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month, and was the first to encamp on the soil of Virginia. Colonel Carr commanded his regi- ment at Big Bethel, Newmarket Bridge, the Orchards, Fair Oaks and Glendale. At Malvern

Hill he commanded the 2d New Jersey brigade. On Sept. 7, 1862, he was commis- sioned a brigadier- general for ' ' gallant and meritorious ser- vices in the field," and he subsequently served with conspicu- ous bravery in the battles of Bristow station, 2d Bull Run, Chantilly, Fredericks- burg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg. Wapping Heights, and Robin- son's tavern. He afterwai'ds served in front of Petersburg in command of the 1st division. 18th corps, and supported General Burnside in the Mine fight vv'ith the 1st division of the 18th corps, and the 3d division of the 10th corps (colored). On Oct. 1. 1864. he was given charge of the James river defences with his headquarters at "Wilson's Landing. On the 20th of May he was transferred to City Point, and on the 1st of June was pro- moted by the President brevet major-general "for gallant and meritorious services during the war," to rank as such from the 13th of March, 1865. He was mustered out of the U. S. service in October, 1865, and in 1867 was appointed by Gov- ernor Fenton, major-general of the 3d division, N. Y. S. M. He commanded the forces that quelled the railroad riots at Albany, West Albany, and Troy in 1877, and was complimented by Gov- ernor Robinson. In 1887 he was placed upon the retired list of the state militia, after a service of more than twenty years. In 1879 he was elected secretary of the state of New York, and was re- elected in 1881, and again in 1883. He was a prominent candidate before the Republican state convention of 1885 for governor, but failing to receive the nomination, the convention nom- inated him for lieutenant-governor by accla- mation, and he led his defeated ticket by fifteen thousand votes. He died at Troy, N. Y., Feb. 24, 1895.

CARR, Samuel, soldier, was born in Virginia, Oct. 9. 1771; son of Dabney and Martlia (Jeffer- son) Carr. He was grail uated at William and Mary college in 1793. He commanded the cavalry at Norfolk, in 1812-'15; was a member of the Virginia house of delegates from Albemarle in 1815", and later was elected to the state senate. He died in Albemarle county, Va., July 25, 1855.

CARRELL, George Aloysius, R.C. bishop^ was born in the old mansion of William Penn, Philadelphia, Pa., June 13, 1803; son of John and Mary Judith (Moore) Carrell and grandson of Thomas and Elizabeth Mary (Clater) Carrell. He was a student at Mount St. Mary's, Emmitts- burg, Md., 1813-'16, at Georgetown college, 1816- '20; a novice at Whitmarsh House, 1821-'23, at- tended the theological seminary of St. Mary's, Baltimore, 1823-'25, and the seminary at Mount St. Mary's college, 1825-'27. He was ordained in St. Augustine's church, Philadelphia, Dec. 20 1827, by Bishop Henry Conwell, and was assist- ant at St. Augustine's, 1827-'33, and pastor of Holy Trinity, 1833-'35. He again became a nov- ice of the Society of Jesus in the western Prov ince, Aug. 19, 1835; was a scholastic at St Louis, professor at the university, and pastor of the college church, 1837-'45; rector of the university, 1845-'48 ; and president of Purcell Mansion college, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1851-53. On July 23, 1853, the see of Covington was established and he was made its first bishop. He was consecrated by Archbishop Purcell, Nov. 1, 1853. He built St. Mary's, the cathedral church in Covington ; or- ganized twenty-eight churches; established St. Elizabeth's hospital and an orphan asylum, and founded St. Joseph's priory of the Benedictine order. He died in Covington, Ky., Sept. 25, 1868.

CARRICK, Samuel, educator, was born in Adams county, Pa., in July, 1762. He came from Scotch ancestors, who immigrated to Penn- sylvania from the north of Ireland. He was ed- vicated at Augusta academy, Va., and entered the Presbyterian ministry. He was a trustee of Liberty Hall academy, 1784-'91; migrated to Knoxville, Tenn., in 1788, when he founded the First Presbyterian church, and organized Blount college, known as East Tennessee college after 1808, and of which he was president, 1794-1809. The inscription on his gravestone at Knoxville, near the graves of Gov. William Blount and Col. James White, founder of the city of Knox- ville, reads as follows : ' ' Sacred to the memory of the Rev. Samuel CZR. Carrick, who died Aug. 17, 1809, aged 49 ys., 1 mo. He first planted the Presbyterian religion in the wilds of Tenn. He was the founder & the first pastor of the church and the first iiresitlent of E T. college."

CARRINGTON, Edward, soldier, was born in Charlotte county, Va., Feb. 11, 1748; son of George and Anne (Mayo) Carrington. He re- ceived an academic education, and served during the revolutionary war, first as lieutenant-colonel and later as (luartermaster-general for the south- ern army under General Greene. He also served at Hobkirk's Hill and at Yorktown. In 1785-'86 he was a delegate from Virginia to the Continental Congress. He died at Richmond, Va., Oct. 28, 1810.