Henry Carroll (general)
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Henry Carroll was an American brigadier general of the American Civil War and the Spanish–American War. He was known for commanding the 1st Brigade of the Cavalry Division during the Battle of San Juan Hill but was wounded during the battle and had to be succeeded by Brigadier General Samuel S. Sumner.
Early military career
Carroll was born at Copenhagen, New York, on May 20, 1836, but moved to Minnesota on 1858. He enlisted as a private at Light Battery E of the 3rd Artillery Regiment on January 13, 1859, at Fort Ridgely. He was promoted to corporal, sergeant, first sergeant as of July 1, 1861. He took part in a campaign against the Sioux in the summer of 1859 within Dakota.[1]
American Civil War
Upon the outbreak of the American Civil War, he was part of the forces that occupied Alexandria, Virginia and subsequently participated in the battles of Blackburn's Ford and 1st Bull Run. He then participated in the Battle of Port Royal and was at Fernandina Beach and Jacksonville, Florida in March 1862. He later returned to South Carolina at Johns Island and James Island and took part in the Battle of Secessionville. Carroll later took part in the capture of Morris Island as well as taking part of the First Battle of Fort Wagner and the Second Battle of Fort Sumter, being presented a medal for his services in Forts Wagner, Gregg and Sumter on August 23, 1863, but was wounded the same day.[1]
Despite being discharged on January 13, 1864, Carroll re-enlisted in Light Battery G of the 3rd Artillery Regiment at Washington, D.C., on February 3, 1864. He was later assigned to the IX Corps and participated in the Battle of the Wilderness until being transferred to the 3rd Cavalry Regiment as a second lieutenant on May 18. He was stationed at Little Rock, Arkansas, and made active patrols on the area to counter any potential Confederate cavalry movements. He was then made quartermaster of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade and later the depot quartermaster at Duval's Bluff, Arkansas from June to November 1865.[1]
Service in the frontier
After being promoted to first lieutenant on April 14, 1866, he began travelling to Fort Union via the Indian Territory from May to August 1866. He later served at Fort Stevens and Los Pinos and on January 22, 1867, he was promoted to captain of the 9th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Stockton, Texas.[2] Carroll spent a majority of his service at Texas with two exceptions with his recruiting service at St. Louis and Chicago from January 1873 to October 1874. While in Texas, Carroll's service consisted of scouting for Native Americans, stock-thieves or murderers. He also served in negotiations with the Comanche and the Kiowa tribes on September 1869 and enforced reconstruction policies at Marion County, Texas from January to February 1870. He was later sent to Austin in November 1869 to participate in an affair at the Brazos River.[1]
He was later placed back in
Spanish–American War and retirement
On May 23, 1896, Carroll was promoted to lieutenant colonel of the
References
- ^ a b c Adjutant-General's Office (December 1, 1907). Official Army Register for 1908. Washington, D.C. p. 416. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Wheeler, Joseph (1898). The Santiago Campaign: 1898. Boston: Rockwell and Churchill Press. p. 57. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ISBN 9781476687148. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "The Campaign in Cuba as Remembered by Sergeant John J. Turner, First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry ("Rough Riders"): Part 2". The Spanish-American War Centennial Website. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ Prego, Louis G. (1911). The Battles of San Juan and El Caney, Or, the Siege of Santiago. Santiago de Cuba: E. Beltran. p. 21. Retrieved October 12, 2022.