Carnes' Tennessee Battery

Carnes' Tennessee Battery, with two 6-pounders and two 12-pounder howitzers, served in Wright's Brigade, Cheatham's Division, Polk's Corps on September 19, 1863, under Captain William W. Carnes, with 1st Lieutenant L.G. Marshall, 2d Lieutenant James M. Cockrill, and 2d Lieutenant A. Van Vleck, who was killed. The battery crossed the Chickamauga at Dalton's Ford about 9 a.m. with its brigade, followed the infantry's advance, and about 1 p.m. came into action on this ground under bitter musketry and artillery fire on the left of the 38th Tennessee, which was also the left of the brigade and division. Fighting at close quarters and using only canister, the battery was engaged to the front with no support on the left when enemy forces extended around its left and rear; with horses killed, the guns could not be moved, and the men were hastily assembled by bugle and withdrawn at a double-quick by the right and rear, leaving the guns to be possessed by the advancing enemy brigade. The guns were soon recovered by the advance of Stewart's Division. Out of an aggregate of 76, casualties were 1 officer killed, 37 men killed or wounded, and 49 horses killed.

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