CONFEDERATE GEORGIA TROOPS
Carlton's Company, Georgia Artillery (Troup County Artillery)
- Overview:
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Troup Light Artillery was organized at La Grange, Georgia, during the fall of 1861 with
men from Troup County. This company was part of Cobb's Georgia Legion, but when ordered to
Virginia it became an independent unit. It served in H.C. Cabell's Battalion of Artillery, Army of
Northern Virginia. The battery fought in many conflicts from the Seven Days' Battles to Cold Harbor, endured the long siege of
Petersburg, and ended the war at
Appomattox. One section
reported 1 killed and 3 wounded out of 31 engaged at Crampton's Gap. The company sustained
9 casualties at Sharpsburg, 11 at
Chancellorsville, and 7 at Gettysburg. Only 7 men surrended in
April, 1865. It was commanded by Captains H.H. Carlton and M. Stanley.
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