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 [decorative delimiter] Class of 1872

Vol. III
p184
2412

(Born Pa.)

Overton Carr

(Ap'd at Large)

2

Born Aug. 11, 1850, Homewood, PA.​a

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1868, to June 14, 1872, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., 12th Infantry, June 14, 1872.

 p185  Served on graduation leave of absence, June 14 to Sep. 21, 1872.

Resigned, Sep. 21, 1872.

Civil History. — Assistant Engineer, Pennsylvania Railroad Company, 1872‑80, except July to Sep., 1873, while making Surveys in connection with the projected bridge over the Hudson at Poughkeepsie, N. Y.

Died, July 24, 1881, at Philadelphia, Pa.: Aged 30.

See Annual Association of Graduates, U. S. M. A., 1882, for an obituary notice.º

Buried, Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA.


Thayer's Note:

a Mr. Carr's birth data are from his AOG obituary.


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