Clarence Cary
Born: March 18, 1845
Birthplace: Fairfax County, Virginia
Father: Archibald Cary 1815 – 1854
(Buried: Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia)
Mother: Monimia Fairfax 1820 – 1875
(Buried: Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia)
Wife: Elisabeth Miller Potter 1856 – 1945
(Buried: Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia)
Children:
Guy Fairfax Cary Sr. 1879 – 1950
(Buried: Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia)
Howard Cary 1881 – 1906
(Buried: Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia)
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1864: Acting Midshipman in Confederate States Navy
1861: Served on C.S.R.S United States
1861 – 1862: Served on C.S.S. Nashville
1862: Served at Confederate States Navy, Richmond, Virginia Station
1862 – 1863: Served on C.S.S. Palmetto State
1862 – 1863: Served at Confederate States Navy, Charleston Station
1863 – 1864: Served on steamers C.S.S. Patrick Henry, & C.S.S. Virginia
1863 – 1864: Served at Confederate States Navy, James River Squadron
1864 – 1865: Midshipman Confederate States Provisional Navy
1864: Served on C.S.S. Chickamauga
1864: Wounded while participating in defense of Fort Fisher
1865: Served at Confederate States Navy, Richmond, Virginia Station
1865: Took Oath of allegiance to United States on May 30th
Occupation after War:
Attorney in the law firm of Cary & Carroll in New York
Author
Died: August 27, 1911
Place of Death: Greenwich, Connecticut
Age at time of Death: 66 years old
Burial Place: Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Virginia
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