| Carroll Thackston | |
| Office: | Adjutant General of Virginia |
| Governor: | George Allen Jim Gilmore |
| Term Start: | July 24, 1994 |
| Term End: | September 30, 1998 |
| Preceded: | Jack Castles |
| Succeeded: | Claude Williams |
| Birth Date: | 20 June 1933 |
| Birth Place: | Concord, Virginia, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Education: | Virginia Military Institute |
| Allegiance: |  United States |
| Branch: | United States Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1955–1998 |
| Rank: | Major general |
| Unit: | National Guard Bureau |
| Commands: | Virginia National Guard |
| Mawards: | Legion of Merit |
Carroll Thackston (June 20, 1933 – February 17, 2013) was a United States Army major general and former Adjutant General of Virginia.
Thackston was born on June 20, 1933, in Concord, Virginia, to Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Thackston.[1] He attended Virginia Military Institute and graduated in 1955 with a degree in history.[2] [3]