George W. Carter
George W. Carter was born on February 3, 1840, in either Ohio or Pennsylvania to Grayson Carter and Cassandra Smith. His father was a coal miner and shoemaker who owned $150 of real estate and $200 of personal property. The family lived in Jefferson, Pennsylvania, until the 1850s, when they moved to Millsboro, Pennsylvania.
 
He enlisted in the Union army on September 4, 1862, and mustered in as a private in Company K of the 140th Pennsylvania Infantry later that day. The regiment took part in the Battle of Chancellorsville, the Battle of Gettysburg, the Overland Campaign, and the siege of Petersburg.
 
His brother Thomas died at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863. Nonetheless, his faith in the Union cause remained unshaken. As he informed their parents, Thomas died “performing his duty and to save his country.” He urged them not to grieve, assuring them that Thomas “fell in a good Caus and…died a good souger [soldier].”
 
Carter was wounded in the arm during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House on May 12, 1864, but he eventually recovered and rejoined the regiment. As the election of 1864 approached, Carter wished the government “would not let the army vote atal for it will Just make a disturbance in the army.” He believed that President Abraham Lincoln “has done well…and no other one could of done better,” but he insisted that Lincoln had “no business of a meddling with [slavery] untill this rebelon was put doun.” He mustered out in Washington, D.C., on May 31, 1865.
 
Carter returned to Millsboro after the war, and he married Rebecca Dawson there around 1866. They had at least three children: Agnes, born around 1867; Helen, born around 1869; and Harry, born around 1872. He worked as a laborer, and by 1870, he owned $100 of personal property.
 
The family moved to East Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the 1870s, and by 1880, he was working as a stone mason. He and his wife may possibly have separated in the late 1800s. By 1900, he was living with his elderly father in East Bethlehem, while she was living with their son Harry in West Bethlehem. They got divorced by 1910, and he eventually settled in Luzerne, Pennsylvania. He died there on December 23, 1926.
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DATABASE CONTENT
(1287)Carter, George W.1840-02-031926-12-23
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Private
  • Rank out: Private
  • Rank highest: Private
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 85

