Franklin Carr (soldier) explained

Franklin "Frank" Benjamin Carr
Birth Date:	c. 1844
Birth Place:	Stark County, Ohio
Death Place:	Pittsburg, Oklahoma
Rank:	Corporal
Unit:	124th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry - Company D
Battles:	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]

Biography

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.

References

Book: Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Dyer Pub. Co.. Des Moines, IA. 1908. B01BUFJ76Q.
Book: Lewis, George W.. The Campaigns of the 124th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry: With Roster and Roll of Honor. The Werner Company. 1894. Akron, OH. 285 . en. 1041661352 .
Book: Ohio Roster Commission . 110th - 140th Regiments - Infantry. The Ohio Valley Press.. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861 - 1865. VIII. 1888. Cincinnati, OH. 812. 181357575 .
Book: Reid, Whitelaw. Whitelaw Reid. The History of Her Regiments, and Other Military Organizations. Moore, Wilstach, & Baldwin. Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers. II. 1868. Cincinnati, OH. 1002. 9781154801965. 11632330 .
Book: Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Edward M Kennedy, Chairman. Medal of Honor, 1863-1968 : "In the Name of the Congress of the United States". U.S. Government Printing Office. Committee print (United States. Congress), 90th Congress, 2nd session. 1968. Washington DC. 1087 . 1049691780 .
Web site: Congressional Medal of Honor Society. CMOHS. Congressional Medal of Honor Society. 2014. 19 August 2014 . .
Web site: VCOnline . 2020. Medal of Honor Recipients - sorted alphabetically . THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE VICTORIA & GEORGE CROSS . 2 May 2020 . .
Web site: Infantry Units: 124th Ohio Volunteer Infantry . www.bgsu.edu . Center for Archival Collections . 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20070610104427/http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/cac/cwar/124ovi.html . 2008-03-20 . 2007-06-10 . .

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Notes and References

Web site: Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients . 8 December 2013 . 3 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175923/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html . dead .
Web site: Franklin Carr . 8 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131213135542/http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=934 . 13 December 2013 . live .
Web site: U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients . 8 December 2013.