Born in Buckingham, Canada._Son of James Carson_by occupation a Gunsmith,_Unmarried,_at the age of 19 enlisted as a recruit in the 1st Regiment of Cavalry, Mass. Vols._
Mustered into service August 11, 1862._In camp at Cambridge, Mass. until September 3, 1862. Then to Washington; remained there in camp till November 5th following, then proceeded to join the regiment at Hagerstown, Md. and was assigned to Company E.
In September, 1863. was sick in hospital at Culpepper, Va. About one week.
With this slight exception he participated in all the duties and movements of the company from the time of entering it until December 31, 1863. At that date he reenlisted for three years as a veteran volunteer in the same regiment. Received the prescribed furlough of 35 days, dated February 13, 1864, and visited his friends in Chicopee.
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