Company C ("Clifton Grays"),
11th Virginia Infantry Regiment,
Army of Northern Virginia, CSA
At the organization of the company, Adam Clement was elected captain; Joseph A. Hobson, first lieutenant; H.H. Withers, second lieutenant; James A. Connelly, third lieutenant; and R.M. Cocke, fourth lieutenant. When mustered into service, only three lieutenants were allowed. I was elected orderly sergeant, which position I preferred at that time.
The following is as complete a roll of the company as I have been able to make up from memory, and by the aid of old comrades from the begninning to the end:
H.H. Withers, retired at the end of the first year.
James A. Connelly, missing in action at Gettysburg [July 1863].
Jabe R. Rosser.
Robert M. Cocke, captured at Five Forks [1 April 1865], Virginia.
E.M. Hobson, detailed as regimental ordinance sergeant.
E.G. Gilliam, badly wounded at Five Forks, Virginia.
George Thomas Rosser.
Robert M. Murrell.
George Weston Morgan, died since war [his brother].
G.A. Creacy, wounded at Drury's Bluff, 16 May 1864.
Charles A. Clement, promoted to orderly sergeant, captured at Five Forks, died since war.
W.T. Tynes, killed at Five Forks, Virginia.
W.H. Hendricks, killed at Second Mannassas, 30 Aug 1862.
Reuben Allen, died since the war.
John J. Brooks, died since the war.
Allen Bailey, killed at Drury's Bluff.
Miffram Bailey, killed at Williamsburg, Virginia, 5 May 1862.
Harvey Bailey, died near Yorktown, Virginia, April 1862.
Abner Bateman, wounded in action at Plymouth, North Carolina, 18 April 1864, died since the war.
Silas Barber, killed at Seven Pines, 31 May 1862.
George A. Brown, captured at Milford, Virginia.
James A. Brown, captured at Milford, Virginia.
Watkins Lee Brown, wounded at Gettysburg and Milford, captured, dead.
George W. Bell, lost an arm near Petersburg on 30 March 1865.
Charles E. Blankenship.
Leslie C. Blankenship.
James B. Cocke, died since the war.
George W. Clement.
Thomas C. Creacy.
Daniel R. Caldwell.
Samuel Caldwell, died since the war.
Peter Cary.
Moses H. Callaham, captured at Milford, Virginia.
Charles M. Callaham.
Lee Dunnavant.
John R. DePriest, killed at Drury's Bluff.
John A. Daniel, died since the war.
Hairston Eads, died since the war.
William Eads.
Robert A. Elliott, died since the war.
H.O. Elliott, color sergeant, killed at Second Manassas.
Samuel T. Franklin.
Edmond L. Franklin, died since the war.
Benjamin Farris, killed at Williamsburg.
John B. Frazier, now blind.
John Gardner.
W.H. Hobson, mortally wounded at Dranesville, Virginia, January 1862.
Nathaniel R. Hobson, died since the war.
Andy Hughes.
Crockett Hughes, killed at Williamsburg.
Richard C. Harvey, died since the war.
Stephen Hall, died since the war.
Thomas W. Harvey, died since the war.
Joseph Hendricks.
Ellis H. Holcomb.
Robert H. Jones.
Geoge W. Jones.
Joshua Jones.
James T. Jones, captured at Milford, Virginia.
J. Wesley Jones, captured at Milford, Virginia.
Charles Jones, killed at Gettysburg on 3 July 1863.
Walker Jones, wounded at Gettysburg.
James C. Jones, lost an arm at Gettysburg.
Linneous Jones, killed at Gettysburg on 3 July 1863.
Robert W. Jones, wounded in action.
Jasper Jones, died since the war.
Monroe Jennings, died since the war.
Fred Kabler, captured at Milford, Virginia.
W.S. Kabler, captured at Milford, Virginia.
Jack Kabler.
Len Kelley, died since the war.
John Keenan, detailed as drummer.
Peter A. LeGrand, died since the war.
David Layne, killed at Williamsburg.
John Layne, died near Fredericksburg, Virginia, January 1863.
Miffram Layne, died since the war.
Robert W. Morgan [another brother], wounded at Second Manassas and Gettysburg, captured at Milford, Virginia, dead.
Thomas E. Moorman.
James Martin, detailed as cook, died since the war.
John Monroe, killed at Drury's Bluff.
William Monroe, killed at Plymouth, North Carolina.
William T. Monroe, captured at Milford, Virginia.
Henry Martin, killed at Second Manassas.
Charles Murrell, killed at Second Manassas.
Richard Moore, died since the war.
Emory Murrell.
William Matthews, died since the war.
Maurice M. Mason, Jr., killed at Gettysburg.
Charles Miles, shot accidentally, died since the war.
James Organ, died since the war.
John Organ, killed at Williamsburg.
Daniel Pillow, missing in action at Gettysburg.
William Pillow, detailed as cook.
John Puckett, died since the war.
Thornton Phillips, died in the service.
James Pugh.
Nath Pugh.
Michael Quilly.
Walter C. Rosser, wounded at Williamsburg and Drury's Bluff.
Alfred S. Rosser, killed at Drury's Bluff.
Granville Rosser, killed at Williamsburg.
Thomas W. Rosser, died since the war.
John W. Rosser, captured at Five Forks.
Joe Rice, killed at Sharpsburg, Maryland.
Pleasant Roberts, deserted.
Alec W. Rice, captured at Milford, Virginia, died as a prisoner of war, buried at Arlington, Virginia.
James Terrell, killed at Seven Pines.
G. Dabney Tweedy, killed at Gettysburg on 3 July 1863.
Bennett Tweedy, killed at Plymouth, North Carolina.
Ferdinand Tweedy.
Joseph Tweedy, died since the war.
Robert C. Tweedy.
Isaac Walthall, company commissary, died since the war.
George W. Walker, mortally wounded at Drury's Bluff.
Washington W. Wood, killed near Petersburg in 1865.
Bruce Woody, killed at Drury's Bluff.
John Wood, killed at Williamsburg.
James L. Watkins, died since the war.
John J. Woodall.
W.A. Wilkerson, captured at Milford, Virginia.
Whit B. Williams, wounded at Williamsburg, dead.
William H. Wilson, killed at Williamsburg.
W.S. Withers, detailed as hospital steward.
W.H. Wingfield, died since the war.
James Wood, killed at Seven Pines.
No doubt several names have been omitted, and others were killed or died from wounds and disease not now remembered. It has been impossible to give the number and names of all the killed and wounded in the battles in which the company was engaged. From three to five wounded to one killed is about the average, I think.
One man on this role has deserter written after his name. He was a good soldier while with the company. Unfortunately he was a nullius filus; I suppose he thought he had nothing to fight for. We heard later he went to Ohio, where he drove a stage during the war. I have never heard of him since.
I wish I could mention by name each one of these men, what they did, and how faithfully they served their country; but time and space and lack of memory as to many interesting incidents will not permit this. I can only say that, with very few exceptions, they were good and faithful soldiers.
The uniform of the company was steel-gray, with cap of same color.
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