The President
of the United States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the
Medal of Honor
to
CARR, EUGENE A.
Rank and Organization: Colonel, 3d Illinois Cavalry. Place and Date: At
Pea Ridge, Ark., 7 March 1862. Entered Service At: Hamburg, Erie County, N.Y. Born:
10 March 1830, Boston Corner, Erie County, N.Y. Date of Issue: 16 January 1894.
Citation:
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.
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