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Civil War Soldiers - Barnes
| Bartlett, Joseph J., brigadier-general, U.S. Army,
was born about 1820, and at the beginning of the Civil war enlisted to
fight for the Union. He became colonel of the 27th N. Y. volunteers,
and on Oct. 4, 1862, was appointed brigadier-general of volunteers.
Meritorious service during the war won him a renewal of his commission
as brigadier-general, in March, 1864, and on Aug. 1, 1864, he was
brevetted major-general of volunteers. He was mustered out Jan. 15,
1866. After the war, from 1867 to 1869, Gen. Bartlett was United
States minister to Norway and Sweden.
Source: The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal
States 1861-1865, Volume 8 Biographical, 1908
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| Bartlett, William F., brigadier-general, was born in
Haverhill, Mass., Jan. 6, 1840, and was a student at Harvard college
when President Lincoln issued his first call for troops. He at once
enlisted in the 4th battalion of Massachusetts volunteers, returned to
college for a short time, and was then elected captain in the 20th
Mass. volunteers. His aptitude for military service soon won for him
promotion, and he became an acting field officer. In the spring of
1862 he was severely wounded at Yorktown and lost a leg. Recovering,
he organized the 49th Mass. volunteers in the fall of 1862, and, in
spite of the loss of his leg, was elected its colonel. Col. Bartlett's
regiment was ordered to Louisiana with Gen. Banks' expedition, and at
the assault on Port Hudson he was twice wounded. Returning to the
north, he organized the 57th Mass. volunteers, led it in the
Wilderness campaign, and was again wounded. He was appointed
brigadier-general and returned to duty as soon as he was able to ride.
After the explosion of the mine before Petersburg, July 30, 1864, he
was taken prisoner and suffered several weeks in Libby prison and
elsewhere, being then exchanged. In Sept., 1864, he was given command
of the 1st division of the 9th army corps, and was brevetted
major-general of volunteers in 1865. Gen. Bartlett's military career
is one of the most brilliant on record. He was noted as a soldier for
his daring, coolness and intrepidity in action. After the war he
engaged in business in Richmond, Va., and Pittsfield, Mass., and died
in Pittsfield in 1876.
Source: The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal
States 1861-1865, Volume 8 Biographical, 1908
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