Confederate Battery

Troup (GA) Artillery

Commanding Officer on the Sharpsburg Campaign:
Capt. H. H. Carlton

Arms:
1 12-pdr. howitzer
2 10-pdr. Parrott

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

On the Sharpsburg Campaign

Part of (T.R.R.) Cobb's Legion, they were attached to, and served with, (Howell) Cobb's Brigade.

The battery was very shorthanded at Sharpsburg - as little as 1 officer and 26 men present. It is likely the battery left two six-pounder guns at Leesburg, VA on the campaign. Carman shows 3 guns on the field, and Cobb's OR mentions a 2-gun section in action at Crampton's Gap on 9/14 - one lost to the Federals.

Statistics

Initial Strength: 27; Killed in Action (KIA): 1; Wounded (WIA): 8;
Losses, % of Initial Strength: 33.3%

Map Showing this Unit

Detail Map #4: Greene's High-Water Mark in the West Woods (9am-noon)

Battlefield Tablet for this Unit

Tablet #357: McLaws' Division, Longstreet's Command - 16 Sep, 11 AM to 18 Sep, 9 PM

References & Notes

See a superb resource about the Battery online at Troup Artillery by Bill Smedlund.

We have 4 individuals in the AotW database who were on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:

Co.	Rank	Name	Casualty?
--	Pvt	Carlton, Benjamin Richard	KIA 09/17
--	Capt	Carlton, Henry Hull
--	Lt	Jennings, Jr., Henry S.
--	Pvt	Waddell, John Oliver	WIA/POW 09/14

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