BARNES, James

Affiliation:  Union

Born: December 28 1801, Boston MA

Died: February 12 1869, Springfield MA

Pre-War Profession: Businessman, Graduated West Point 1829, instructor at West Point, resigned US Army 1836, civil engineer on railroads.

War Service:  July 1861 Col. of 18th Massachusetts, Washington defences, Peninsula campaign, commanded 1st bde/1st Divn/V Corps, Antietam, November 1862 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, commanded the division at Gettysburg (w), garrison and prison duty.

Post War:  US Commission on building the Union Pacific Railroad.