The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-21
1t Was He Who Taught Buffalo Bill
How to Kill Indians.


WASHINGTON CRY. July 20-Colonel A.
+. Carr. of the Sixth cavalry, has been
appointed brigadier general, vice General
Stanley. retired.
Eugene A. Carr was born in Erie county,
New York, March 20, $780, He was graduated at
the United States military academy in June,
1850, and was assigned to duty with the
mounted rifles now the Third United States
cavalry. In 1855 he became first lieutenan. in
the First cavalry; captain of the Fourth cav
airy in June of 1858; major of the Fifth cavalry
in 1862; Northumberland of the Fourth cav
airy and transferred to the Fifth in 1873. and
was promoted to the colonelcy of the Sixth cav
airy in April or 1879 Before the civil war he
served in New Mexico engaging in scouts after
the Apaches. In a skirmish with the Mescalero
Apaches near Diablo canyon, Arizona, he
was severely wounded. He took part in the
Sioux expedition of 1s55; was engaged in sup
pressing border disturbances in Kansas in 1856:
took part in the tab expedition of ISIS, and in
1850 he was constantly scouting after and Skin
mishing with the Kiowas and Comanches.
When the civil war broke out Captain Carr re-
ported for duty at Fort Leavenworth, aud saw
his first service in the war o! the rebellion unde.
General Nathaniel Lyon. He was at Dug Springs
and won the brevet of lieutenant colonel for
gallant services. In September of 1861 he was
appointed colonel of the Third Illinois cavalry,
and during Fremont's ''One Hundred Days in
Missouri commanded a brigade. He served
under Hunter, Halleck and Curtis, and in Feb
ruary of 1862 was assigned TO the command of
the Fourth division of the Army OF the South
west He participated in the operations through
out Arkansas and was at Pea Ridge aud, though
three times wounded, held his position against
the enemy and contributed largely to the victory
OF the second days fight He was made brig
adler general OF volunteers in March of 1862
During the Vicksburg campaign OF 1868 he
commanded a division. He led the attack at
Magnolia Church. Port Gibson and again at Big
Black river. He led the assault on May Is, 1865,
against Vicksburg and his men mounted the
seemingly impregnable works. Following these
operations General Carr served in the volun-
teers to the close of the war, repeatedly distiu-
gushing himself. In October, 1868, as lieuten-
ant colonel of the Fifth cavalry, he moved from
Fort Riley, Kan, and took part in the war in
progress with the Northern Cheyennes and
Sioux. He encountered them on the Solomon
river and routed them. During the winter of
ls6S-69 he was actively In the saddle, encoun-
tering and defeating Roman Nose, Tail Bull
aud other chiefs OF that time. II was during
this winter, while General Carr was scouting
the Republican, Paradise valley and across the
country down to Fort Lyon, Col, that Buffalo
Bill was initiated into the secrets and intrepid
ity of scouting in an Indian country. Buffalo
Bill was engaged a scout by General Carr at
Fort Hayes. As late 1880 and 1851 General
Carr was engaged in operations against the In
dams of New Mexico. He is at present in CON-
mand of the troops at the scene OF the cattle
trouble in Wyoming from Fort Niobrara, Neb
His regiment is known as the "Galloping
sixth" Colonel Z. NJ. Carr, of the law firm of
Preston, Carr & Preston, of this city. is a
nephew of General Carr. There several
veterans in this city who served under and were
near to General Carr during the war, among
them being Byron Phelps, county treasurer