Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Eugene Asa Carr
Details
- Rank: Colonel (Highest Rank: Brevet Major General)
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
3d Illinois Cavalry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: March 7, 1862
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Pea Ridge, Arkansas, USA
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.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Hamburg, Erie County, New York
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: January 16, 1894
- Born: March 20, 1830, Boston Corner, Erie County, NY, United States
- Died: December 2, 1910, Washington, DC, United States
- Buried: U.S. Military Academy Cemetery (K-14), West Point, NY, United States