W. Carrington

Confederate (CSV)

Private

Wilson Carrington

(1843 - 1862)

Home State: Georgia

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 16th Georgia Infantry

Before Sharpsburg

He enlisted as Private in Company A, 16th Georgia Infantry on 11 July 1861.

On the Campaign

He was killed in action on 14 September 1862 at Crampton's Gap on South Mountain, MD.

References & notes

Basic information from Henderson.1 His memorial is on Findagrave, source also of his picture, from a photograph of unknown provenance posted by Eddie Inman.

Birth

1843; Madison County, GA

Death

09/14/1862; Crampton's Gap, MD

Notes

1 Henderson, Lilian, compiler, Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia, 1861-1865, 6 vols., Hapeville (GA): Longino & Porter, 1959-1964, Vol. 2, pg. 484 [AotW citation 12160]

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