Tarleton

1st Mississippi Light Artillery

Aka Withers’ Light Artillery Company A — Ridley’s Battery, aka Jackson Light Artillery (raised in Hinds & Madison Counties, MS) Company B — Herrod’s Battery, aka Vaughan Rebels (raised in Yazoo County, MS) Company C — Turner’s Battery (raised in Choctaw County, MS) Company D — Wofford’s Battery (raised in Holmes County, MS) Company E — Carroll Light Artillery (raised in Carroll County, MS) Company F — Bradford’s Battery (raised in Lawrence County, MS) Company G — Cowan’s Battery (raised in Warren County, MS) Company H — Connor Battery (raised in Adams County, MS) Company I — Bowman’s Battery (raised … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Colonel Tarleton

Colonel Banastre Tarleton Was Born In Liverpool, England, On The 21st Of August, 1754. He Commenced The Study Of The Law, But When The War In America Broke Out He Entered The British Army And Came To This Country With Lord Cornwallis. He Served With That Officer In All His Campaigns In The South, And By His Daring Intrepedity, And Indomitable Energy, Greatly Contributed To The Success Of The British Arms At Camden. He Possessed A Sanguinary Disposition, As Was Exhibited In The Cruel Massacre Of Col. Buford’s Regiment At The Waxhaws. In Tracing His History In America, We Look … Read more