William R. Carr
William R. Carr was born around 1839 in Maine to John and Mary Carr. His father was a hatter who owned $150 of real estate by 1850. He grew up and attended school in Limerick, Maine. By the early 1860s, he was working as a bootmaker.
 
He enlisted in the Union army in May 1861. As he explained to his father, “I enlisted for three months at first, but if they want us longer why we shall go.” After briefly serving in one or two other units, he mustered in as a private in Company I of the 12th Massachusetts Infantry. The regiment took part in the Second Battle of Manassas, the Battle of Antietam, the Battle of Fredericksburg, the Battle of Chancellorsville, and the Battle of Gettysburg. He was promoted to sergeant in October 1862. He was severely wounded at Gettysburg on July 1, 1863, and surgeons amputated his left leg. He died near Gettysburg on July 14, 1863.
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(3819)Carr, William R.18391863-07-14
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Private
  • Rank out: Sergeant
  • Rank highest: Sergeant
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 9

  • (10751) [writer] ~ William R. Carr to John Carr, 17 May 1861
  • (10752) [writer] ~ William R. Carr to John Carr and Mary B. Carr, 11 August 1861
  • (10753) [writer] ~ William R. Carr to Henry D. Griffin, 3 November 1861
  • (10754) [writer] ~ William R. Carr to John Carr, 22 December 186X
  • (10755) [writer] ~ William R. Carr to Sister, 30 December 186X
  • (10756) [writer] ~ William R. Carr to Sister, 15 January 1862
  • (10757) [writer] ~ William R. Carr to John Carr, 21 January 1862
  • (10758) [writer] ~ William R. Carr to Sister, 28 January 1862
  • (10759) [writer] ~ William R. Carr to Sister, 30 May 1863

People - Records: 8

  • (3820) Carr, John is the [parent of] (3819) Carr, William R.
  • (3821) Carr, Mary B. is the [parent of] (3819) Carr, William R.
  • (3822) Griffin, Henry Dustin is the [sibling-in-law of] (3819) Carr, William R.
  • (3823) Griffin, Sabrina K. is the [sibling of] (3819) Carr, William R.
  • (3826) York, Hannah P. is the [aunt/uncle of] (3819) Carr, William R.
  • (3827) Carr, Sarah is the [aunt/uncle of] (3819) Carr, William R.
  • (3828) Carr, William is the [aunt/uncle of] (3819) Carr, William R.
  • (5533) Carr, Mary P. is the [sibling of] (3819) Carr, William R.

Places - Records: 2

  • (387) [birth] ~ Maine
  • (393) [death] ~ Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania

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Regiments - Records: 1

  • (50) [enlisted] [I] ~ 12th Massachusetts Infantry
SOURCES

1850 United States Federal Census, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; Military Service Records of William R. Carr, available from Fold3.com; William R. Carr to John Carr, 17 May 1861, DL1692.001, Nau Collection