VMI Archives Historical Rosters: John Edward Barnett

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John Edward Barnett

Roster ID 2364
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First Name:	John
Middle Name:	Edward
Last Name:	Barnett
Suffix:
Affiliation:	Class of 1865
Biography & Genealogy:	John Edward Barnett, Class of 1865: Born- December 1843. Matriculated from: Berryville, Va. At VMI 2 months. Military Record: Enlisted October 3, 1862, as a Private in Captain A.W. Utterback's Co., Va. Light Artillery (Captain J.B. Brooke's Co.; Co. A [1st], 12th Battalion Va. Light Artillery). Sick May-June of 1863. Acting Quartermaster Sgt., Maj. W.T. Poague's Artillery Battalion, 1863-1864. Private in 1864-1865. On list of POWs, dated Lynchburg, Va., April, 1865. Post War Record: Farmer. Baptist. Died- May 25, 1922.

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