Individual Details
(November 18, 1834 - June 16, 1891)
"Thomas Alexander Carter was a 1st Lieutenant (1LT) in Company "E", Russell's 20th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment (CSA). He was captured and made a prisoner-of-war (POW). He subsequently became a Dry Goods store merchant in Clarksville, Red River County, Texas. In religious preference, he was a Baptist. He is interred in the Clarksville Cemetery, Clarksville, Red River, Texas." (George Dillahunty.)
"Thomas Alexander Carter was the first son of John Calvin Carter. Enlisted in an unknown Infantry Regiment at the beginning of the war and was later discharge. Enlisted in Russell's 20th Tennessee Cavalry Regiment in September of 1863 and was elected 1st Lieutenant of Company E. That Regiment served under General Nathan B. Forrest. His diary survives describing his service under Forrest. Lieutenant Carter was shot in the neck during the Battle of Brice's Crossroads, Mississippi in June of 1864. He was later Captured and sent north to prison for the rest of the war. After the war he was set free, but was penniless and it took him over two years to work and walk his way home. Meanwhile, his sweetheart married his brother Robert Henry Carter, thinking he had been killed. After some time of discontent, Tom settled the affair with Robert and they went into business together. Tom became Mayor of Clarksville, Texas for a period. Robert died in 1882. A little over a year later, in 1883, Tom and "Clemmie" were married. Tom was a member of John Burks Camp of United Confederate Veterans until his death in 1891." (Roger N. Wheatley.)
Events
| Birth | November 18, 1834 | Henry County, Tennessee | | | |
| Marriage | April 4, 1883 | Clarksville, Red River County, Texas - Mary Clementine "Clemmie" Dillahunty | | | |
| Marriage | September 15, 1885 | Laura Ann "Larie" Dillahunty | | | |
| Death | June 16, 1891 | Clarksville, Red River County, Texas | | | |
| Burial | | Clarksville Cemetery, Clarksville, Red River County, Texas | | | |
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