The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-06

got back into harness as commander OF
/ the Second Division of the Army Of Ar
/ kansas. and from January TO May 1854.
he led a cavalry division on the Camden
/ expedition, engaging in the battle OF
/ the crossing of TIE Little Missouri and
/ the weIl-knoWn s6irmish Of Poison Spring.
/ He was then placed in charge Of the
command of the Little Rock district.
and while I'm this service was engaged
/ i'm the battle Of Clarendon and the demon
stration against Camden. In March, 1865.
| he was given command Of the Third Di-
vision of the Sixteenth Army Corps I'm its
/ operations against Mobile. and il was
/ here that he was first reported 10 have
/ been killed, and the first Iaudatory obitu-
/ AIRY notices about him were written.
/ In the meantime promotion had fol-
/ lowed him. In less than five years he
/ had risen from a captain of cavalry in the
| regular army 10 a brigadier general, TO
Il brevet major general of volunteers,
and 10 a major of cavalry and brevet
/ brigadier general in the regular army
( When mustered out OF the volunteer
/ service he had not yet reached his thirty
sixth year, and had been a graduate
1 from West Point little more than fifteen
years. Yet he had already won the
much coveted medal of honor, and had
1 been wounded half a dozen times. 1t
was a record 10 be proud Of.
Upon retiring from the volunteer army.
/ Gen. Carr obtained a leave Of absence
until March .. 1866. at the expiration of
which he returned 10 his duties as an
!
placed in command Of a detachment OF
the Fifth Cavalry in Raleigh, y. c.. but
! i'm little more than a month he was
given the command of the post Of Raleigh.
which he retained until March 81. 1861
/ He was then placed on waiting orders
until September Z. when he was made
acting judge advocate of the Department
Of Washington. serving in this capacity
until March 81, 1868, and as acting assist
ant Inspector general and discharge Off
/ Ger until September 81 1853. tie was now
ordered to the frontier again, and his
old experience as an Indian fighter was
resumed.
He had command Of expeditions against
the Cheyennes and the Sioux, and had TO
take the field against hostile Indians in
the Beaver and Spring Creek fights.
From November, 1863, to November, ISL.
Gen. Carr was on frontier duty at Fort
Mcpherson, Nebr., taking command
of the expedition TO the Republican
River October % 10 November Z. IS7O
He commanded Camp Mcdowell. Ariz..
from January, 1872, to February. 1873.
and while mere he received his com
mission as lieutenant colonel of cavalry.
January Z. 1873. He was transferred
to Camp Lowell, Ariz, March I, 1873, and
remained there until April g. 1874 His
hard work in the field and in the barracks
had by this time begun TO affect his
health. and he secured a sick leave OF
absence and went 10 Europe. where he
remained a little over a year. returning
10 active duty on June 30. 1919 From
August g. 1879. 10 June ., 1876, ne was in
command of Fort HAYES, Kans, and
from here he was ordered to take com
mand Of the Black Hills District and of
the Big Horn and Yellowstone expedi-
ton. after the death OF Custer. This ex-
petition lasted until October -, 1876. and
the battle If Slim Buttes was fought Sep
TENDER Q md TO- On November I. 1876.
Gen Carr was ordered to Fort McPher-
son, Nebr., where he remained until
ne was sent 10 Omaha and Chicago dur
Ing the railroad riots Of July. 1871, and
he did excellent service I'm quelling the
disturbances in both cities In October,
1871. Gen. Carr was ordered TO take com
mand Of the District of Lower Arizona.
under Gen. Wilcox. the commander of
the Department OF Arizona. He made his
headquarters at Camp Lowell about
eight miles from Tucson, and remained
in his command here until the massacre