150th Civil War anniversary merits reflection
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One hundred fifty years ago this week my great-grandfather, Charles Carroll, was a private in the Amite County Defenders (Company “K” of the 33rd Mississippi Infantry). He was about to have his first bitter taste of battle. He assembled in Grenada with his compatriots from Amite County and other parts of Mississippi, and began learning the soldier’s drills.






