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PVT James Allen Carr

Birth
Jackson County, Tennessee, USA
Death
5 Jan 1863 (aged 29)
Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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Son of Elijah and Elizabeth Carr.

Husband of Eliza Jane Carr.

Father of sons: Elijah, Ward, Thomas, & Pleasant; and daughter: Elizabeth.

Enlisted July 31, 1861, at Livingston, Tennessee, in Company F, 25 Regiment, Tennessee Infantry. Private Carr suffered a severe head wound on December 31, 1862, the first day of the Battle of Murfreesboro. His name appeared on a list of Confederate prisoners who died within the Federal lines, in the Department of the Cumberland, from December 31, 1862, to March 1, 1863.

Private Carr was taken prisoner at Stone River. Cause of death was a gunshot wound. Date of death was January 5, 1863. Place of death was Murfreesboro.James and family were living on Cane Creek when he died in 1826. His farm was in both Jackson and White counties. This location is now in Putnam County, formed in 1854 from parts of Jackson, Overton, Smith and White counties.

James is buried in the family cemetery in an unmarked grave. Huge oak trees surround the cemetery and falling limbs may have destroyed his gravesite
Son of Elijah and Elizabeth Carr.

Husband of Eliza Jane Carr.

Father of sons: Elijah, Ward, Thomas, & Pleasant; and daughter: Elizabeth.

Enlisted July 31, 1861, at Livingston, Tennessee, in Company F, 25 Regiment, Tennessee Infantry. Private Carr suffered a severe head wound on December 31, 1862, the first day of the Battle of Murfreesboro. His name appeared on a list of Confederate prisoners who died within the Federal lines, in the Department of the Cumberland, from December 31, 1862, to March 1, 1863.

Private Carr was taken prisoner at Stone River. Cause of death was a gunshot wound. Date of death was January 5, 1863. Place of death was Murfreesboro.James and family were living on Cane Creek when he died in 1826. His farm was in both Jackson and White counties. This location is now in Putnam County, formed in 1854 from parts of Jackson, Overton, Smith and White counties.

James is buried in the family cemetery in an unmarked grave. Huge oak trees surround the cemetery and falling limbs may have destroyed his gravesite


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  • Created by: Boomer1961
  • Added: Feb 26, 2019
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197143629/james_allen-carr: accessed ), memorial page for PVT James Allen Carr (5 Jun 1833–5 Jan 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 197143629, citing John W Carr Cemetery, Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee, USA; Lost at War; Maintained by Boomer1961 (contributor 48976441).