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General Carr (other)
General Carr may refer to: * Eugene Asa Carr (1830–1910), Union Army brigadier general and brevet major general * Irving J. Carr (1875–1963), U.S. Army major general * John Carr (Indiana politician) (1793–1845), Indiana Militia major general * Joseph Bradford Carr (1828–1895), Union Army brevet major general * Julian Carr (industrialist) (1845–1924), North Carolina industrialist and Ku Klux Klan supporter nicknamed "General Carr" * Laurence Carr (1886–1954), British Army lieutenant general * Richard Carr (chaplain) (1925–2002), U.S. Air Force major general * William Keir Carr Lieutenant General William Keir "Bill" Carr, CMM, DFC, OStJ, CD (March 19, 1923 – October 14, 2020) was a Canadian Air Force officer. As the first commander of Air Command, he has been described as the father of the modern Canadian Air Forc ... (1923–2020), Canadian Air Force lieutenant general See also * Attorney General Carr (other) {{disambiguation, tndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugene Asa Carr
Eugene Asa Niel Carr (March 20, 1830 – December 2, 1910) was a soldier in the United States Army and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Pea Ridge. Early life Carr was born in Hamburg, New York. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1850, 19th in a class of 44 cadets. He was appointed a brevet second lieutenant in the Regiment of Mounted Riflemen and served in the Indian Wars until 1861. On October 3, 1854, Carr first saw combat in the Battle of the Diablo Mountains. By 1861, he had been promoted to captain (June 11, 1858) in the old 1st U.S. Cavalry (later designated the 4th U.S.) and command of Fort Washita in the Indian Territory.Eicher, pp. 164–65. Civil War During the Civil War, Carr's first combat was at the Battle of Wilson's Creek on August 10, 1861.Warner, pp. 70–71. He was appointed colonel of the 3rd Illinois Cavalry six da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irving J
Irving may refer to: People *Irving (name), including a list of people with the name Fictional characters * Irving, the main character's love interest in Cathy (comic strip) * Lloyd Irving, the main protagonist in the ''Tales of Symphonia'' video game Places Canada * Irving Nature Park, a park in Saint John, N.B. United States *Irving, California, former name of Irvington, California * Irving, Illinois * Irving, Iowa *Irving (Duluth), Minnesota *Irving, New York *Irving, Texas *Irving, Wisconsin, a town **Irving (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community *Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois * Irving Township, Montgomery County, Illinois * Irving Township, Michigan * Irving Township, Minnesota * Lake Irving, a lake in Minnesota Companies * Irving Group of Companies, Canadian conglomerate based in Saint John, New Brunswick, controlled by the Irving family, including: ** J. D. Irving, a conglomerate with holdings in forestry, pulp and paper, tissue, newsprint, building su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Carr (Indiana Politician)
John Carr (April 9, 1793 – January 20, 1845) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana for three terms from 1831 to 1837, then again for a fourth term from 1839 to 1841. Biography Carr was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He moved with his parents to Clark County, Indiana, in 1806. There he attended the public schools. He joined William Henry Harrison's army during Tecumseh's War and fought in the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. He remained in the army and was appointed lieutenant in a company of United States Rangers, authorized by an act of Congress for defense of western frontiers, in the War of 1812. He later became a brigadier general and major general of the Indiana Militia which he served in until his death. He served as clerk of Clark County from 1824 until 1830. He also served as a presidential elector for Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun in 1824. Congress Carr was elected as a Jacksonian to the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th Congresses serving from (March 4, 1831 until Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Bradford Carr
Joseph Bradford Carr (August 16, 1828 – February 24, 1895)Eicher, p. 165. 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.Warner, pp. 71-72. Civil War At the start of the war, Carr was instrumental in the recruitment of the 2nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment and was appointed its colonel on May 14, 1861. Assigned to Fort Monroe, Virginia, the regiment took part in the engagement at Big Bethel. Carr served in the Army of the Potomac throughout the Peninsula Campaign and Seven Days Battles as well as the Northern Virginia Campaign. As a brigade commander in the III Corps, General Carr participated in the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville (commanding a division during a part of the latter after the death of Hiram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Carr (industrialist)
Julian Shakespeare Carr (October 12, 1845 – April 29, 1924) was an American industrialist, philanthropist, and white supremacist. He is the namesake of the town of Carrboro, North Carolina. Early life Carr was the son of Chapel Hill merchant and slaveowner John Wesley Carr and Eliza P. Carr (née Eliza Pannell Bullock). Carr was from a prominent North Carolinian planting family and was a cousin of Governor Elias Carr and of Mary Hilliard Hinton. He entered the University of North Carolina (today the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) at the age of sixteen, in 1862. His studies were interrupted in 1864 by service as a private in the Confederacy, serving with the Third North Carolina Cavalry. Career After the war, Carr became a partner in the tobacco manufacturing firm W. T. Blackwell and Co. in nearby Durham. His business acumen led to the firm's becoming known worldwide through its recognizable Bull Durham trademark. Carr became one of the state's wealthiest i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Carr
Lieutenant General Laurence Carr CB DSO OBE (14 April 188615 April 1954) was a British Army general during World War II. Military career Laurence Carr was commissioned into the Gordon Highlanders in 1904. He served in World War I in France and Belgium. After the War he attended the Staff College, Camberley and was deployed to India in 1920. From 1931 he was a General Staff Officer at the War Office moving on to join the staff at the Imperial Defence College in 1934. He was appointed Commander 2nd Infantry Brigade in 1936 and deployed to Palestine and then became Director of Staff Duties at the War Office in 1938. He also served in World War II initially as Assistant Chief of the Imperial General Staff and then as General Officer Commanding I Corps, which formed part of the British Expeditionary Force, deployed to France and Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Carr (chaplain)
Richard Carr (December 3, 1925 – November 9, 2002) was Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force. Biography Born in El Centro, California, in 1925, Carr was an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. He was a graduate of Whitworth College and Fuller Theological Seminary. Carr married Jeanne Robertson, with whom he had three children. He died of leukemia on November 9, 2002, and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Career Carr originally joined the United States Army Air Corps in 1943 and served with the 11th Bombardment Group during World War II. He was released from active duty following the war. In 1951, Carr was recalled to active duty as a member of the United States Air Force to serve in the Korean War as a crewman in air search and rescue. He was again released from active duty the following year before joining the Air Force Reserve in 1954. Carr was once again recalled to active duty in 1955. After serving in various locations around the world, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Keir Carr
Lieutenant General William Keir "Bill" Carr, CMM, DFC, OStJ, CD (March 19, 1923 – October 14, 2020) was a Canadian Air Force officer. As the first commander of Air Command, he has been described as the father of the modern Canadian Air Force. Early years Carr grew up in Newfoundland, one of six children, with four brothers and a sister. At age 18, he attended Mount Allison University and obtained his BA, during which time he sold typewriters to earn extra money for school. It was during university that he joined the Canadian Officer Training Corps. Second World War service Recruited for service in 1941, when deployed overseas he was stationed first with No.9 OTU (operational training unit) with photo reconnaissance training on the Spitfire. Later he was deployed to No. 542 Squadron at RAF Benson flying the Spitfire PR Mk XI, one of which he flew to Malta when he was transferred to No. 683 Squadron. During one mission he suffered minor injury when his Spitfire lost cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
