Joseph K. Barnes
Born: July 21, 1817
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Father: Judge Joseph Barnes 1779 – 1839
(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Mother: Annie Dean 1785 – 1850
(Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Wife: Mary Thurston Fauntleroy 1824 – 1912
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Children:
Dr. Joseph Dean Barnes 1841 – 1882
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Anna Fauntleroy Barnes Heath 1854 – 1899
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Education:
Studied medicine at Harvard University Briefly
1838: Graduated University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Occupation before War:
Resident Physician at Blockley Hospital
Visiting Physician Northwestern District of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1840: Appeared before Army Examining Board for Assistant Surgeon
1840 – 1856: Assistant Surgeon in the United States Army
Assigned to his first duty at West Point Military Academy
Served in Harney’s Expedition to the Florida Everglades
1842 – 1846: Assistant Surgeon at Fort Jesup, Louisiana
1846 – 1848: Served as Assistant Surgeon in Mexican – American War
1856 – 1863: Surgeon and Major in United States Army
Civil War Career:
1861: Medical Director for the forces under Major General Hunter
1862: Medical Director for the U.S. Army Department of Kansas
1862: Attending Physician for the City of Washington, D.C.
1863: Lt. Colonel and Medical Inspector in Washington, D.C.
1863: Colonel and Medical Inspector in Washington, D.C.
1863: “Empowered to take charge of the bureau of Medical Dept.”
1864 – 1882: Brigadier General in United States Army
1864 – 1882: Surgeon General of United States Army
1865: Brevetted Major General for his service in the war
1865: Attended the death bed of President Abraham Lincoln
1865: Overseen the autopsy of President Lincoln’s body
Occupation after War:
1864 – 1882: Brigadier General in United States Army
1864 – 1882: Surgeon General of United States Army
1865: Issued report upon the extent and nature of Material Available
1881: One of the Surgeons who attended President James A. Garfield
Died: April 5, 1883
Place of Death: Washington, D.C.
Cause of Death: Cirrhosis of the kidneys
Age at time of Death: 65 years old
Burial Place: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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