. . . Thursday morning, bringing with him the body of Captain. H. H. Carter of the 11th Illinois Infantry who was killed at the late battle. The funeral took place from the house of Peter Housel, father-in-law of the deceased, at 3 o’clock Thursday, and was attended by a large concourse of citizens.
Capt. Carter was a Native of New England, but has resided at La Salle, Ill., for several years. He commanded a company of three months’ volunteers, and immediately on the expiration of that service, organized a company to serve three years. He was in the thickest of the fight at Donelson and received three slight wounds. He was shot during the first day’s fight at Pittsburg, and died a few hours afterwards. He was a kind husband, a brave officer, a good citizen. “Peace to his ashes.” – {Mt. Pleasant Journal.
– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, May 3, 1862, p. 4
Capt. Carter was a Native of New England, but has resided at La Salle, Ill., for several years. He commanded a company of three months’ volunteers, and immediately on the expiration of that service, organized a company to serve three years. He was in the thickest of the fight at Donelson and received three slight wounds. He was shot during the first day’s fight at Pittsburg, and died a few hours afterwards. He was a kind husband, a brave officer, a good citizen. “Peace to his ashes.” – {Mt. Pleasant Journal.
– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, May 3, 1862, p. 4
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