COMPANY G EIGHTEENTH VIRGINIA REGIMENT ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA PREPARED AT THE REQUES OF THE SURVIVING MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY AT THEIR FIRST RE-UNION AT BELLEFONT CHURCH, JULY 21, 1877 BY RICHARD IRBY Captain of the Company, 1862-1863 MINT CONDITION New, unread, pristine-condition book. Excellent Unit History Complete with Battle Reports Clean, Sharp, Solidly Bound, New Book Complete with Rosters Containing Information on Individual Soldiers ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN 1878, THIS IS A HANDSOME REPRINT, PUBLISHED BY BUTTERNUT PRESS, MARYLAND, IN 1987 The Nottoway Grays consisted primarily of men from the central and lower end of Nottoway County and the border areas of Dinwiddie, Lunenburg and Amelia. This hard-fought, Confederate unit fought at many of the major battles of the eastern theater including Blackburn’s Ford, Manassas, Yorktown Siege, Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Seven Days Battles, Gaines’ Mill, Frayser’s Farm, Second Manassas, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Plymouth Siege, Drewery’s Bluff, North Anna, Cold Harbour, Petersburg Siege, Five Forks, Saylor’s Creek, Appomattox Court House as well as others. On January 12, 1861 Company G, Nottoway Rifle Guards, was formed, with the name being changed to Nottoway Grays shortly after. It was offered for Confederate service to Virginia Governor Letcher on April 13th, 1861, and after a day of training, reported to Richmond. It was trained at Camp Lee by cadets from the Virginia Military Institute and was assigned to the 18th Virginia Infantry Regiment, General Pickett’s Brigade where it remained throughout the war, except for a period of detachment to North Carolina. At Manassas, it was committed to attack the union position at Henry House, which was the final charge that routed the union forces. On April 20th 1862 the Company was reorganized under the command of Captain Richard Irby, the author of this book, before moving the fight during the Peninsula Campaign. After its considerable service there it participated in the Maryland Campaign where Irby was wounded. Lt. Campbell commanded at the Battles of Boonsboro and Antietam with Irby rejoined the Company when it was camped near Winchester. At Fredericksburg it was posted in the center of the line during the union assaults. Its detached duty sent it to Tarboro, N.C. in May and later to Greenville and Little Washington. Upon returned to Virginia, it rejoining Pickett’s Division in Longstreet’s Corps while at Sullfolk, before marched to Petersburg and Richmond in preparation for the Gettysburg Campaign. On the 3rd of July the Company was in position to support Dearings’ Artillery under the personal direction of General Lee himself and then went forward with the regiment as the forward skirmish line. Following the return to Virginia, Company G, was sent to Petersburg for guard duty and also to recruit due to its depleted strength. The Company later marched to Danville to serve as prisoner guards, still later it found itself in the trenches before Petersburg during the siege. In April 1865, Company G was on the extreme right of the defensive line and suffered heavily at the battle of Five Forks. On April the 6th, the Company made its last stands with Pickett’s Division at the battle of Saylor’s Creek. All but two of its members were killed or captured in this last fight. "They owe it to the memory of those who died by their sides in that struggle, to let future generations know how bravely they suffered and fought. They are as worthy of the marble shaft or storied urn, as any martyrs for liberties sake that ever lived. Grant that they were mistaken that their cause was not right nevertheless they believed it right, and so believing, they dared to die for it. Partisan historians may brand us and them with the stigma of treason. Let our posterity read our own records, revealing the true spirit of our action, and know and rejoice that their fathers were patriots and worthy of the name patriots." - Captain Richard Irby, in 1878, Historical Sketch of the 'Nottoway Grays' THIS BOOK IS IN MINT CONDITION This is a new, unread, pristine condition book. It is a clean, sharp, solidly bound, brand-new book with no shortcomings. It has no wear and the pages are clean and bright white. Contains a unit roster. This is a wonderful, brand-new book.

HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE NOTTOWAY GRAYS

AFTERWARDS COMPANY G

EIGHTEENTH VIRGINIA REGIMENT

ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA

PREPARED AT THE REQUES OF THE SURVIVING MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY AT THEIR FIRST RE-UNION AT BELLEFONT CHURCH, JULY 21, 1877

BY RICHARD IRBY

Captain of the Company, 1862-1863

MINT CONDITION
New, unread, pristine-condition book.

Excellent Unit History Complete with Battle Reports
Clean, Sharp, Solidly Bound, New Book
Complete with Rosters Containing Information on Individual Soldiers

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN 1878, THIS IS A HANDSOME REPRINT, PUBLISHED BY BUTTERNUT PRESS, MARYLAND, IN 1987

The Nottoway Grays consisted primarily of men from the central and lower end of Nottoway County and the border areas of Dinwiddie, Lunenburg and Amelia. This hard-fought, Confederate unit fought at many of the major battles of the eastern theater including Blackburn’s Ford, Manassas, Yorktown Siege, Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Seven Days Battles, Gaines’ Mill, Frayser’s Farm, Second Manassas, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Plymouth Siege, Drewery’s Bluff, North Anna, Cold Harbour, Petersburg Siege, Five Forks, Saylor’s Creek, Appomattox Court House as well as others.

On January 12, 1861 Company G, Nottoway Rifle Guards, was formed, with the name being changed to Nottoway Grays shortly after.  It was offered for Confederate service to Virginia Governor Letcher on April 13th, 1861, and after a day of training, reported to Richmond. It was trained at Camp Lee by cadets from the Virginia Military Institute and was assigned to the 18th Virginia Infantry Regiment, General Pickett’s Brigade where it remained throughout the war, except for a period of detachment to North Carolina.  At Manassas, it was committed to attack the union position at Henry House, which was the final charge that routed the union forces.

On April 20th 1862 the Company was reorganized under the command of Captain Richard Irby, the author of this book, before moving the fight during the Peninsula Campaign. After its considerable service there it participated in the Maryland Campaign where Irby was wounded. Lt. Campbell commanded at the Battles of Boonsboro and Antietam with Irby rejoined the Company when it was camped near Winchester.  At Fredericksburg it was posted in the center of the line during the union assaults. Its detached duty sent it to Tarboro, N.C. in May and later to Greenville and Little Washington.

Upon returned to Virginia, it rejoining Pickett’s Division in Longstreet’s Corps while at Sullfolk, before marched to Petersburg and Richmond in preparation for the Gettysburg Campaign. On the 3rd of July the Company was in position to support Dearings’ Artillery under the personal direction of General Lee himself and then went forward with the regiment as the forward skirmish line. Following the return to Virginia, Company G, was sent to Petersburg for guard duty and also to recruit due to its depleted strength.  The Company later marched to Danville to serve as prisoner guards, still later it found itself in the trenches before Petersburg during the siege.

In April 1865, Company G was on the extreme right of the defensive line and suffered heavily at the battle of Five Forks. On April the 6th, the Company made its last stands with Pickett’s Division at the battle of Saylor’s Creek. All but two of its members were killed or captured in this last fight.

"They owe it to the memory of those who died by their sides in that struggle, to let future generations know how bravely they suffered and fought. They are as worthy of the marble shaft or storied urn, as any martyrs for liberties sake that ever lived. Grant that they were mistaken that their cause was not right nevertheless they believed it right, and so believing, they dared to die for it. Partisan historians may brand us and them with the stigma of treason. Let our posterity read our own records, revealing the true spirit of our action, and know and rejoice that their fathers were patriots and worthy of the name patriots." - Captain Richard Irby, in 1878, Historical Sketch of the 'Nottoway Grays'

THIS BOOK IS IN MINT CONDITION

This is a new, unread, pristine condition book. It is a clean, sharp, solidly bound, brand-new book with no shortcomings. It has no wear and the pages are clean and bright white. Contains a unit roster. This is a wonderful, brand-new book.

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