Robert G. Carter
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Robert Goldthwaite Carter (October 29, 1845 – January 4, 1936) was a
He became a successful author in his later years writing several books based on his military career, including On the Border with Mackenzie (1935), as well as a series of booklets detailing his years as an Indian fighter on the Texas frontier. Only 100 of these were published for private distribution and are considered extremely rare surviving only in selected excerpts included in On the Border with Mackenzie.
Biography
Born in
In July 1865, he began attending
It was during one of these campaigns that he was brevetted first lieutenant and awarded the Medal of Honor for his "most distinguished gallantry" against the Comanche in Blanco Canyon on a tributary of the Brazos River on October 10, 1871. Carter would suffer a severe injury during the battle, his left leg being shattered as his horse fell against a rock, which would eventually result in his early retirement. He would officially receive the medal on January 23, 1900.
Returning to active duty, he joined Colonel
Although he eventually recovered from his leg injury after proper treatment, his requests to return to active service were denied by the US Army; instead he was promoted to captain on the retired list in 1904.
Captain Carter was a Companion of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.
Medal of Honor citation
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, 4th U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: On Brazos, River, Tex., October 10, 1871. Entered service at: Bradford, Mass. Birth: Bridgeport, Maine. Date of issue: February 27, 1900.[2]
Citation:
- Held the left of the line with a few men during the charge of a large body of Indians, after the right of the line had retreated, and by delivering a rapid fire succeeded in checking the enemy until other troops came to the rescue.
Bibliography
Books
- The Boy Soldier at Gettysburg (1877)
- Four Brothers in Blue (1913)
- The Art and Science of War Versus the Art of Fighting (1922)
- The Old Sergeant's Story (1926)
- On the Border With Mackenzie (1935)
Pamphlets
- Record of the Military Service of First Lieutenant and Brevet Captain Robert Goldthwaite Carter, U.S. Army. (1904)
- Tragedies of Canon Blanco: A Story of the Texas Panhandle (1919)
- The Mackenzie Raid into Mexico (1919)
- Massacre of Salt Creek Prairie and the Cowboys' Verdict. (1919)
- On the Trail of Deserters: a Phenomenal Capture by Captain Robert Goldthwaite Carter. (1920)
- Pursuit of Kicking Bird: a Campaign in Texas 'Bad Lands'. (1920)
See also
References
- This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.
- ^ https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Army/USMA/Cullums_Register/2349*.html/ [dead link]
- ^ "Medal of Honor recipients Indian Wars Period". Army Center of Military History. Archived from the original on August 3, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2009.
- Greene, Jerome A. Battles and Skirmishes of the Great Sioux War, 1876–1877: The Military View. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1993. ISBN 0-8061-2669-8
- Thrapp, Dan L. Encyclopedia of Frontier Biography: In Three Volumes, Volume I (A–F). Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1988. ISBN 0-8032-9418-2
Further reading
- Dykes, J.C., ed. On the Border with Mackenzie. New York: Antiquarian Press, 1961.
- Frontier Times, Vol II. No. 4. (January 1934). 179–182.
External links
- Works by Robert G. Carter at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Robert G. Carter at Internet Archive
- "Robert Carter at the Texas State Cemetery". Retrieved October 5, 2010.
- "Robert Goldthwaite Carter at Arlington National Cemetery". Retrieved October 5, 2010.