Griffin GA Light Artillery Battery
Obediah C. Gibson John Scogin Enlisted as Captains
William E. Lyons Enlisted as a 1st Lieutenant
Robert J. Powell George M. Rockwell Enlisted as 2nd Lieutenants
Organized: on 10/1/62 Mustered Out: 3/1/64
Obediah C. Gibson’s Company (Griffin Light Artillery) of Light Artillery Volunteers* mustered into the Artillery Service of the Confederate States of America May 7, 1862 for 3 years at Griffin, George
Stationed at Camp Stephens, Griffin, Ga. May 23, 1862
Nov/Dec, 1862 through Jul/Aug 1863 musters held at Chattanooga, Tenn.
December 31, 1863 muster held near Atlanta, Ga.
Jan thru Aug, 1864 musters missing from the records
Sep/Oct, 1864 muster held near Macon, Ga
No further muster rolls in the records
* This company subsequently became Capt. Scrogin’s Battery, George Light Artillery (Griffin Light Artillery)
Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia
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Georgia Griffin Light Artillery Battery
Organized in the fall of 1862. Transferred to the Georgia State line in the spring of 1864
Battles:
Tullahoma Campaign (June-July, 1863)
Chickamauga (September 19-20, 1863)
Chattanooga Siege (September-November, 1863)
Chattanooga (November 23-25, 1863)
Atlanta Campaign (May-September, 1864)
Compendium of the Confederate Armies - Stewart Sifakis
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Scogin's Battery
[Gibson's] Church Bell Battery
Griffin Light Artillery Capt. O. C. Gibson
Capt. John Scogin
This battery was organized 7 May 1862 in Griffin, Georgia.
http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pudig/GAGuns.htm
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Scogin's Battery, Georgia Light Artillery (Griffin Light Artillery)
OVERVIEW: Griffin Light Artillery was organized at Griffin, Georgia, in May, 1862. It was attached to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida and served on the Georgia coast and in the defense of Savannah. The unit was broken up in January, 1865. Captain C.R. Hanleiter was in command.
http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=CGASCOGYAL