Carr, Eugene Asa

Life Span
to
Full name
Eugene Asa Carr
Place of Birth
Hamburg, NY
Burial Place
West Point Cemetery, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
No. of Spouses
1
No. of Children
1
Family
Clark Murwin Carr (father), Delia Ann Torrey Carr (mother), Mary P. Magwire (wife) 
Education
West Point (US Military Academy)
Occupation
Military
Church or Religious Denomination
Baptist
Military
US military (Pre-Civil War)
Union Army
US military (Post-Civil War)
Date Event
At Wilson's Creek in Missouri, a bold Union attack is thrown back and General Nathaniel Lyon killed
- In northwest Arkansas, Union forces win a fierce three-day battle at Pea Ridge, around Elkhorn Tavern
The Army of the Tennessee secures its beachhead across the Mississippi at the Battle of Port Gibson
At the Big Black River Bridge, Union troops sweep aside a blocking force covering the Confederate retreat to Vicksburg
On the Mississippi, the Union's Army of the Tennessee completely surrounds Vicksburg
The Union's Army of the Tennessee attempts the storming of Vicksburg but is beaten back
Second Union attempt to take Vicksburg by infantry assault ends in bloody failure with 500 dead
After twice failing to storm the city, Union General Grant orders a siege at Vicksburg, Mississippi
- In Mississippi, the Siege of Vicksburg continues
In Alabama, the Union's capture of Spanish Fort makes the city of Mobile's fall only a matter of time
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