LT Patrick Ludlow Calhoun, (CSA)

The Newberry Herald and News (Newberry, SC) Tuesday, 14 Nov 1899

In the Confederate War – Casualties of the 13th SC Regiment, McGowan’s Brigade, in the Engagement near New Market, July 28, 1864, Major Wm Lester, Commanding

The following casualties is taken from the Daily Southern Guardian of August 2, 1864, and will be of interest to many of the old soldiers. The paper has been preserved by Mrs M M Buford and the Sheriff has kindly handed it to us to publish….... .... Company H, Lt P L Calhoun, commanding – killed........

John C Anderson, Lt and Adj’t 13th SC Reg’t

(also called The First Battle of Deep Bottom: July 28, 1864) The regiment lost 42 men. Colonel Hunt was in command

Name: First Battle of Deep Bottom Other Names: Darbytown, Strawberry Plains, New Market Road, Gravel Hill Location: Henrico County Campaign: Richmond-Petersburg Campaign (June 1864-March 1865) Date: July 27-29, 1864 Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock [US]; Maj. Gen. Charles Field [CS] Forces Engaged: Corps Estimated Casualties: 1,000 total Description: During the night of July 26-27, the Union II Corps and two divisions of Sheridan’s cavalry under command of Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock crossed to the north side of James River to threaten Richmond. This demonstration diverted Confederate forces from the impending attack at Petersburg on July 30. Union efforts to turn the Confederate position at New Market Heights and Fussell’s Mill were abandoned when the Confederates strongly reinforced their lines and counterattacked. During the night of July 29, the Federals recrossed the river leaving a garrison as heretofore to hold the bridgehead at Deep Bottom.

Result: Confederate victory

Deep Bottom is a piece of land next to James River and is about ten or eleven miles from Richmond

Richmond National Cemetery was opened in 1867, and is now generally closed to new interments. Located about three miles east of the Virginia state capital, this cemetery lies just within the fortification lines constructed by the Confederate Army during its defense of Richmond during the Civil War. The first burials were post-war removals from the cemetery at Belle Island Confederate Prison, from the battlefields of Cold Harbor and Seven Pines, also Oakwood and Hollywood cemeteries in Richmond, and from various field burial locations in Chesterfield and Hanover counties, Virginia. Volume 4 of the "Roll of Honor" (the series of books that list all Civil War burials in National Cemeteries) also states that a total of 556 sets of Union remains were disinterred from burial pits adjacent to the Richmond City Hospital, located just east of Shockoe Hill Cemetery in Richmond, and were reburied at Richmond National as unknowns. A total of 5,691 unknown soldiers are buried here along with thousands of known veterans.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Apr 29 2021, 22:54:16 UTC