Captain Almont Barnes
April 14, 1835
Turin, Lewis County, New York
Death: Janury 16, 1918
District of Columbia
Civil War Captain of Battery C, 1st
New York Light Artillery.
Brevet Colonel
Fifth Army Corps
Army of the Potomac
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Gettysburg
Burial: Arlington National Cemetery
ALMONT BARNES, formerly editor of the Black River Budget, was captain of Company C., 1st N. Y. Artillery, and was active in recruiting soldiers. He was Lieutenant in the Carthage Battery.
BARNES, ALMONT
- BATTERY C, 1ST NEW YORK
- DATE OF DEATH: 01/16/1918
- BURIED AT: SECTION 3 SITE 2343WS
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
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