bɪkˈʌz ʌvðə dˈɪfɪkˌʌltiz wɪð hɪz bɹˌɪɡɐdˈɪɹ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɐpˈɔɪntmənt, hiː wʌz tˈɛknɪkli dʒˈuːnjɚ tə hɪz ˈoʊn sʌbˈoːɹdᵻnət bɹɪɡˈeɪd kəmˈændɚz ænd ˌɔn mˈeɪ tˈuː, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ, ˌɛltˈiː. dʒˈɛn. jˈuːlɪsˌiːz ˈɛs. ɡɹˈænt ɹˌiːɐsˈaɪnd kˈɑːɹ tə ðɪ ˈɑːɹmi ʌvðə dʒˈeɪmz ˌʌndɚ mˈædʒ. dʒˈɛn. bˈɛndʒəmɪn bˈʌtlɚ.
Because of the difficulties with his brigadier general appointment, he was technically junior to his own subordinate brigade commanders and on May 2, 1864, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant reassigned Carr to the Army of the James under Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler.