Eugene Asa Carr

Infobox Military Person
name=Eugene Asa Carr
born= birth date|1930|3|20
died= death date and age|1910|12|2|1830|3|20
placeofbirth= Hamburg, New York
placeofdeath= Washington, D.C.
placeofburial= West Point Cemetery New York


caption=Eugene Asa Carr
nickname=
allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Army
serviceyears=c. 1846 – 1893
rank= Brevet major general
commands=3rd Illinois Cavalry
unit=
battles=American Civil War *Battle of Pea Ridge *Siege of Vicksburg *Battle of Fort Blakely Indian Wars *Battle of Summit Springs *Battle of Cibeque
awards=Medal of Honor
laterwork=

Eugene Asa Carr (March 20, 1830 – December 2, 1910) was a soldier in the United States Army and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Biography

Carr graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1850, entered the mounted rifles, and served in the Indian Wars until 1861, when he received command of the 3rd Illinois Cavalry.

During the Civil War, he saw much service in the Southwest and led an assault at Port Gibson in the Vicksburg campaign in 1863. Carr was awarded a Medal of Honor for his actions at Battle of Pea Ridge in Arkansas, on March 7, 1862. According to the official citation, Carr had "directed the deployment of his command and held his ground, under a brisk fire of shot and shell in which he was several times wounded." [cite web|url =http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html|title =Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients - (A-L)|publisher =United States Army Center of Military History|accessdate =2006-07-13] Carr rose in rank throughout the war and, by its end in 1865, he was brevetted major general of volunteers.

Subsequently, he conducted successful operations on the frontier against the Indians, winning a significant battle at Summit Springs and became colonel in the regular service in 1879, and brigadier general in 1892, a rank which he held at the time of his retirement in 1893. His military nickname was "The Black-Bearded Cossack" ["The Handbook of Texas Online"at http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/CC/fcadd_print.html]

He is buried in the West Point Cemetery, New York.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Colonel, 3d Illinois Cavalry. Place and date: At Pea Ridge, Ark., March 7, 1862. Entered service at: Hamburg, Erie County, N.Y. Born: March 10, 1830, Boston Corner, Erie County, N.Y. Date of issue: January 16, 1894.

Citation:

:Directed the deployment of his command and held his ground, under a brisk fire of shot and shell in which he was several times wounded.

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
*
*List of American Civil War generals

References

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* [http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/CC/fcadd_print.html Texas History site for Carr]

Persondata
NAME= Carr, Eugene Asa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Union Army General and Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH= March 20, 1830
PLACE OF BIRTH= Hamburg, New York
DATE OF DEATH= December 2, 1910
PLACE OF DEATH= Washington, D.C.