Joseph Bradford Carr
Joseph Bradford Carr | |
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 Joseph Bradford Carr | |
| Secretary of State of New York | |
| In office 1880–1885 | |
| Governor | Alonzo B. Cornell Grover Cleveland David B. Hill |
| Preceded by | Allen C. Beach |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Cook |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 16, 1828 United States of America Union |
| Branch/service | United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank |  Brevet Major General |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Joseph Bradford Carr (August 16, 1828 – February 24, 1895)[1] was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Early life
Carr was born in Albany, New York, the son of Irish immigrants, and worked as a tobacconist. While living in Troy, New York, he became interested in military affairs and by 1861 was a colonel in the New York militia.[2]
Civil War
At the start of the war, Carr was instrumental in the recruitment of the
Carr was promoted to brigadier general on September 7, 1862, for gallantry at Malvern Hill, but this promotion was plagued by procedural difficulties. His first appointment was returned to the president on February 12, 1863. He was reappointed on March 30, 1863, but the United States Senate failed to confirm the commission in the session in which he was nominated and it expired on March 30, 1864. He was renominated on April 9, 1864, and confirmed on June 30, 1864, with a date of rank of March 30, 1863.[3]
He was distinguished for gallantry at
Postbellum career and death
After the close of the war, Carr became a manufacturer in
Actress Laura Prepon is his great-great-great granddaughter.[4]
See also
Notes
References
- Eicher, John H., and ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.
- Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Blue: Lives of the Union Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1964. ISBN 0-8071-0822-7.
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