Caroline Artillery
A Brief
History of the Battery
Under the command of Capt. Thomas Rowe Thornton, this Caroline County battery was organized originally on July 23, 1861. Serving throughout the war as an independant company and attached to Lightfoot's Battalion, the battery spent most of its service as part of the Richmond Defenses or the "Palace Guard" and fought in the battles around Richmond from 1864 - 65.
For more detailed information on
this company, and the men who fought in it, I recommend
The Caroline Light, Parker and Stafford Light Virginia Artillery
by Homer D. Musselman
Available from
The Virginia Regimental Histories Series
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