Fickling's Company, South Carolina Artillery (Brooks Light Artillery)

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Brief History
Brooks Light Artillery, completed its organization during the spring of 1862 with men from the Charleston area. It soon moved to Virginia and was assigned to S.D. Lee's, E.P. Alexander's, and F. Huger's Battalion of Artillery. On April 9, 1865, it surrendered.



Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.