ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ðɪ əfˈɪʃəl saɪtˈeɪʃən, kˈɑːɹ hˌæd "dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd ðə dᵻplˈɔɪmənt ʌv hɪz kəmˈænd ænd hˈɛld hɪz ɡɹˈaʊnd, ˌʌndɚɹ ɐ bɹˈɪsk fˈaɪɚɹ ʌv ʃˈɑːt ænd ʃˈɛl ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː wʌz sˈɛvɹəl tˈaɪmz wˈuːndᵻd."
According to the official citation, Carr had "directed the deployment of his command and held his ground, under a brisk fire of shot and shell in which he was several times wounded."