Medal of Honor
October 10, 1871
Brazos River, Texas, USA
- Rank at action
- Second Lieutenant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Indian Campaigns
- Unit or command
- 4th U.S. Cavalry
The Citation
Sources ↓Held the left of the line with a few men during the charge of a large body of Indians, after the right of the line had retreated, and by delivering a rapid fire succeeded in checking the enemy until other troops came to the rescue.
Separately preserved current-source wording
Captured from the linked current recipient source; it is not a new comparison with an original General Order.
Held the left of the line with a few men during the charge of a large body of Indians, after the right of the line had retreated, and by delivering a rapid fire, succeeded in checking the enemy until other troops came to the rescue.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Robert Goldthwaite Carter — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28
current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-001254
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-28
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Brevet Captain
- Entered service at
- Bradford, Mass.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 64de6b936b57eb80992a70c10840f9db21bf9fcf28414e544bcbac6cb43ca86d
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
Current reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; legacy full citation text and source-row provenance are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.