CARTER, Benjamin 1935-1895

CARTER, DEAVER, DEVER, SPRINGER

Posted By: Robert Young (email)
Date: 6/9/2007 at 10:34:48

DIED

At his home in Lawler, Saturday, October 5th, 1895, Benjamin Carter, aged sixty years. The deceased was a native of Ireland and came to this country when a lad. He was a volunteer in the 38th Iowa Infantry Volunteers and served his country well during the term of his enlistment. As was so common with men in the field, he had his soubriquet, and was known in and out of his regiment as "The Wild Irishman” and was one of those characters that did so much to drive home-sickness from camp.

He has been an intense sufferer for the past, fifteen months from cancer in his throat, but in his last moments all pain departed and he answered the last roll call as quietly as though he was answering a detail to bury a comrade.

At his request, he was buried by the G. A. R. (Grand Army of the Republic) and over a quarter at a hundred carriages followed his remains from Lawler to the New Hampton Cemetery, and when they arrived, there was a vast concourse of people to gather around his grave and there were representatives from a large number of G. A. R. Posts present to assist in the last service for their departed comrade.

In Memoriam.
HEADQUARTERS A. P. MORTON POST }
No 277, G.A.R. Dept. Iowa }

New Hampton, IA., Oct. 6, 1895.

At a special meeting of A. P. Morton Post the following resolutions of condolence and respect were adopted.
Whereas: It has pleased the Supreme Ruler of the Universe to take from our midst our beloved comrade Benj. Carter:
Resolved, that we extend to his bereaved family our sincere sympathy in their affliction in the loss of a faithful and loving husband and father. He was a true and brave soldier and served his country well in her hour of need. A, “good and upright citizen.”
Resolved, that a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the records of the Post and that the same be furnished the local papers for publication and that a copy be presented to his family,

By order of A. P. Morton Post.

J. H. Powers, Com.
S.P. Mead, Adjt.

New Hampton local paper

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Gravestone at New Hampton Cemetery, New Hamption, IA. Oct. 5, 1835 - Oct. 5, 1895
Additional research information credit to Thomas Chambers:
Husband of Mary A. (Deaver/Dever) Carter; married on December 6, 1873 in Lawler, Chickasaw County, Iowa.
Father of:
Pearl Clarinda (Carter) Springer
William Henry Carter
Albert "Bert" Carter
Ralph Cleveland Carter
A. J. Carter
Guy Earl Carter