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Hill Carter

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Hill Carter

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1875 (aged 78–79)
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Shirley, Charles City County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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s/o Dr. Robert Hill Carter (1774-1805) & Mary Nelson (1774-1803)

As a sixteen-year-old midshipman in the United States Navy, Hill Carter played an active role in the War of 1812. He served aboard the USS Peacock when it battled the British sloop HMS Epervier in 1814. Reports described him as "the little red-headed midshipman with his cutlass between his teeth" who led "the boarding party..." and "fought manfully." When he returned with the victorious crew, the United States Congress awarded him an inscribed sword. This sword hung on the wall at Shirley Plantation for many decades. In 1882, Hill Carter's son, Robert Randolph Carter, loaned the sword to the Virginia Historical Society. After 126 years on display at the Historical Society, the sword was returned to Shirley in 2008 and is on display for the general public.

Info taken from the Shirley Plantations list of events.

f/o Lewis, Robert, Charles, Williams, William, Elizabeth, Bernard, Beverley & Cotesworth. Also f/o 7 infants.
s/o Dr. Robert Hill Carter (1774-1805) & Mary Nelson (1774-1803)

As a sixteen-year-old midshipman in the United States Navy, Hill Carter played an active role in the War of 1812. He served aboard the USS Peacock when it battled the British sloop HMS Epervier in 1814. Reports described him as "the little red-headed midshipman with his cutlass between his teeth" who led "the boarding party..." and "fought manfully." When he returned with the victorious crew, the United States Congress awarded him an inscribed sword. This sword hung on the wall at Shirley Plantation for many decades. In 1882, Hill Carter's son, Robert Randolph Carter, loaned the sword to the Virginia Historical Society. After 126 years on display at the Historical Society, the sword was returned to Shirley in 2008 and is on display for the general public.

Info taken from the Shirley Plantations list of events.

f/o Lewis, Robert, Charles, Williams, William, Elizabeth, Bernard, Beverley & Cotesworth. Also f/o 7 infants.

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  • Created by: DMLeForce
  • Added: Jun 18, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71595926/hill-carter: accessed ), memorial page for Hill Carter (1796–1875), Find a Grave Memorial ID 71595926, citing Shirley Plantation Cemetery, Shirley, Charles City County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by DMLeForce (contributor 47131861).