BARRY, William Farquhar

Affiliation:  Union

Born: August 18 1818, New York NY

Died: July 18 1879, Baltimore MD

Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1838, served on Canadian border, Mexican war, Seminole war, duty in Kansas.

War Service: 1861 Maj. in 5th US Artillery, Fort Pickens, chief of artillery at First Bull Run, August 1861 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, organized the ordnance of the Army of the Potomac, Peninsula campaign, Seven Days, asked to be given duty elsewhere, supervised defenses of Washington, chief of artillery for Sherman in Atlanta campaign, Franklin and Nashville campaign, Carolinas campaign.

Post War:  Army service in artillery, frontier duty, historian.