John Carpenter Carter (December 19, 1837 – December 10, 1864) was an American lawyer who became brigadier general of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, and died of wounds received at the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee.

[1] Carter entered the war as a captain in the 38th Tennessee Infantry Regiment and quickly became its colonel.

Carter was mortally wounded during the Battle of Franklin on November 30, 1864, and died December 10 in the Harrison home, 3 miles (4.8 km) south of the battlefield.

[1] Carter was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Tennessee.

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