BARTON, Seth Maxwell

Confederate

Born: September 8 1829, Fredericksburg VA

Died: April 11 1900, Washington DC

Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1849, frontier duty, resigned June 1861.

War Service: June 1861 Capt. of CSA Infantry, Lt. Col. of 3rd Arkansas, Stonewall Jackson's engineer officer 1861-62, March 1862 Brig. Gen., commanded 1st Bde/Stevenson's Divn at Chickasaw Bluffs, Vicksburg (s), exchanged, commanded Armistead's Bde/Ransom's Divn in Wilderness, relieved of command at Drewry's Bluff, commanded a brigade in Richmond defenses, Sayler's Creek (c).

Post War: After the war, Barton returned to Fredericksburg, where he began practicing chemistry.