James D. Porter, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, Tennessee
Clement Anselm Evans, Ed.

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‘ [301] brigadier-general in the Confederate army and commander of the post at Knoxville, do hereby proclaim martial law to exist in the city of Knoxville and the surrounding country to the distance of one mile from the corporate limits of said city.’ General Carroll showed great vigor in arresting all parties that were openly disaffected to the Confederate States. As soon as he felt assured that he could safely do so, he revoked the proclamation of martial law and restored the civil authority. His brigade was part of the force with which General Crittenden made an attack on General Thomas not far from Mill Spring, Ky., January, 1862, and in the report of the affair by Crittenden, General Carroll was commended for ‘his dispositions and conduct during the engagement,’ his ‘military skill and personal valor.’ Carroll's brigade brought up the rear on the retreat and retired from the field in order. On February 1, 1863, General Carroll resigned his commission in the Confederate army.

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Brigadier-General John C. Carter

Brigadier-General John C. Carter entered the Confederate service in 1861 as a captain in the Thirty-eighth Tennessee infantry. He was still a captain at the battle of Shiloh, where he won the praise of Col. R. F. Looney, commander of his regiment, who declared that ‘Captain Carter deserved the highest praise for his great coolness and high courage displayed throughout the entire engagement. At one time he took the flag, and urging his men forward, rendered me great assistance in advancing the entire regiment.’ His promotion was rapid through the grades of major and lieutenant-colonel to that of colonel of the regiment. He had reached this latter position when, at the battle of Perryville, he commanded his regiment in one of the hottest fights of the war. Here he won fresh plaudits for his gallant bearing in the presence of the enemy. His brigade was led in this battle by Col. John H. Savage, and the division by Brig.-Gen. Daniel S: Donelson, of the right wing under Major-General Cheatham. At the