William Farquhar Barry
Born: August 18, 1818
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Father: John M. Barry 1787 – 1833
Mother: Carolina Matilda Farquhar 1791 – 1870
Wife: Katherine W. McKnight 1823 – 1879
(Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York)
Children:
Elizabeth F. Barry 1841 – 1925
(Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York)
Sarah McKnight “Sallie” Barry Howe 1842 – 1912
(Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York)
Katherine Barry MacNutt 1850 – 1915
(Buried: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York)
Education:
1838: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (17th in class)
Occupation before War:
1838: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 4th Artillery
1838: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 4th Artillery
1838 – 1842: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 2nd Artillery
1838: Garrison Duty at Carlisle Barracks
1838 – 1839: Northern Frontier Duty in Buffalo, New York
1839: At camp of instruction in Trenton, New Jersey
1839 – 1841: Northern Frontier Duty in Buffalo, New York
1841: Garrison Duty at Fort Hamilton, New York
1841: Garrison Duty at Fort Lafayette, New York
1841 – 1842: Garrison Duty at Fort Hamilton, New York
1842: Garrison Duty at Fort Adams, Rhode Island
1842 – 1852: 1st Lt. United States Army, 2nd Artillery
1842: Garrison Duty at Fort Trumbull, Connecticut
1842 – 1846: Garrison Duty at Fort Hamilton, New York
1846: Recruiter for United States Army
1847: Acting Assistant Adjutant for Patterson’s Division
1848: Acting Assistant Adjutant for Worth’s Division
1848: Aide to Brevet Major General Worth
1848 – 1849: Garrison Duty at Fort Monroe, Virginia
1849 – 1851: Garrison Duty at Fort McHenry, Maryland
1851 – 1852: Garrison Duty at Fort Monroe, Virginia
1852 – 1853: Served in Florida in the Seminole War
1852 – 1861: Captain United States Army, 2nd Artillery
1853 – 1854: Garrison Duty at Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1854 – 1855: Commander of recruits at Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1855: Frontier Duty at Fort Washita Indian Territory
1855 – 1856: Garrison Duty at Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1856 – 1857: Garrison Duty at Fort Hamilton, New York
1857: Frontier Duty at Fort Snelling, Minnesota
1857 – 1858: Frontier Duty at Fort Leavenworth during disturbances
1858: Frontier Duty at Fort Kearny, Nebraska
1858 – 1859: Member of the Board to revise System of Light Artillery
1859 – 1861: Frontier Duty at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Civil War Career:
1861: Served in the Defense of Fort Pickens, Florida
1861 – 1863: Major United States Army, 5th Artillery
1861: Chief of Artillery to Brig. General Irvin McDowell
1861: Served in the First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1861 – 1862: Chief of Artillery for Army of the Potomac
1861 – 1866: Brigadier General Union Army Volunteers
1861 – 1862: Served in the Defenses of Washington, D.C.
1862: Served in the Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
1862: Served in the Battle of Gaines Mill, Virginia
1862: Served in the Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia
1862 – 1864: Chief of Artillery for the Defenses of Washington, D.C.
1863: Member of the Board for Armament of Fortifications
1863: Member of the Board to devise system of wrought iron Gun Carriages
1863 – 1865: Lt. Colonel United States Army, 1st Artillery
1863: Member of rearranging Armament of the Defenses in D.C.
1863: Member of Board to consider for revetting forts with iron
1864 – 1866: Chief of Artillery for General Sherman
1864: Breveted Major General for Gallantry at Atlanta Campaign
1864: Brevetted Colonel for Gallantry in Capture of Atlanta, Georgia
1865: Brevetted Brig. General for Gallantry in Surrender of Confederate States of America
1865: Brevetted Major General for Gallantry in the field
1865 – 1879: Colonel United States Army, 2nd Artillery
1866: Mustered out of the Union Army on January 15th
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1879: Colonel United States Army, 2nd Artillery
1866 – 1867: U.S. Army Commander pending Fenian Raids
1867 – 1876: U.S. Army Commander of Artillery School of practice
1876 – 1877: U.S. Army Commander of District of Columbia
1877: U.S. Army Commander of Artillery School of Practice
1877 – 1879: U.S. Army Commander at Fort McHenry, Maryland
1877: Army Commander, Baltimore, Maryland, Railroad disturbance
Died: July 18, 1879
Place of Death: Fort McHenry, Maryland
Cause of Death: Acute bilious dysentery and remittent fever
Age at time of Death: 60 years old
Burial Place: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York
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