Carlton McCarthy (1847–1936)SessionKilled
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) from 1904 to 1908.

Civil War writings

Prior to this, he served as a soldier in the Confederate Army. He fought in local armies but was not formally enlisted

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. He wrote a book about his four years of Civil War experience called ''Detailed Minutiae of Soldier Life in the Army of Northern Virginia 1861-1865.'',Antiquarian Books :: ILAB-LILA :: International League of Antiquarian Booksellers
at www.ilab.org first published by Carlton McCarthy and Company in 1882 with a second edition published in 1888. A copy of this book is on display at the

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. His writings have been featured in other publications, such as chapter 6 of ''The Civil War Soldier: A Historical Reader'' by Michael Barton, Larry M. Logue and a chapter in

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's book, '' The Romance of the Civil War'', published in 1896 and now in the public domain.

Biographies

Mary Holt Carlton wrote a book about Carlton in 1986, called ''Richmond's `Live Wire' Mayor 1904-1908''. McCarthy died in 1936 at the age of 89

Civic contributions

Besides being Richmond's elected mayor from 1904 to 1908, McCarthy also made other contributions to Richmond life, such as being the primary author of a 1914 ordinance to adopt a Richmond flag. McCarthy also authored a book in 1871 (published by McCarthy & Ellyson) entitled ''Walks about Richmond: a story for boys, and a guide to persons visiting the city, desiring to see the principal points of interest.'' In 1894, McCarthy was the orator at the unveiling of Richmond's Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument.

References

;Notes ;Bibliography * Carlton McCarthy's

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