Chatham Artillery records, 1862-1863.

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Chatham Artillery records, 1862-1863.

Contains six rolls of the Chatham Light Artillery, 1862-1863.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7404549

Georgia Historical Society

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Georgia. Chatham Artillery of Savannah

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The Chatham Artillery is the oldest military organization in the State of Georgia, form on May 1, 1786. It has always been, and continues to be, an important unit of the State Militia and participated in every war fought by United States forces with the exception of the War with Mexico, 1845-1848, at which time another Savannah military unit was chosen by lot. The company was called upon for both festive and solemn occasions, such as escorting President George Washington in 1791, the Marquis de ...