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put in Picket's Brigade, with the Eighth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twenty-eighth Virginia regiments, and with these regiments helped to win for General Pickett his major-general stars at (iaines's Mill. It served until the end of the war in this brigade, taking a conspicuous part in the noted Pickett 's charge at the battle of Get- tysburg.
The company's roll has been carefully compiled by Lieutenant Floyd Clark, now living at Chase City, Virginia, and myself. Your's, very respectfully,
J. W. BREEDLOVE. Private Company I, Fifty-sixth Virginia Infantry.
THE ROSTER.
William E. Green, captain, died since the war.
Thomas S. Henry, first lieutenant, nephew of Patrick Henry.
William H. Price, second lieutenant, died since the war.
John T. Palmer, third lieutenant.
Thomas N. Read, first sergeant, died since the war.
William P. Morrison, second sergeant, wounded at Fort Donelson, and died.
Thomas B. Smith, third sergeant, wounded at Gettysburg.
Peyton R. Lawson, fourth sergeant, killed at South Mountain.
Robert A. Holt, fifth sergeant, wounded.
William T. Guill, first corporal, a color guard, and killed at Get- tysburg.
Stanard Booker, second corporal.
Jacob W. Morton, third corporal, wounded at Gettysburg, and captured.
W. W. Berkeley, fourth corporal.
PRIVATES.
Allen, Joseph, dead; Baker, Elijah, killed at Gettysburg; Baker, John E., died during the war; Beasley, W. D. , wounded at Gettys- burg; Blankenship, Joel, died during the war; Blankenship, Dick, died during the war; Booker, Horace, discharged early in the war; Brightwell, William, dead; Brightwell, Charles; Breedlove, John W., wounded at Gettysburg; Clark, Charles J., promoted to captain, wounded at Gettysburg; Clark, Elijah W., dead; Clark, E. C, transferred to cavalry; Clark, William, dead; Clark, Floyd, pro-
