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Joseph F. Carter
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| Born | September 11, 1842 Baltimore, Maryland, US |
| Died | April 10, 1922 (aged 79) |
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| Allegiance | United States |
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United States Army Union Army |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit |  3rd Regiment Maryland Volunteer Infantry - Company D |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Fort Stedman |
| Awards |  Medal of Honor |
Joseph Franklin Carter (September 11, 1842 – April 10, 1922) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Carter received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Fort Stedman in Virginia on 25 March 1865. He was honored with the award on 9 July 1891.
Biography
Carter was born on 11 September 1842 in Baltimore, Maryland. He enlisted into the 3rd Maryland Volunteer Infantry at Baltimore, Maryland. He served as captain and commander of Company D and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on 25 March 1865 at Fort Stedman in Virginia when he successfully captured the battle flag of the 51st Virginia Infantry while also taking a number of Confederate soldiers prisoner. He was later promoted major of the regiment.
After the war, Carter settled in Elkridge, Howard County, on a farm that his father had purchased in 1862. He was active in the Howard County and Maryland Republican Party for over 30 years. In 1868, he joined the Radical Republican splinter group led by Judge Hugh Lennox Bond. Around 1898 he moved to Washington, D.C. where he died on 10 April 1922. His remains are interred at the Arlington National Cemetery along with his wife Mary J. Carter.
