William R Carr (abt. 1826 - 1865)

Born about 1826 in Jefferson, Ohio, United States

Died 18 Jun 1865 at about age 39 in New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

William Carr is a part of US Black heritage.

Private William Carr served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 23 Aug 1864
Mustered out: 18 Jun 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 5th US Colored Inf.

Private William Carr died of disease during the United States Civil War.

William R Carr was born about 1826 in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States.

He was a farmer who enlisted in the Union Army in Marietta, Ohio on 23 Aug 1864.

He married Rebecca Unknown before he enlisted. She applied for a widow's pension on 21 Mar 1893.^[1]

William died of chronic diarrhea on 18 Jun 1865 in New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, United States, aged 38. He is buried in New Bern National Cemetery, New Bern, North Carolina. He was single at the time of his death.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Sources

1. ↑ Pension: "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934"
   citing Affiliate Publication Title: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Affiliate Publication Number: T288; Affiliate Film Number: 73; FHL microfilm: 540829;
   FamilySearch Record: KD5S-JVX (accessed 26 May 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GTBN-515 Image number 03128
   Name: William R Carr; Pension Date: 1863.
2. ↑ Military: "United States, Compiled Military Service Records Of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With The U.S. Colored Troops, 1861-1866"
   citing Affiliate Publication Title: Compiled Military Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served With the United States Colored Troops, 2nd through 7th Colored Infantry including 3d Tennessee Volunteers African Descent, 6th Louisiana Infantry African Descent, and 7th Louisiana Infantry African Descent.; Affiliate Publication Number: M1820; Affiliate Film Number: Roll 53; Record number: 0;
   FamilySearch Record: 8C8T-KCW2 (accessed 26 May 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSX1-K3V3-9 Image number 00769
   Name: William R Carr; Military Service Date: 23 Aug 1864; Military Service Place: Marietta, Washington, Ohio, United States; Birth Date: 1826; Age: 38; Mil Branch: US Colored Troops; Miitary Unit: Co G 5 Reg't U.S Col'd Inf.
3. ↑ Burial: "North Carolina, Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index"
   citing Record number: 0;
   FamilySearch Record: QPRY-ZY4H (accessed 26 May 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSTQ-1S39-X Image number 05717
   William Carr burial on 18 Jun 1865 in New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, United States.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #72973477

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 27 May 2023, 03:10), entry for William R Carr (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G2S5-PCL ); contributed by various users.
• "Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866 / Compiled under the Direction of the Roster Commission. V.1." 2020. HathiTrust. 2020. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015004198746&view=1up&seq=637.