Samuel Perry “Powhatan” Carter
Born: August 6, 1819
Birthplace: Elizabethton, Tennessee
Father: Alfred Moore Carter 1784 – 1850
(Buried: Carter Cemetery, Elizabethton, Tennessee)
Mother: Evalina Belmont Perry 1797 – 1877
(Buried: Carter Cemetery, Elizabethton, Tennessee)
1st Wife: Caroline C. “Carrie” Potts 1821 – 1875
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
2nd Wife: Martha Custis “Markie” Williams 1827 – 1899
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Children:
Alfred P. Carter 1852 – 1869
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Samuel Parry Carter 1863 – 1925
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Education:
Attended Washington College in Limestone, Tennessee
Attended Princeton University
1846: Graduated from United States Naval Academy
Occupation before War:
1840 – 1846: Midshipman in United States Navy
1840 – 1846: Served in the Pacific and Great Lakes Region
1846 – 1854: Passed Midshipman in United States Navy
1847: Served on U.S.S. Ohio at the Battle of Veracruz, Mexico
1847 – 1850: Stationed at United States Naval Observatory
1850 – 1853: Assistant Math Professor at United States Naval Academy
1853 – 1855: Served duty with Pacific and Brazil Squadrons
1854 – 1855: Master in United States Navy
1855 – 1862: Lt. in United States Navy
Served U.S.S. San Jacinto during bombardment of China fortification
1857 – 1860: Staff Member at United States Naval Academy
Civil War Career:
1855 – 1862: Lt. in United States Navy
1861: Organizer of Unionists in Eastern Tennessee
1862 – 1866: Brigadier General, Union Army Volunteers
1862: Brigade Commander at Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky
1862: Served in the Occupation of the Cumberland Gap
1862: Forced to retreat from Eastern Tennessee
1862: Led a raid into Eastern Tennessee
1862 – 1865: Lt. Commander in United States Navy
1863: Cavalry Commander at the Battle of Blue Springs, Tennessee
1865 – 1870: Commander in United States Navy
1865: Commander of Left Wing at the Battle of Wyse Fork, North Carolina
1865: Brevetted Major General in the Union Army
1866: Mustered out of the Union Army on January 15th
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1870: Commander in United States Navy
1865 – 1870: Commander of U.S.S. Monocacy
1870 – 1878: Captain in United States Navy
1870 – 1873: Commandant of Midshipman at United States Naval Academy
1873 – 1877: Served in Europe with the United States Navy
1877 – 1878: Member of United States Lighthouse Board
1878 – 1881: Commodore of the United States Navy
1882 – 1891: Rear Admiral on United States Navy, Retired List
Died: May 26, 1891
Place of Death: Washington, D.C.
Cause of Death: Typhlitis
Age at time of Death: 71 years old
Burial Place: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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