Robert G. Carter Military person

Robert Goldthwaite Carter (October 29, 1845 – January 4, 1936) was a US Cavalry officer who participated in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars, most notably against the Comanche during which he received the Medal of Honor for his role against a Comanche raiding party at Brazos River in Texas on October 10, 1871. He became a successful author in his later years writing several books based on his military career, including On the Border with Mackenzie (1935), as well as a series of booklets detailing his years as an Indian fighter on the Texas frontier. Only 100 of these were published for private distribution and are considered extremely rare surviving only in selected excerpts included in On the Border with Mackenzie.

Personal facts

Robert G. Carter
Birth dateOctober 29, 1845
Birth place
Bridgton Maine , United States
Date of deathJanuary 04, 1936
Place of death
Washington D.C.
Resting place
Arlington National Cemetery

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Military person

allegiance
United States of America
Union
award
Medal of Honor
military operations
American Civil War
American Indian Wars
military branch
Union Army
service start1862
service end1862

Robert G. Carter on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/rgcarter.htm
  2. http://www.cemetery.state.tx.us/pub/user_form.asp?step=1&pers_id=11171