CARTER, ROBERT G.
Rank and Organization: Second Lieutenant, 4th U.S. Cavalry. Place and
Date: On Brazos, River, Tex., 10 October 1871. Entered Service At: Bradford,
Mass. Birth: Bridgeport, Maine. Date of Issue: 27 February 1900. Second Lieutenant, 4th U.S. Cavalry. Place and
Date: On Brazos, River, Tex., 10 October 1871. Entered Service At: Bradford,
Mass. Birth: Bridgeport, Maine. Date of Issue: 27 February 1900.
Citation:
Held the left of the line with a few men during the charge of a large body of
Indians, after the right of the line had retreated, and by delivering a rapid fire
succeeded in checking the enemy until other troops came to the rescue.
