TN Genes - Samuel Arch Carter - Putnam County, TN

SAMUEL ARCH CARTER
1^st TENNESSEE INFANTRY BATTALION
CSA

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Born: 22 June 1842 in Smith County, Tennessee (Tombstone says 13 Apr 1842)
Died: 16 December 1916 in Putnam County, Tennessee
Buried: Mount Holley Cemetery, DeKalb County, Tennessee
Parents: George Washington and Leticia "Letty" (Farmer) Carter

Married: Mary Jane Hallum on 19 May 1865 in DeKalb County, Tennessee
Born: 15 July 1848 in DeKalb County, Tennessee
Died: 2 January 1907 in Putnam County, Tennessee
Buried: Mount Holley Cemetery, DeKalb County, Tennessee
Parents: John and Frances (Unknown) Hallum

Children:

William A. Carter
Samuel A. Carter
Letty F. Carter
Gitty Carter
Sarah F. Carter
Elizabeth Carter
Ashley Carter
John T. Carter
Melanie Carter
Joseph E. Carter

MILITARY INFORMATION

1^st Tennessee (Colm's) Infantry Battalion
Company A

ABSTRACT:

Entered military as Private and left as a Private
Enlisted 10 Dec 1861 at Smithville
6 Jan - 1 Aug 1862: Present
1 Aug 1862 - 23 Feb 1863: Present
May & June 1863: Present
31 Oct - 1 Dec 1863: Absent, wounded at Marietta, GA
Nov & Dec 1863: Absent, wounded at Marietta, GA
21 Jan 1864: Age 21
Jan & Feb 1864: Present
Captured at Ft. Donelson 16 Feb 1862
Transferred to Camp Morton, IN in June 1862
Transferred to Vicksburg as prisoner exchange
Took Oath of Allegiance 21 Jan 1865
Residence: DeKalb County
Complexion: Fair
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Gray
Height: 6'1"
Was a Conscript on 15 Feb 1863

PENSION APPLICATION ABSTRACT

S4253

ABSTRACT:

Filed: 9 May 1902
Accepted
Residence: Silver Point, Putnam County, TN
Died: 16 Dec 1916
Member of 1st Battalion Company A
Wounded at Chickamauga, Callisium, Dalton, GA
Wounds: shot through right arm below elbow
Born 22 June 1842 in Smith County
Enlisted: 1861 Company A of the 1st TN Battalion, Captain Mat Martin, Major S. H. Combs
Captured
Wife is 55 years old
2 sons and 1 daughter
Attest: G. M. Palmer & W. E. Burton

Supporting Documents:

W. E. Sypert, MD (18 Nov 1903) - Requests Claim Status
A. Z. Moore (31 Mar 1905) - Supports claim
W. E. Sypert, MD (5 Apr 1905) - What is needed for the claim?
Tennessee Board of Pension Examiners (6 Apr 1905) - Requests Service Records
War Department (8 Apr 1905) - Sent Service Record
Tennessee Board of Pension Examiners (18 Mar 1918) - Did SAC die?
Dollie Carter (3 Apr 1918) - SAC died 16 Dec 1916

CENSUS DATA

1850 Census: Smith County, TN, Page 350
1860 Census: DeKalb County, TN, Page 139B
1870 Census: DeKalb County, TN, Page 184B
1880 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 176C
1900 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 4B
1910 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 124A

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