Military officer; born in
Charlotte county, Va., Feb. 11, 1749; became lieutenant-colonel of a Virginia artillery regiment in 1776; was sent to the
South; and was made a prisoner at
Charleston in 1780.
He was
Gates's quartermaster-general in his brief Southern campaign.
Carrington prepared the way for
Greene to cross the
Dan, and was an active and efficient officer in that officer's famous retreat.
He commanded the artillery at Hobkirk's Hill, and also at
Yorktown.
Colonel Carrington was foreman of the jury in the trial of
Aaron Burr (q. v). He died in
Richmond, Va., Oct. 28, 1810.
His brother Paul, born Feb. 24, 1733, became an eminent lawyer; was a member of the
House of Burgesses, and voted against Henry's Stamp Act resolutions; but was patriotic, and helped along the cause of independence in an efficient manner.
He died in
Charlotte county, Va., June 22, 1818.