the men who had grown dissatisfied with his leadership style. He would not for the time being relinquish his duties as colonel and on April 20 a confrontation with Company H under Captain John E. Deans occurred. Captain Deans had been authorized in February to organize a battalion of Portsmouth Volunteers which had not materialized and with the expiration of their enlistment the men of Company H stacked their arms with most of the men reenlisting in other commands. When news reached Pryor he mustered the Greys and exchanged angered words accusing them of not shirking from the upcoming battle at which time Corporal John W. Lingo who spoke for the company stated the following "Colonel Pryor, we are not leaving on account of the enemy or approaching battle, but we do not desire to serve any longer under your command, but if we are put under the immediate command of Major Scott, every man will cheerfully remain here until the battle is over" Colonel Pryor then requested that all who desire this outcome please step forward and with exception of four men all did so. Pryor then ordered Major Scott to march these men to Yorktown and place them in the jailhouse for mutiny. When Lieutenant James Dongan protested the treatment of the company he too was confined to the jailhouse. The matter was finally settled when officers of the regiment familiar with the new conscription law passed just days prior on April 16 informed the men that all previous reenlistment laws were now void and they would be required to finish their service with the regiment. Colonel Pryor for his part apologized for his language and treatment of the company but for some these words fell short. Edgar Ashton of the company H illustrates this perfectly with the following: "I never will forget how he served the company at Yorktown, which no doubt you heard of and where we were on the 20th of April which was Sunday. I never will forget the day as long as I live! A similar event occurred with company B, who around the same time reenlisted with the understanding they would be transferred to a regiment under organization by Colonel David J. Godwin of the 14th Virginia. When the men protested the perceived sleight of hand Colonel Pryor once again charge mutiny and placed several of the company and Lieutenant George W.