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Eugene
Asa
Carr
March 20, 1830

–

December 2, 1910

Cemetery:

U.S. Military Academy Cemetery

Eugene Carr graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1850. He retired as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel

    Division:

    3d Illinois Cavalry

    Action Date:

    March 7, 1862
    Date of Issue: January 16, 1894

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Colonel Eugene Asa Carr, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 7 March 1862, while serving with 3d Illinois Cavalry, in action at Pea Ridge, Arkansas. Colonel Carr directed the deployment of his command and held his ground, under a brisk fire of shot and shell in which he was several times wounded.