Henry W. Barry
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Born: April 11, 1840
Birthplace: Schoharie County, New York
Wife: Kate Thyson 1850 – 1907
(Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D. C.)
Children: Frank Thyson Barry 1874 – 1889
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D. C.)
Political Party: Republican Party
Education:
Self-educated.
Occupation before War:
1858: Principal of Locust Grove Academy, Louisville, Kentucky
Civil War service:
1861: Enlisted as private, 10th Kentucky Infantry Regiment
November 1861: Commissioned as First Lieutenant
November 1862: Resigned.
April 1864: Commissioned as Colonel, 8th U. S. Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment at Paducah, Kentucky
April 1864: Skirmish at Smithland, Kentucky
July 1864 – January...