CARTER, JOSEPH F. - Medal of Honor Recipient
Rank and organization: Captain, Company D, 3d Maryland Infantry. Place
and date: At Fort Stedman, Va., 25 March 1865. Entered service at: Baltimore,
Md. Birth: Baltimore, Md. Date of issue: 9 July 1891. Citation: Captured
the colors of the 51st Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.). During the battle he
was captured and escaped bringing a number of prisoners with him.
This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)
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