Henry J. Carter (abt. 1834 - 1870)

Born about 1834 in United States [uncertain]

Died 20 Sep 1870 at about age 36 in Hudson, Columbia, New York, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Henry Carter is a part of US Black heritage.

Sergeant Henry Carter served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 11 Apr 1863
Mustered out: 29 May 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company G, 54th Massachusetts Infantry

Occupations

• 1863: Stonecutter

Residences

• 1863: Lenox, Massachusetts (military enlistment)

Military Service

During the Civil War, he served as a Sergeant in Company G of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the Union Army, the first regiment in the United States made up entirely of enlisted men of color. He was about 29 years old, married and working as a stonecutter when he enlisted on 11 April 1863 from Lenox, Massachusetts. He was wounded in action on 30 November 1864 at the Battle of Honey Hill. Discharged 29 May 1865.^[1]

Battle of Honey Hill

Sergeant-Major Wilson states that sometime in the afternoon, with Sergeant H.J. Carter, Corp. John Barker, and Privates J. Anderson, Thomas Clark, and Peter J. Anderson, all of Company G, he went out from Captain Homan's position, and brought back Lieutenant Reid's and Corporal Foster's bodies. The former was killed by grape-shot.^[2]

Military Pension

Military Pension (Widow) Application No. 291997

Projects

• 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
• African American Civil War veterans of Columbia County, New York

Sources

1. ↑ Emilio, McKay Roster p. 368
2. ↑ Emilio, p. 249

• Emilio, Luis Fenollosa. History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Book Co., 1891 (1st ed.) and 1894 (2nd ed.)
• Find A Grave: Memorial #145467632