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Below is my biography of
Eugene Carrington. Though he was in the Army, there is no biography of him in the National Archives.
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Eugene Carrington was born in
Richmond March 1, 1840. He was educated in the Episcopal High
School, near Alexandria, Va. He married Cora Dimmock about 1858 and
they had one child, son Walter, born in Maryland. In the spring of
1859, Eugene applied for a passport for himself and his wife; he was
described as 5' 7", blue eyes, light brown hair and dark complexion.
Before the war, he owned a wood yard in Richmond and had taxable
real estate of $40,000. He died December
1, 1897 in Richmond. His wife died in 1915 in her son's home in
Hingham, Mass. |
| March 22, 1861 |
Placed an advertisement for his
wood yard
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| May 21,
1861 |
Announced as one of
five new Transportation Agents (he in Lynchburg)
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| June 30,
1861 |
Paid as Transportation
Agent at Lynchburg
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| July 5, 1861 |
Signed Transportation Request at
Lynchburg
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| July 18, 1861 |
Ordered to proceed to Manassas and
take charge of transportation at that point
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| August 29, 1861 |
Carried dispatches from Richmond
to Manassas
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| December 19, 1861 |
Sold lumber to hospitals
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| February 21, 1862 |
Sold furniture to Wood
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| April 4, 1862 |
Sold wagon to army
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| May 2, 1862 |
Wood recommended him for commission
as Captain in QM Department and requested he be assigned to
Wood
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| May 8, 1862 |
Paid for hauling tobacco in
Richmond
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| May 10, 1862 |
Appointed QM Captain
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| May 19, 1862 |
Ordered
to report to Wood
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| June 24, 1862 |
Paid a Transportation Agent
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| June 30, 1862 |
Answered QMG questions about his
accounts
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| September 25, 1862 |
Sold a mule to the army
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| October 13, 1862 |
Paid for hauling QM stores in
Richmond
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| December 15, 1862 |
Probably attended Augusta Railroad
Convention
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| February 5, 1863 |
Requested 4 flats from Richmond &
Petersburg RR to ship cannon
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| March 10, 1863 |
Clarified procedures with Major
Downer
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| March 31, 1863 |
Received questions on his accounts
from the QMG
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| July 11, 1863 |
Received clothing and shoes for
shipment to Staunton
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| July 13, 1863 |
Repaid funds advanced to one of
his regular messengers
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| November 14, 1863 |
Discussed procedures for obtaining
receipts from Ordnance Department
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| January 14, 1864 |
Paid quarterly rent for a lot on
Franklin Street by the Engineer Bureau
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| February 2, 1864 |
Informed Major Downer of change in
number of invoices required
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| February 4, 1864 |
Rives reported Carrington's status
on a shipment to Mobile
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| April 16, 1864 |
Received funds from the AQMG
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| October 26, 1864 |
Granted 4 months leave of absence
to go abroad, without pay
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| November 14, 1864 |
Sold office furniture to Wood
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| May 4, 1865 |
Paroled and took the Amnesty Oath
in Richmond
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| June 19, 1865 |
Requested pardon from US
authorities
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