Rice was the son of Benjamin J. Carpener b.1791 in N.C. d.1865 in Lauderdale Co. Ms. and Nancy Rice b.1791 in N.C. and died after 1870 in Lauderdale Co. Ms. He married Mary Ann Rodgers in 1846 in Lauderdale County, MS. and they had the following children:
Martha Lettie "Mattie" Carpenter 1848-1933
Benjamin Hays Carpenter 1851-1929
William Travis Carpenter 1854-1856
Charles Clinton Carpenter 1858-1890
M. F. Carpenter 1862-1863
Rice was a private with Company C of the 41st Mississippi Infantry. The unit was raised of volunteers from Lauderdale County, Mississippi and was known as "The Cole Guards".
Rice was killed in the Battle of Stone River or 2nd Battle of Murfreesboro that was fought December 31, 1862 to January 2, 1863. Stones River was the site of the 7th most deadly battle of the Civil War, with more than 22,575 killed in three days of battle.
The 41st Mississippi was part of Gen. Chalmers Brigade at the Battle of Mufreesboro or Stone River. The following attack known as "Hells Half Acre" was described as follows:
On December 31, 1862, Gen.Chalmers was ordered to actack at 11 o'clock. The charge was made with gallantry and devotion, but the storm of lead and iron that met the Mississippians at the burnt house struck down their General and shattered the line. The regiments fell back and reformed, and fought gallantly during the remainder of the battle, which raged about the Round Forest for three days. (from Dunbar Rowland's "Military History of Mississippi, "For Dixie Land, I'll Take My Stand")
Martha Lettie "Mattie" Carpenter 1848-1933
Benjamin Hays Carpenter 1851-1929
William Travis Carpenter 1854-1856
Charles Clinton Carpenter 1858-1890
M. F. Carpenter 1862-1863
Rice was a private with Company C of the 41st Mississippi Infantry. The unit was raised of volunteers from Lauderdale County, Mississippi and was known as "The Cole Guards".
Rice was killed in the Battle of Stone River or 2nd Battle of Murfreesboro that was fought December 31, 1862 to January 2, 1863. Stones River was the site of the 7th most deadly battle of the Civil War, with more than 22,575 killed in three days of battle.
The 41st Mississippi was part of Gen. Chalmers Brigade at the Battle of Mufreesboro or Stone River. The following attack known as "Hells Half Acre" was described as follows:
On December 31, 1862, Gen.Chalmers was ordered to actack at 11 o'clock. The charge was made with gallantry and devotion, but the storm of lead and iron that met the Mississippians at the burnt house struck down their General and shattered the line. The regiments fell back and reformed, and fought gallantly during the remainder of the battle, which raged about the Round Forest for three days. (from Dunbar Rowland's "Military History of Mississippi, "For Dixie Land, I'll Take My Stand")
Rice was the son of Benjamin J. Carpener b.1791 in N.C. d.1865 in Lauderdale Co. Ms. and Nancy Rice b.1791 in N.C. and died after 1870 in Lauderdale Co. Ms. He married Mary Ann Rodgers in 1846 in Lauderdale County, MS. and they had the following children:
Martha Lettie "Mattie" Carpenter 1848-1933
Benjamin Hays Carpenter 1851-1929
William Travis Carpenter 1854-1856
Charles Clinton Carpenter 1858-1890
M. F. Carpenter 1862-1863
Rice was a private with Company C of the 41st Mississippi Infantry. The unit was raised of volunteers from Lauderdale County, Mississippi and was known as "The Cole Guards".
Rice was killed in the Battle of Stone River or 2nd Battle of Murfreesboro that was fought December 31, 1862 to January 2, 1863. Stones River was the site of the 7th most deadly battle of the Civil War, with more than 22,575 killed in three days of battle.
The 41st Mississippi was part of Gen. Chalmers Brigade at the Battle of Mufreesboro or Stone River. The following attack known as "Hells Half Acre" was described as follows:
On December 31, 1862, Gen.Chalmers was ordered to actack at 11 o'clock. The charge was made with gallantry and devotion, but the storm of lead and iron that met the Mississippians at the burnt house struck down their General and shattered the line. The regiments fell back and reformed, and fought gallantly during the remainder of the battle, which raged about the Round Forest for three days. (from Dunbar Rowland's "Military History of Mississippi, "For Dixie Land, I'll Take My Stand")
Martha Lettie "Mattie" Carpenter 1848-1933
Benjamin Hays Carpenter 1851-1929
William Travis Carpenter 1854-1856
Charles Clinton Carpenter 1858-1890
M. F. Carpenter 1862-1863
Rice was a private with Company C of the 41st Mississippi Infantry. The unit was raised of volunteers from Lauderdale County, Mississippi and was known as "The Cole Guards".
Rice was killed in the Battle of Stone River or 2nd Battle of Murfreesboro that was fought December 31, 1862 to January 2, 1863. Stones River was the site of the 7th most deadly battle of the Civil War, with more than 22,575 killed in three days of battle.
The 41st Mississippi was part of Gen. Chalmers Brigade at the Battle of Mufreesboro or Stone River. The following attack known as "Hells Half Acre" was described as follows:
On December 31, 1862, Gen.Chalmers was ordered to actack at 11 o'clock. The charge was made with gallantry and devotion, but the storm of lead and iron that met the Mississippians at the burnt house struck down their General and shattered the line. The regiments fell back and reformed, and fought gallantly during the remainder of the battle, which raged about the Round Forest for three days. (from Dunbar Rowland's "Military History of Mississippi, "For Dixie Land, I'll Take My Stand")
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