New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-27

ter 1rctircd United States Navy, died in this city to-
day.
Poar. Admiral Carter was born in Carter County,
Tenn. and was appointed mlpshipman from that
State on February IA, 1910. lie was the only man IN
this country who ever held the highest grades In both
the Army and the Navy. 1t was the fortune OF war
and his loyalty TO the Union and his desire to be aco
in the defence Of ais counrys flag that made TINS pos
sibIe. He held the commission of heutenaAtcoh-
mander in the Navy, and that Of brevet major gen
eral I'm the Volunteer Army at the close OF inc CIV"
war but drew the salary Of only of these ohces'
This was due to the fact that when the civil war
began he was q lieutenant in the Navy ana was ser'
ing on the Seminole In the Brazil squadron. behe'-
ing that the Navy would have little active work 10 no.
no asked TO be assigned to duty with the land forces'
and on July H. 1861 he ordered to report TO the
secretary of war for special duty. But prior to that
time he had seen considerable service not only In the
monotonous duty in foreign stations but also In the
Mexican War and was present at the capture OF vera
Cruz.
Tie Secretary of War sent him to East Tennessee 10
raise troops and he organized the tennessee Bhgaue'
~ which he was given command, with the commission
Of brgader general About that time he won the soor
mol NJ Horse Mariner because Of his dual capacity
His first engagement was ut Wild Cat, KY in octoDer
ls6I when General ZOllcofer was repnlsed' III INC
ono reor no commanded in southern Kentucky, and In
operatiCns against Cumberland Gap ana III Inc haa"hh
Valley from whence tne kcbcl hOOPS "S4O NAAFNH
mt and the valley reoccupled by the Union forces.
He commanded the cavalry expedition into East
Tennessee which tore up the track and destroyed
bridges on the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad
and defeated the Rebels at Hoston, Carriers Station
and Jones vile. This cavalry raid was the first OF
any importance made by Union troops into Rebel
territory and was attended by valuable results not
only from the amount OF damage inflicted upon the
enemy by destruction OF property. loss OF troops and
the breaking Of their principal line OF railway, but
from the relief II afforded General Rosecrans then
pressed at Murfrecsboro and the new life II Unused
throughout all OF our cavalry commands. For this
successful raid he received the thanks OF the General
in Chief OF the Army 10 general orders also OF the CON-
mander OF the Department Of the Ohlo and the com
mander OF the District OF Kentucky with recon-
mendation for his promotion as majorgeneFh lie
was then assigned 10 the command OF the division
OF Central Kentucky In 1863 and was at the battle
Of buttons HILL He defeated Pegram's forces az
Monticello and Beaver Dam, and Morgan's ut VESTS,
for which he received the thanks OF the commander OF
the Department of the Ohio. In July, 1863 he had
the command OF the cavalry division of the Twenty
third Army Corps and took the advance when General
burnside occupied East Tennessee. lie defeated Nor
gans and Smiths forces, and present at the
siege and battle OF Knoxville In November and Deccm-
Der. lsea, lie WIS proyostmsrshaigeneral Of East