{⋆★⋆} BG Barringer, Rufus C.

Rufus Clay Barringer Sr.​

Born: December 2, 1821

Birthplace: Cabarrus County, North Carolina

Father: Paul Mathias Barringer 1778 – 1844
(Buried: Old Lutheran Cemetery, Concord, North Carolina)

Mother: Elizabeth Brandon 1783 – 1844
(Buried: Old Lutheran Cemetery, Concord, North Carolina)

Wives:

1st​ Wife: Eugenia Erixene Morrison 1833 – 1858​

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina)​

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2nd​ Wife: Rosalie Augusta Chunn 1841 – 1864​

(Buried: Memorial Gardens, Concord, North Carolina)​

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3rd​ Wife: Margaret Taylor Long 1837 – 1918​

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina)​

Children:

Warren C. Coleman 1849 – 1904​

(Buried: Old Campground Cemetery, Concord, North Carolina)​

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Anna Morrison Barringer 1855 – 1874

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina)​

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Paul Brandon Barringer 1857 – 1941​

(Buried: University of Virginia Cemetery, Charlottesville, Virginia)​

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Rufus Chunn Barringer 1862 – 1963​

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina)​

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Osmond Long Barringer 1876 – 1961​

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina)​

Education:

1842: Graduated from University of North Carolina

Occupation:

Attorney in North Carolina​

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1848 – 1850: North Carolina State Representative​

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1860: Unionist Party Presidential Elector​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: Captain in 1st​ North Carolina Cavalry​

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1862: Participated in the Peninsula Campaign​

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1862: Participated in the Seven Days Campaign​

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1862: Participated in the Second Battle of Bull Run​

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1862: Participated in the Maryland Campaign​

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1863: Participated in the Battle of Gettysburg​

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1863 – 1864: Lt. Colonel of 4th​ North Carolina Cavalry

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1864 – 1865: Brigadier General of Confederate Army Cavalry​

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1865: Participated in the Battle of Namozine Church​

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1865: Prisoner of War at Fort Delaware released in July from Prison​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1884: Attorney in Charlotte, North Carolina​

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Owner of a tenant farm in Charlotte, North Carolina​

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Helped expand North Carolina's Railroad System​

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1875: Delegate to North Carolina State Constitution Convention​

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1880: Unsuccessful Candidate for Lt. Governor of North Carolina​

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1884 – 1895: Author of 9th​ North Carolina Cavalry History​

Died: February 3, 1895

Place of Death: Charlotte, North Carolina

Cause of Death: Cancer of Stomach

Age at time of Death: 73 years old

Burial Place: Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina

 

[Pollaco]

After the war Barringer was active in Republican Politics and supported Reconstruction.

 

[Pollaco]

He was severely wounded in the face at Brandy Station. This wound took 5 months to heal.

 

[Pollaco]

At the beginning of the war he raised a company of 100 horsemen which became Co. F of the 1ST North Carolina Cavalry. This company was known as the Cabarrus Rangers. I was going to ask what the meaning of "Cabarrus" was but I see it's a county in North Carolina.

 

[Paul Yancey]

I believe that his first wife, Eugenia Morrison, was the sister of Mary Ann Morrison who was married to Stonewall Jackson. Another sister, Isabella Sophia Morrison, was married to General D. H. Hill.

 

[John Hartwell]

At City Point, in 1865,Gen. Barringer was beneficiary of

"Mr. Lincoln's Magnanimity," by Gen. Charles H.T. Collis | Famous People of the Late Unpleasantness

[The following narrative was published as an appendix to A Woman's War Record, 1861-1865 (1889), by Gen. Collis' wife, Septima Maria Levy Collis: Mr. Lincoln's Magnanimity by Gen. Charles H. T. Collis During the few eventful days which immediately preceded the fall of Richmond, Abraham...

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There is also a 2016 biography:

Fighting for General Lee: Confederate General Rufus Barringer and the North Carolina Cavalry Brigade: Barringer, Sheridan: 9781611212624: Amazon.com: Books

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[danny]

His papers, including digitized material, are available from:

Collection Number: 01028-z

Collection Title: Rufus Barringer Papers (#1028-z) 1837-1886
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[ErnieMac]

Barringer was captured by a unit of Sheridan's scouts commanded by Major Henry Young. Young and his men were dressed in Confederate uniforms which enabled them to get the drop on Barringer and his escort. One of the Federal scouts, Archibald Rowland later stated Barringer was angered because he was captured by "spies".