U.S. Navy
Carr, William M.ConflictCivil War
Year of Action1864
Unit/CommandUSS Richmond
HometownBaltimore, Maryland
Citation
On board the USS Richmond during action against rebel forts and gunboats and with the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Despite damage to his ship and the loss of several men on board as enemy fire raked her decks, Carr performed his duties with skill and courage throughout the prolonged battle which resulted in the surrender of the rebel ram Tennessee and in the successful attacks carried out on Fort Morgan.
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