Webster Alphonso Carter (1843 - 1900)

Born 1843 in St. Albans, Franklin, Vermont, United States

Ancestors

Died 11 Feb 1900 at about age 57 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

Webster Carter served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: May 22, 1861
Mustered out: December 31, 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 34th New York Infantry

Biography

Webster was born in 1843. He was the son of Ira Carter and Charlotte Saxe. He passed away in 1900.

The following comes from the Clinton County, NY, Civil War Record, 1861-1865 Facebook page:

BROTHERS SEPARATED AT ANTIETAM - Walter and Webster Carter (Cartier) enlisted in the 34th Infantry in Champlain about 5 weeks after Lincoln’s call for 75.000 men. They were assigned to Captain Davis Rich’s Company D that was made up of men who enlisted in the Town of Champlain. The brothers were two of the 66 privates that were enrolled expecting to serve for two years.

The regiment went to Washington in July after organizing in Albany and, by September, they were patrolling along the Potomac west of the capital. In April 1862, they started their journey up the Virginia Peninsula, heading toward Richmond in the Army of the Potomac under General McClellan. During May, June, and July they sustained over 150 casualties. They stayed at Harrison’s Landing until August 15th and in September joined the Maryland Campaign.

On September 17th they received 154 casualties at the battle of Antietam including 98 wounded. Webster was wounded and eventually lost the thumb on his right hand. He spent the next four months in hospital in Philadelphia until he was discharged.

Walter moved on with regiment which was ordered to Falmouth, VA, then. crossing the Rappahannock River, in December, they spent four days fighting in Fredericksburg in the middle of the month and received 35 more casualties. In May of 1863, just before the 34th mustered out, they participated in the Battles of Marye’s Heights and Salem Church receiving minor casualties. The regiment returned to Albany and were mustered out on June 30th.

The sons of Ira Cartier and Charlotte Saxe spent the rest of their lives between New York, Vermont where their father was born and Quebec, their mother’s birthplace.

Sources

• Menands, New York, Albany Rural Cemetery Burial Cards, 1791-2011
• New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900
• New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865
• U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
• Find A Grave: Memorial #51987326
• Civil War Record—New York 34th Infantry Regiment
• "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2W5Q-P4M : 3 June 2020), Webster Alphonso Carter, 1900.