James William Carter
Born: 1830
Birthplace: Tennessee
Father: James William Carter
Mother: Deanna Mary Wisdom 1804 – 1850
Wife: Mary Elizabeth McKelvain 1834 – 1868(Buried: Union Methodist Church, Oak Grove, Mississippi)
Children:
John B. Carter 1858 – 1882
(Buried: Union Methodist Church, Oak Grove, Mississippi)
James William Carter 1861 – 1949
(Buried: Union Methodist Church, Oak Grove, Mississippi)
Occupation before War:
Farmer in Kemper County, Mississippi
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Captain Company K, 13th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
1861: Served in the First Battle of Manassas, Virginia
1862: Elected Lt. Colonel during the regimental reorganization
1862: Lt. Colonel of 13th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
1862: Served in the Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia
1862: Took Over regimental command at Savage's Station
1862: Wounded during the Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia
1862: Promoted to the rank of Colonel in August
1862 – 1863: Colonel of 13th Mississippi Infantry Regiment
1862: Missed the Battle of Antietam due to his wounds
1862: Returned to regimental command in the fall
1862: Regimental Commander Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
1863: Helped slow the Union Army Advance in Fredericksburg
1863: Regimental Commander at the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1863: Killed during the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Died: July 3, 1863
Place of Death: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Age at time of Death: 32 or 33 years old
Burial Place: Moved to Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia in 1872
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