John Robert Carterpapers, 1913-1924

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John Robert Carterpapers, 1913-1924

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Collection consists of the personal and professional papers ofJohn Robert Carter, a member of the African-American Company C of the Army's25th Infantry. This collection includes military records, newspaper clippingconsisting of muster rolls, correspondence, and photographs.

.5 linear feet

University of Arizona Libraries, Library Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6633973

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Carter, John Robert, 1890-1949.

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John Robert Carter was born November 18, 1890 in Petersburg, Indiana. In 1913, he enlisted in the United States Army at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. Carter was a member of the African-American Company C of the 25th Infantry, organized in 1869, which was stationed at Oahu, Hawaii from 1913 to 1918. In 1918, the 25th was transferred to Arizona where its companies were divided among camps in Yuma, Ajo, and Nogales. After a brief stay in Yuma, Carter and Company C moved on to Camp Stephen D. Little in Nogale...