  • (2676) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter et al., 31 August 1862
  • (2677) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter et al., 8 September 1862
  • (2678) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter et al., 13 September 1862
  • (2679) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 16 September 1862
  • (2680) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to John Carter and Rebecca Carter, 21 September 1862
  • (2681) [writer] ~ George W. Carter and Jesse J. Morris to Cassandra Carter, 1 October 1862
  • (2682) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter et al., 13 October 1862
  • (2683) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 14 October 1862
  • (2684) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Cassandra Carter, 22 October 1862
  • (2685) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson and Cassandra Carter, 23 November 1862
  • (2686) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter et al., 2 November 1862
  • (2687) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter and Cassandra Carter, 1 December 1862
  • (2688) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 21 December 1862
  • (2689) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter and Cassandra Carter, 11 July 1864
  • (2690) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter and Cassandra Carter, 1 June 1864
  • (2691) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 5 January 1864
  • (2692) [recipient] ~ Grayson Carter to George W. Carter, 19 May 1864
  • (2693) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Cassandra Carter, 27 November 1864
  • (2694) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to William Carter, 13 March 1864
  • (2695) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter and Cassandra Carter, 31 July 1864
  • (2696) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter and Cassandra Carter, 14 August 1864
  • (2697) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Cassandra Carter, 16 December 1864
  • (2700) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter and Cassandra Carter, 6 July 1864
  • (2701) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 4 October 1864
  • (2704) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter and Cassandra Carter, 19 April 1865
  • (2705) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 17 October 1864
  • (2706) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Cassandra Carter, 10 April 1864
  • (2707) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 29 September 1864
  • (2708) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter and Cassandra Carter, 19 January 1864
  • (2709) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 14 February 1864
  • (2711) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 14 February 1864
  • (2712) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 13 September 1864
  • (2713) [recipient] ~ Unknown to George W. Carter, 11 December 1865
  • (2716) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter and Cassandra Carter, 9 January 1864
  • (2717) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 1 January 1864
  • (2718) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter and Cassandra Carter, 1 January 1863
  • (2719) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 28 January 1863
  • (2721) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 27 February 1863
  • (2722) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 20 March 1863
  • (2723) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 1 April 1863
  • (2724) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 7 April 1863
  • (2725) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 13 April 1863
  • (2726) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Cassandra Carter, 22 April 1863
  • (2727) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Cassandra Carter, 14 May 1863
  • (2728) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 20 May 1863
  • (2730) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter and Cassandra Carter, 11 January 1863
  • (2731) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 11 June 1863
  • (2732) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter and Cassandra Carter, 19 October 1862
  • (2733) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 22 June 1863
  • (2734) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter and Cassandra Carter, 11 July 1863
  • (2735) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter et al., 11 July 1863
  • (2736) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter to Cassandra Carter, 28 July 1863
  • (2737) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter and Cassandra Carter, 3 August 1863
  • (2738) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter and Cassandra Carter, 11 August 1863
  • (2739) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 19 August 1863
  • (2740) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 5 September 1863
  • (2741) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 20 September 1863
  • (2742) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter and Cassandra Carter, 29 September 1863
  • (2743) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Cassandra Carter, 1 October 1863
  • (2744) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 11 October 1863
  • (2745) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 19 October 1863
  • (2746) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 22 October 1863
  • (2747) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter and Cassandra Carter, 27 October 1863
  • (2748) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Cassandra Carter, 1 November 1863
  • (2749) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 2 November 1863
  • (2750) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter and Cassandra Carter, 6 November 1863
  • (2751) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 12 November 1863
  • (2752) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 17 November 1863
  • (2753) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 14 November 1863
  • (2754) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter, 28 December 1863
  • (2756) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Unknown, 8 May 1879
  • (2757) [recipient] ~ John P. Teagarden to George W. Carter, 27 June 1881
  • (2758) [recipient] ~ Samuel J. Carter to George W. Carter, 15 February 1883
  • (2760) [recipient] ~ Benjamin F. Carter to George W. Carter, 14 November 1887
  • (2761) [recipient] ~ Jefferson B. Cralle Jr. to George W. Carter, 11 August 1888
  • (2762) [recipient] ~ Benjamin F. Carter to George W. Carter, 11 November 1884
  • (2763) [recipient] ~ Sarah A. Carter to George W. Carter, 11 June 1901
  • (2764) [recipient] ~ Sarah A. Carter to George W. Carter, 22 July 1901
  • (2765) [recipient] ~ John F. Westcoat to George W. Carter, 13 July 1902
  • (2766) [recipient] ~ Ezra Conway to George W. Carter, 16 September 1912
  • (2767) [recipient] ~ Benjamin F. Powelson and George A. Hanlin to George W. Carter, 22 May 1905
  • (2768) [associated with] ~ John Hawthorn Statement, 31 May 1872
  • (2770) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to (?) Voight, undated
  • (2771) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Cassandra Carter, undated
  • (2775) [writer] ~ George W. Carter to Grayson Carter and Cassandra Carter, 17 November 1862

People - Records: 16

  • (1288) Carter, Grayson is the [parent of] (1287) Carter, George W.
  • (1289) Carter, Cassandra is the [parent of] (1287) Carter, George W.
  • (1290) Carter, Samuel J. is the [cousin of] (1287) Carter, George W.
  • (1292) Carter, John is the [grandparent of] (1287) Carter, George W.
  • (1293) Carter, Rebecca is the [grandparent of] (1287) Carter, George W.
  • (1294) Morris, Jesse J. is the [friend of] (1287) Carter, George W.
  • (1295) Carter, William is the [sibling of] (1287) Carter, George W.
  • (1296) Pyle, Eliza Jane is the [sibling of] (1287) Carter, George W.
  • (1299) Carter, Jesse M. is the [cousin of] (1287) Carter, George W.
  • (1300) Carter, Thomas is the [sibling of] (1287) Carter, George W.
  • (1304) Carter, Benjamin F. is the [sibling of] (1287) Carter, George W.
  • (1306) Carter, Sarah Ann is the [sibling of] (1287) Carter, George W.
  • (1308) Conaway, Ezra is the [cousin of] (1287) Carter, George W.
  • (1309) Powelson, Benjamin Franklin is the [friend of] (1287) Carter, George W.
  • (1310) Hanlin, George Alexander is the [friend of] (1287) Carter, George W.
  • (1314) Dawson, Rebecca is the [wife of] (1287) Carter, George W.

Places - Records: 2

  • (277) [birth] ~ Pennsylvania
  • (1126) [death] ~ Luzerne, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

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Regiments - Records: 1

  • (436) [enlisted] [K] ~ 140th Pennsylvania Infantry

Groups - Records: 1

  • (6) [member/supporter] ~ Grand Army of the Republic
SOURCES

1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1968, available from Ancestry.com; George W. Carter to Cassandra Carter, 10 April 1864, Nau Collection; George W. Carter to Grayson Carter and Cassandra Carter, 11 July 1863, Nau Collection.