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Confederate Regiment

Palmetto (SC) Light Artillery

"Garden's Battery"

 

Commanding Officer on the Sharpsburg Campaign:
  Capt. Hugh R. Garden

 

Arms:
  2   12-pdr. howitzer
  2   6-pdr. Gun

 

This Regiment's Chain of Command:
  Army - Army of Northern Virginia
  Corps - Longstreet's Command
  Division - Hood's Division
  Brigade - Hood's Division Artillery


Unit history

The Palmetto Light Artillery was raised by Captain Hugh R. Garden in 1862. The men came from the areas of Sumter, Columbia, and Cheraw in South Carolina and fought in the Army of Northern Virginia for the rest of the war.

On the Sharpsburg Campaign

Starting just after noon, they fired on the advancing Federal line crossing Burnside's Bridge. Together with the Howitzer section of Reilly's Battery and Toomb's Ga infantry they kept the Federals at bay for over five hours, until A.P. Hills division could reach the scene. PLA had nine horses killed, five wounded, eleven men wounded including one Lt. (who died after his leg was amputated), and two guns disabled (but not captured).

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Battlefield Tablets for this Unit

Tablet #303: Longstreet's Command - 14 Sep, 9 PM to 15 Sep, 12 PM
Tablet #309: Hood's Division, Longstreet's Command - 14 Sep, 9 PM to 16 Sep, 11 PM
Tablet #311: Reserve Artillery, Hood's Division - 15 Sep, 12 PM to 17 Sep, 2 PM
Tablet #368: Jones' Division, Longstreet's Command - 15 Sep, 9 AM to 16 Sep, 9 PM
Tablet #327: Hood's Division, Longstreet's Command - 16 Sep, 2 PM to 16 Sep, 10 PM
Tablet #304: Longstreet's Command - 17 Sep, 7 AM to 17 Sep, 3 PM
Tablet #310: Hood's Division, Longstreet's Command - 17 Sep, 7 AM to 17 Sep, 9 AM

We have 6 individuals in the AotW database who were on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:

 

Co. Rank Name Casualty? Details*
--CaptGarden, Hugh Richardson        We have a picture for this person We have some details for this person
--LtPringle, Samuel McBrideMWIA   09/17     We have a picture for this person We have some details for this person
--PvtRamsey, James GravesWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
--CorpScott, John J.WIA   09/17
--PvtWaller, James LeonidasMWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
--PvtWilder, James DiggsWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person

 

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