CSN Carter, Barron

Barron Carter​

Born: August 30, 1843

Birthplace: Augusta, Georgia

Father: Dr. John Carter 1795 – 1854

(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia)​

Mother: Martha Milledge Flournoy 1806 – 1872

(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia)​

Wife: Lois Guerard 1846 – 1896

(Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)​

Children:

Godin Guerard Carter 1866 – 1883​

(Buried: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)​

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Barron Carter Jr. 1872 – 1914​

(Buried: Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia)​

Civil War Career:

1861: Acting Midshipman Confederate States Navy​

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1861 – 1862: Served at Confederate States Navy, Savannah Station​

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1861: Participated in the Battle of Port Royal, South Carolina​

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1861: Master's Mate Confederate States Navy​

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1861 – 1864: Acting Midshipman Confederate States Navy​

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1862: Served on the C.S.S. Virginia (Merrimack)​

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1862 – 1863: Served on steamers C.S.S. Georgia, C.S.S. Savannah, and C.S.S. Insondiga​

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1862 – 1863: Served at Confederate States Navy, Savannah Station​

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1863 – 1864: Served on C.S.S. Patrick Henry​

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1864 – 1865: Midshipman Confederate States Navy​

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1864: Served at Confederate States Navy, Wilmington Station​

Occupation after War:

Railroad Company Agent​

Died: December 13, 1876

Place of Death: Savannah, Georgia

Age at time of Death: 33 years old

Burial Place: North Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia