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Civil War Soldiers - Barnes
| Barry, William F., brigadier-general, U.S. Army, was
born in New York city, Aug. 8, 1818, was graduated at West Point in
1838, and in that year assisted Maj. Ringgold to organize the first
battery of light artillery formed in the United States army. He served
in Mexico from 1846 to 1848, fighting at the battle of Tampico, was
stationed at Fort Henry from 1849 to 1851 and on July 1, 1852, was
made captain of the 2nd artillery. He served in the Seminole war in
Florida and during the Kansas disturbances, and at the outbreak of the
Civil war entered active service, assisting in the defense of Fort
Pickens as major of light artillery. On Aug. 20, 1861, he was
appointed brigadier-general of volunteers and took an active part in
the Virginia peninsular campaign until Aug., 1862, fighting in all the
important battles. From the end of the campaign until 1864 he was
chief of artillery in the defenses of Washington, having been
appointed lieutenant-colonel of the 1st artillery on Aug. 1, 1863. In
May, 1863, he was assigned to the command at Pittsburg, Pa., and
Wheeling, W. Va., against a threatened cavalry raid, and was, from
March, 1864, to June, 1866, chief of artillery on Gen. Sherman's
staff, taking part during this time in the siege of Atlanta. During
his service in the war he was given various brevet titles, culminating
in that of brevet major-general, U. S. A., which was conferred on him
March 13, 1865. After the war he served on the northern frontier, then
as commander of the artillery school of practice at Fortress Monroe,
and as commandant at Fort Henry. He died in Fort McHenry, Baltimore,
Md., July 18, 1879.
Source: The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal
States 1861-1865, Volume 8 Biographical, 1908
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