CONFEDERATE ARKANSAS TROOPS
Thrall's Battery, Arkansas Light Artillery
- Overview:
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McCown's-Hubbard's-Thrall's Battery [also called Jackson County Light Artillery] was formed
at Little Rock, Arkansas, in May, 1861, and soon moved east of the Mississippi River. After
fighting at Shiloh the unit was
assigned to the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana and was active in the siege of Jackson. Later it was attached to
Forrest's Cavalry Corps, participated in the conflicts at Brice's Cross Roads and Harrisburg, then saw action in Tennessee.
During 1865 it aided in the defense of Mobile and surrendered with the Department of Alabama,
Mississippi, and East Louisiana. Its captains were G. T. Hubbard, John P. McCown, and James
C. Thrall.
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