Photos • Biography • Facebook • Twitter
Franklin "Frank" Benjamin Carr | |
|---|---|
 Carr in 1895 | |
| Born | c. 1844 Stark County, Ohio |
| Died | October 16, 1904 (aged 60) Pittsburg, Oklahoma |
| Allegiance | 
United States of America |
| Service/ | 
United States Army |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Unit |
124th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry - Company D |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Nashville |
| Awards | 
Medal of Honor |
Corporal Franklin Carr (c. 1844 to October 16, 1904) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Carr received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Nashville in Tennessee on 16 December 1864. He was honored with the award on 24 February 1865. [1] [2] [3]
Carr was born in Stark County, Ohio in about 1844, the son of Elijah Carr and Ann Shull. He married Catherine "Kate" Trubey and had the following children Charles H Carr, William A Carr, Nettie E Carr and Eugene E Carr. He was enlisted in the 124th Ohio Infantry during the American Civil War. He died on 16 October 1904.
- ^ a b "Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Franklin Carr". Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ "U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients". Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- Dyer, Frederick H (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co. ASIN B01BUFJ76Q.
- Lewis, George W. (1894). The Campaigns of the 124th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry: With Roster and Roll of Honor. Akron, OH: The Werner Company. p. 285. OCLC 1041661352.
- Ohio Roster Commission (1888). 110th–140th Regiments—Infantry. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861–1865. Vol. VIII. Cincinnati, OH: The Ohio Valley Press. p. 812. OCLC 181357575.
- Reid, Whitelaw (1868). The History of Her Regiments, and Other Military Organizations. Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers. Vol. II. Cincinnati, OH: Moore, Wilstach, & Baldwin. p. 1002. ISBN 9781154801965. OCLC 11632330.
- Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare (1968). Edward M Kennedy, Chairman (ed.). Medal of Honor, 1863-1968 : "In the Name of the Congress of the United States". Committee print (United States. Congress), 90th Congress, 2nd session. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 1087. OCLC 1049691780.
- "Congressional Medal of Honor Society". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. CMOHS. 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- "Medal of Honor Recipients—sorted alphabetically". THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE VICTORIA & GEORGE CROSS. VCOnline. 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- "Infantry Units: 124th Ohio Volunteer Infantry". www.bgsu.edu. Center for Archival Collections. 2019. Archived from the original on 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- Ohio in the Civil War: 124th Ohio Volunteer Infantry by Larry Stevens
- National flag of the 124th Ohio Infantry
- Ohio Medal of Honor Recipients Archived 2020-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
Franklin "Frank" Benjamin Carr | |
|---|---|
|
Carr in 1895 | |
| Born | c. 1844 Stark County, Ohio |
| Died | October 16, 1904 (aged 60) Pittsburg, Oklahoma |
| Allegiance |
United States of America |
| Service/ |
United States Army |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Unit |
124th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry - Company D |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Nashville |
| Awards |
Medal of Honor |
Corporal Franklin Carr (c. 1844 to October 16, 1904) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Carr received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Nashville in Tennessee on 16 December 1864. He was honored with the award on 24 February 1865. [1] [2] [3]
Carr was born in Stark County, Ohio in about 1844, the son of Elijah Carr and Ann Shull. He married Catherine "Kate" Trubey and had the following children Charles H Carr, William A Carr, Nettie E Carr and Eugene E Carr. He was enlisted in the 124th Ohio Infantry during the American Civil War. He died on 16 October 1904.
- ^ a b "Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Franklin Carr". Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ "U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients". Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- Dyer, Frederick H (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co. ASIN B01BUFJ76Q.
- Lewis, George W. (1894). The Campaigns of the 124th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry: With Roster and Roll of Honor. Akron, OH: The Werner Company. p. 285. OCLC 1041661352.
- Ohio Roster Commission (1888). 110th–140th Regiments—Infantry. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861–1865. Vol. VIII. Cincinnati, OH: The Ohio Valley Press. p. 812. OCLC 181357575.
- Reid, Whitelaw (1868). The History of Her Regiments, and Other Military Organizations. Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers. Vol. II. Cincinnati, OH: Moore, Wilstach, & Baldwin. p. 1002. ISBN 9781154801965. OCLC 11632330.
- Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare (1968). Edward M Kennedy, Chairman (ed.). Medal of Honor, 1863-1968 : "In the Name of the Congress of the United States". Committee print (United States. Congress), 90th Congress, 2nd session. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 1087. OCLC 1049691780.
- "Congressional Medal of Honor Society". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. CMOHS. 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- "Medal of Honor Recipients—sorted alphabetically". THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE VICTORIA & GEORGE CROSS. VCOnline. 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- "Infantry Units: 124th Ohio Volunteer Infantry". www.bgsu.edu. Center for Archival Collections. 2019. Archived from the original on 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- Ohio in the Civil War: 124th Ohio Volunteer Infantry by Larry Stevens
- National flag of the 124th Ohio Infantry
- Ohio Medal of Honor Recipients Archived 2020-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||