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Anthony J. Carson

Corporal Anthony J. Carson, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions between April 15 and 19, 1900 in Catubig, Samar, Philippine Islands during the Philippine Insurrection.

Philippine Insurrection April 15 - 19, 1900

Corporal Anthony J. Carson was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions between April 15 and 19, 1900 in Catubig, Samar, Philippine Islands during the Philippine Insurrection. At the time he was serving with Company H, 43d Infantry, U.S. Volunteers. Carson was 30 years old.

The medal was presented on January 4, 1906, 5 years after the action.

Carson was born on April 23, 1869 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. His Medal of Honor is credited to Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Carson died on April 25, 1943 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, at the age of 74. He is buried at New Calvary Cemetery in Mattapan, Massachusetts.

Carson is one of 82 Medal of Honor recipients from the Philippine Insurrection and one of 265 credited to Massachusetts.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Assumed command of a detachment of the company which had survived an overwhelming attack of the enemy, and by his bravery and untiring efforts and the exercise of extraordinary good judgment in the handling of his men, successfully withstood for two days the attacks of a large force of the enemy, thereby saving the lives of the survivors and protecting the wounded until relief came.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: Philippine–American War.

Places

  • Born: Boston — map
  • Died: Boston — map
  • Buried: New Calvary Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. April 23, 1869
    Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
  2. April 15 - 19, 1900
    Act of valor — Catubig, Samar, Philippine Islands
    Age 30. Company H, 43d Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
  3. January 4, 1906
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. April 25, 1943
    Died in Dorchester, Massachusetts
    Age 74.
  5. Resting place
    New Calvary Cemetery
    Mattapan, Massachusetts

Biography

Anthony J. Carson (April 23, 1869 – April 25, 1943) was a United States Army Corporal who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Philippine–American War. Carson was awarded the Medal on January 4, 1906, for actions on April 15–19, 1900. His medal was awarded by President Theodore Roosevelt. Carson would later admit that the battle was a defeat.

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More Philippine Insurrection recipients from Massachusetts

TP Thomas Francis Prendergast Corporal · Marine Corps Philippine Insurrection · 1899 EG Edward Herrick Gibson Sergeant · Army Philippine Insurrection · 1899 George William Mathews Captain Assistant Surgeon · Army Philippine Insurrection · 1899 FW Frank T. o Walker Private · Army Philippine Insurrection · 1900 LM Louis C. Mosher Second Lieutenant · Army Philippine Insurrection · 1913
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.