Joseph H. Barnes

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Joseph Henry Barnes
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Born(1833-07-25)July 25, 1833
Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJanuary 10, 1906(1906-01-10) (aged 72)
Massachusetts, U.S.
Buried
Hingham Cemetery, Hingham, Massachusetts
AllegianceFlag of the United States (1863-1865).svg  United States (Union)
Branch Seal of the United States Board of War.png United States Army (Union Army)
Years of service1861 – 1864
Rank Union Army colonel rank insignia.png Colonel
Union Army brigadier general rank insignia.svg Bvt. Brigadier General
Commands 29th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
Battles / wars
Children3

Joseph Henry Barnes (1833-1906) was an American Brevet Brigadier General who commanded the 29th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment during the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.

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Biography

Early life

Joseph was born on July 25, 1833. He moved to East Boston some time later and became a printer before the outbreak of the American Civil War. He also married Anna Delia Stickney and later had 3 children. [1]

American Civil War

Barnes raised a militia consisting of East Bostonians known as the "Greenough Guards" by Governor John Albion Andrew himself before being commissioned for Federal Service in May 18, 1861 and made a captain of Company C of the 1st Massachusetts Infantry Regiment on May 22 and shortly after, participated at the First Battle of Bull Run. [2] Barnes was then made Lieutenant Colonel of the newly formed 29th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment on December 13, 1861 as he led Company K of the regiment. [1] [3]

Barnes then became the main commander of the regiment after Colonel Ebenezer W. Peirce was considered absent but was wounded at the Battle of White Oak Swamp and was recovering but managed to participate at the Battle of Antietam as the regiment was part of the Irish Brigade during the assault on the Sunken Road. [1] [4] After the two battles, the 29th Massachusetts became a part of the IX Corps and continued to command in the Siege of Petersburg such as in the Battle of the Crater before he was honorably mustered out on October 9, 1864. [5] He was brevetted to Brigadier General on August 19, 1864 for his services at the Battle of Globe Tavern. [1]

Later years

After the war, Barnes would serve as the Deputy Collector of the Port of Boston from 1880 to 1900. He was also associated with veteran associations as well as a member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States and the Grand Army of the Republic. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Antietam: LCol Joseph Henry Barnes". Antietam on the Web. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  2. William H. Osborne (1877). The History of the Twenty-ninth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry: In the Late War of the Rebellion. A. J. Wright. p. 44. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  3. Massachusetts Register (1862). The Massachusetts register. Serial no., 94. p. 389. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  4. "Army of the Potomac - Second Corps - Antietam National Battlefield (U.S. National Park Service)". National Park Service . Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  5. Darrell L. Collins (August 12, 2013). The Army of the Potomac: Order of Battle, 1861-1865, with Commanders, Strengths, Losses and More. McFarland, Incorporated. p. 245. ISBN   9780786473465 . Retrieved April 27, 2022.