Lived in Watkinsville, GA.
Univ. of GA class of 1857 matriculated.
Enlisted April 24, 1861; mustered in as Pvt.
Wounded in left thigh Sept. 14, 1862 at Crampton's Gap; admitted to Gen. Hosp. #12 Richmond Sept. 22, 1862.
Furloughed Oct. 3 - Dec. 5, 1862.
Appointed Corp. Nov. 15, 1862.
Killed at Spotsylvania CH; buried in a soldier's grave; reinterred in the Spotsylvania Court House Confederate Cemetery, Spotsylvania, VA.
Troup's Light Artillery was organized on 4/26/61; named in honor of the state's former governor, George M. Troup.
When they were reorganized on April 29th, 1862, the troops elected H.H. Carlton as their Captain.
They fought at Fredericksburg, December 1862, and again during the Chancellorsville Campaign (11 casualties)in early May, 1863.
In May 1864 they were involved at the Battle of The Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Court House.
Lived in Watkinsville, GA.
Univ. of GA class of 1857 matriculated.
Enlisted April 24, 1861; mustered in as Pvt.
Wounded in left thigh Sept. 14, 1862 at Crampton's Gap; admitted to Gen. Hosp. #12 Richmond Sept. 22, 1862.
Furloughed Oct. 3 - Dec. 5, 1862.
Appointed Corp. Nov. 15, 1862.
Killed at Spotsylvania CH; buried in a soldier's grave; reinterred in the Spotsylvania Court House Confederate Cemetery, Spotsylvania, VA.
Troup's Light Artillery was organized on 4/26/61; named in honor of the state's former governor, George M. Troup.
When they were reorganized on April 29th, 1862, the troops elected H.H. Carlton as their Captain.
They fought at Fredericksburg, December 1862, and again during the Chancellorsville Campaign (11 casualties)in early May, 1863.
In May 1864 they were involved at the Battle of The Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Court House.
Bio by: BigFrench
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