| Birth: | Jan. 26, 1834
Augusta
Richmond County
Georgia, USA | | Death: | Dec. 11, 1909
San Diego County
California, USA | 
Indian Wars Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. His citation reads "for most distinguished gallantry in action against the Nez Perce Indians at Bear Paw Mountian, Montana on September 30, 1877, in leading a charge under a galling fire in which he inflicted great loss to the enemy." He retired from active service as a Major in 1898, and served as a professor of military science at the University of the South at Sewanee, Tennessee for 10 years before moving to California. He holds the distinction as being the first Medal of Honor recipient to be interned at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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Lucie Wellington Carter (1850 - 1938)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Mason Carter | | | Burial:
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
San Diego
San Diego County
California, USA
Plot: Section PS-4, Grave 102 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
Record added: Apr 29, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 7396848 |
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Salute To Our Veterans Who Sacrificed So Much For So Many. Rest Forever In The Loving Care Of Our Heavenly Father.
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Sue Moore-Hardy
Added: Feb. 23, 2012 |
I light a candle for Mason Carter ...
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