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American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient

Isaac H. Carman
Carman in 1880
Born	(1841-11-17)November 17, 1841 Monmouth County, New Jersey
Died	June 3, 1919(1919-06-03) (aged 77) Washington Court House, Ohio
Allegiance	United States of America
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1861 - 1864
Rank	Corporal
Unit	48th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry - Company A
Battles / wars	Battle of Vicksburg
Awards	Medal of Honor

Corporal Isaac Harrison Carman (November 17, 1841 to June 3, 1919) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Carman received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Vicksburg in Mississippi on 22 May 1863. He was honored with the award on 25 February 1895. Poorly kept records by the United States Government incorrectly spell his name as Carmin / Carmen.

Biography

Carman was born on 17 November 1841 in Monmouth County, New Jersey. He joined the 48th Ohio Infantry in September 1861. He was promoted to corporal on 1 May 1863 and by 22 May he performed the act of gallantry that earned him the Medal of Honor. On that day his company was part of a general assault on a fort during the second major assault in the Battle of Vicksburg. Carman was serving as color guard and, though severely wounded in the leg by a bayonet, prevented the capture of the colors by the Confederate forces.

Carman was involved in other battles including at "Shiloh, Holly Springs, Corinth, Chickasaw Bluffs, Post Arkansas, Port Gibson Champion Hills". He also served a period of detached service aboard the Gunboat Chillicothe between 23 January 1863 and 18 April 1863. He was captured at the Battle of Mansfield, and was a prisoner of war from 8 April 1864 until his exchange on 3 November 1864. He mustered out of service on 1 December 1864.

Carman died on 3 June 1919.

Medal of Honor citation

Saved his regimental flag; also seized and threw a shell, with burning fuse, from among his comrades.

Notes

"Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
"Carmin, Isaac H." Retrieved 19 October 2013.
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VCOnline (2020).
Center for Archival Collections (2008).
Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs (1968), p. 52.

References

Bering, John A.; Montgomery, Thomas (1880). History of the Forty-Eighth Ohio Vet. Vol. Inf. Hillsboro, OH: Highland News Office. p. 284. hdl:2027/hvd.32044050532027. OCLC 1154062878.
Dyer, Frederick H (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co. ASIN B01BUFJ76Q.
Moats, Virgil Henry (1984). Eliza Richardson Moats (ed.). Shiloh to Vicksburg: An Eyewitness Account in the Civil War Letters of Major Virgil H. Moats. Pebble Beach, CA: Hedgehog Press. p. 196. ISBN 9780943486017. OCLC 12103386.
Ohio Roster Commission (1887). 37th–53rd Regiments-Infantry. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861–1865. Vol. IV. Akron, OH: The Werner Ptg. and Mfg. Co. p. 842. OCLC 181357575.
Reid, Whitelaw (1868). The History of Her Regiments, and Other Military Organizations. Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers. Vol. II. Cincinnati, OH: Moore, Wilstach, & Baldwin. p. 1002. ISBN 9781154801965. OCLC 11632330.
Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare (1968). Edward M Kennedy, Chairman (ed.). Medal of Honor, 1863-1968 : "In the Name of the Congress of the United States". Committee print (United States. Congress), 90th Congress, 2nd session. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 1087. OCLC 1049691780.
U.S. War Department (1880). The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 857196196.
"Congressional Medal of Honor Society". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. CMOHS. 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
"Medal of Honor Recipients—sorted alphabetically". THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE VICTORIA & GEORGE CROSS. VCOnline. 2020. Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
"Infantry Units: 48th Ohio Volunteer Infantry". www.bgsu.edu. Center for Archival Collections. 2019. Archived from the original on 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2008-03-20.

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Ohio Medal of Honor Recipients Archived 2020-06-06 at the Wayback Machine

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