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Eugene Asa Carr

Colonel Eugene Asa Carr, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on March 7, 1862 at Pea Ridge, Arkansas during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War March 7, 1862

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Colonel Eugene Asa Carr received the Medal of Honor for his actions on March 7, 1862 at Pea Ridge, Arkansas during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with 3d Illinois Cavalry. Carr was 31 years old.

3 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on January 16, 1894, 31 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of Brevet Major General.

Carr was born on March 20, 1830 in Boston Corner, Erie County, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Hamburg, Erie County, New York. Carr died on December 2, 1910 in Washington, District of Columbia, at the age of 80. He is buried at U.S. Military Academy Cemetery in West Point, New York.

Carr is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 678 credited to New York.

Official Medal of Honor 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.

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

Wounds and injuries

What the citation records about his wounds:

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.

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Life beyond the battlefield

Source: Wikidata.

Places

  • Born: Hamburg — map
  • Died: Washington, D.C. — map
  • Buried: West Point Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. March 20, 1830
    Born in Boston Corner, Erie County, New York
  2. March 7, 1862
    Act of valor — Pea Ridge, Arkansas
    Age 31. 3d Illinois Cavalry
  3. January 16, 1894
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. December 2, 1910
    Died in Washington, District of Columbia
    Age 80.
  5. Resting place
    U.S. Military Academy Cemetery
    West Point, New York

Biography

Eugene Asa Niel 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. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Pea Ridge.

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Also honored for actions on March 7, 1862

WB William Perkins Black Captain · Army Civil War · 1862 Francis Jay Herron Lieutenant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1862 AP Albert Power Private · Army Civil War · 1862

More Civil War recipients from New York

CM Charles Mills Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1865 John W. Blunt First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 SW Stephen Welch Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 LR Louis Richards Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1862 William H. Raymond Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 LN Llewellyn Powell Norton Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865
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.