æt ðə stˈɑːɹt ʌvðə wˈɔːɹ, kˈɑːɹ wʌz ˌɪnstɹəmˈɛntəl ɪnðə ɹᵻkɹˈuːtmənt ʌvðə sˈɛkənd nˈuː jˈɔːɹk vˌɑːləntˈɪɹ ˈɪnfəntɹi ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt ænd wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɪts kˈɜːnəl ˌɔn mˈeɪ fˈoːɹtiːn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn.
At the start of the war, Carr was instrumental in the recruitment of the 2nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment and was appointed its colonel on May 14, 1861.