Age at enlistment: 17

Born:  1844 in Florida

Parents:  unknown.  Robert appears on the census of Hillsborough County in 1860 in the household of William (23) and Elizabeth (17)

Died:  KIA 5/15/1864 at Battle of Resaca, GA

Final Resting Place:  *Oakland Cemetery, near Atlanta Medical College Hospital

Married:  unkown

 

 Enlisted 8/28/61 at Tampa and was appointed Musician 6/10/62.   He was discharged 12/25/62 for being underage and dropped. He may have returned after the last roll and was mortally wounded at Resaca 5/14/64.

He died in the Atlanta Medical College Hospital and was buried 6/6/64 in local Oakland Cemetery.  An inquiry has been made to this cemetery for photo of Pvt. Carney's grave.

 

*  Communication from Historic Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, GA received 8/16/2011: 

“I think I may have found him.  Our Confederate Section listings are published in a book titled Headstones of Heroes. I found 2 listings for 4^th Florida, Company K.  One is Thos. A. Gray who died June 18, 1864, hospital unknown and the other is listed as R.J. Carvoy, June 6,1864, Atlanta Medical College Hospital.  I would guess that Carvoy is Carney.You can view the listings from Headstones of Heroes and see a photograph of the headstone by going to www.oaklandcemeteryburials.com.  I do know why the website listing just shows CSA as the unit for Carvoy, the book shows Fla 4, K.

-Ruth L. Middleton, HOF Office Manager