I have headed these sketches "Personal Reminiscences," which I have designed to be a simple narrative of what I saw, heard and felt, without any desire to recount deeds of my own; but rather, at the solicitation of my children and others, that they may know something of my comrades and that I may leave to those who come after me some record of the part, inconspicuous as it was, which I took in that fierce and bloody conflict, my reasons, therefor, and my convictions and actions since. These things alone have prompted me to undertake this task. I find already that the personal pronoun will appear in the narrative much oftener than I would wish. This seems unavoidable, according to the plan and scope designed. I read sometime ago Gen. Fitzhugh Lee's life of Gen. Robt. E. Lee. When the book was finished, I remarked that I had a higher opinion of Fitz Lee than ever before, for the reason that his modesty caused him to leave himself out of the book, only a few times mentioning Fitz Lee's Brigade or Division incidentally, showing him to be a great man. I would like to do likewise, but this will be impossible. ORGANIZATION AND ROLL OF COMPANY In the year 1860, at Pigeon Run—now Gladys, Campbell County, Va.,—near where I was born and reared, the young men of the neighborhood, catching the military spirit that swept over the State and South immediately after the John Brown raid at Harper's Ferry the year before, organized a volunteer infantry company, "The Clifton Grays," named after a small stream near by, the name being suggested by my father, the late Richard Morgan. At the organization of the company, Adam Clement was elected captain; Jos. A. Hobson, first lieutenant; H. H. Withers, second lieutenant; Jas. A. Connelly, third lieutenant, and R. M. Cock, 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 beginning to the end: CAPTAIN Adam Clement; promoted to major; wounded and disabled at Sharpsburg, Md. LIEUTENANTS Jos. A. Hobson; retired at the end of the first year. H. H. Withers; retired at the end of first year. Jas. A. Connelly; missing at Gettysburg. Jabe R. Rosser. Robt. M. Cock; captured at Five Forks, Va. ORDERLY SERGEANT W. H. Morgan; promoted to first lieutenant and captain; captured at Milford, Va., May 21, 1864. SERGEANTS Thos. M. Cock; promoted to orderly sergeant; died since war. E. M. Hobson; detailed as regimental ordinance sergeant. E. G. Gilliam; badly wounded at Five Forks, Va. Geo. Thomas Rosser. Robt. M. Murrell. Geo. W. Morgan; died since war. CORPORALS