The Eugene A. Carr papers, 1830-1930.

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The Eugene A. Carr papers, 1830-1930.

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Contains the following types of materials: correspondence, memoirs, clippings, newspapers, diary / journal, maps / charts, scrapbooks. Contains information pertaining to the following wars: Civil War, Late Indian War, Spanish-American War. General description of the collection: The Eugene A. Carr papers include family papers referring back to family members as early as 1620; his biography; Clark M. Carr personal papers; and information on Cibicu Canyon Indian fight near Fort Apache, AZ.

5 boxes.

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7570750

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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Carr, Clark N.

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Carr, Eugene Asa, 1830-1910

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Carr was born in Hamburg, New York. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1850, 19th in a class of 44 cadets. He was appointed a brevet second lieutenant in the Regiment of Mounted Riflemen, and served in the Indian Wars until 1861, seeing his first bit of combat on October 3, 1854 against Apaches near the Sierra Diablo Mountains. By 1861 he had been promoted to captain (June 11, 1858) in the old 1st U.S. Cavalry (later designated the 4th U.S.) and comm...