Richard Harrison Carter
Birth Date
On 1820 August 8 (Born)
Death Date
On 1846 November 19 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Newry, Oxford, Maine, United States
1820 August 8
Mother
Hannah Knight Libby (1786 - 1867)
Father
John Carter
Date Details
Occurred On 1820 August 8
Joined
Mormon Battalion Company B
1846 July 16 – November 19 (Age 25)
Members in Company
Rank
Private
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1846 November 19
Died In Service
Died in Socorro, Socorro, New Mexico, United States
1846 November 19 (Age 26)
Sources
Mormon Battalion
Historian's Office correspondence files, 1856-1926
"William W. Willis letter to the Church Historian", Historian's Office correspondence files, 1856-1926, (6 August 1860).
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927
Mormon Battalion lists, 1927, Page 15.
Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July
"Mormon Battalion return lists", Mormon Battalion returns lists, 1846 July, (July), Page 9.
Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848
"Mormon Battalion, Volunteers", Selected pension application files relating to the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War, 1846-1848.