Father: Cuthbert David Barham (1809-1875)
Mother: Martha R. Myrick; stepmother: Martha Jane Pope
1850 - Lived, St. Luke's Parish, Southampton Co., VA (living with Cuthbert D. Barham and Martha J. Barham)
1852-1853 - Attended, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (from: Newsom's Department, Southampton Co., VA)
1854-1855 - Attended, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
1855 - M.D. degree, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA (from: Newsom's Depot, Southampton Co., VA; preceptor: Dr. C. D. Barham; thesis: "Acute Enteritis")
1859 - M.D. degree, Eclectic Medical Institute, Cincinnati, OH (from: NC)
1860 - Practiced medicine, Wilson, Wilson Co., NC
11/13/1861 - Appointed Asst. Surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States
11/13/1861 - Ordered to report to Gen. R. C. Gatlin
02/03/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States
02/08/1862 - Granted 7 days leave [S.O. 26 - Dept. of N.C. - Gen. Gatlin]
02/28/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States
04/17/1862 - Confirmed as Asst. Surgeon by the Confederate States Senate
04/20/1862 - Report for duty [S.O. 86/6 Dept. of NC - Maj. Gen. T. H. Holmes]
05/27/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 28th NC Infantry
05/27/1862 - Captured at Peake's Turnout, Battle of Hanover Court House [VA], while attending wounded Confederate soldiers "after being necessarily left behind." [Source: Peoples Press, Salem, NC, June 6, 1862, picked up from the Richmond Dispatch]
06/18/1862 - "Pursuant to par. IV, Genl. Orders No 60 War Department, dated June 6th directing the unconditional release of all Medical officers held as prisoners of War, the following named prisoners of war, are unconditionally released:
R. G Barham, Asst. Surgeon 28th N. C. Regiment
J. F. Shaffner, Surgeon 33rd N. C. Regiment
C. S. Morton, Asst. Surgeon 10th Geo. Regiment
The above named Medical officers will be passed beyond the lines of the Federal Forces via City Point Va." By command of Maj. Genl. Dix (S.O. No. 17/3 Head Quarters [U.S. Army], Fort Monroe, Va.)
~06/25/1862 - Released as prisoner of war 09/30/1862 - Asst. Surgeon-in-charge, C.S. Military Prison Hospital, Richmond, VA
10/20/1862 - "Assistant Surgeon R.G. Burham [Barham] will report for duty to Surgeon Lafayette Guild, medical director of General Lee's army." [S.O. 245/11]
01/00/1863 - As the result of being charged with disobedience of orders and, according to Asst. Surgeon Barham, not being given a chance to explain - he tendered his resignation
02/11/1863 - Surgeon General S. P. Moore recommended that Asst. Surgeon Barham's resignation be accepted to date November 12, 1862
~1867 - Married, Alice G. [maiden name unknown]
1870 - Practiced medicine, Wilson, Wilson Co., NC (living with wife and son) [indexed in the 1870 U.S. Census as "Rosco Barham"]
1874 - Practiced medicine Wilson, Wilson Co., NC
12/30/1875 - Father, Cuthbert, died
1878 - Practiced medicine, Hicksford, Greenville Co., VA
03/23/1879 - Died, Southampton Co., VA (buried: Barham Family Cemetery 2, Southampton Co., VA; FindAGrave #138685308)
Johnnie Pearson, Bob Krick, and Michael Angelo provided input to this biography.
This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F.T. & Koste, J.L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
11/13/2014. Unpublished database.
Mother: Martha R. Myrick; stepmother: Martha Jane Pope
1850 - Lived, St. Luke's Parish, Southampton Co., VA (living with Cuthbert D. Barham and Martha J. Barham)
1852-1853 - Attended, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (from: Newsom's Department, Southampton Co., VA)
1854-1855 - Attended, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
1855 - M.D. degree, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA (from: Newsom's Depot, Southampton Co., VA; preceptor: Dr. C. D. Barham; thesis: "Acute Enteritis")
1859 - M.D. degree, Eclectic Medical Institute, Cincinnati, OH (from: NC)
1860 - Practiced medicine, Wilson, Wilson Co., NC
11/13/1861 - Appointed Asst. Surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States
11/13/1861 - Ordered to report to Gen. R. C. Gatlin
02/03/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States
02/08/1862 - Granted 7 days leave [S.O. 26 - Dept. of N.C. - Gen. Gatlin]
02/28/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States
04/17/1862 - Confirmed as Asst. Surgeon by the Confederate States Senate
04/20/1862 - Report for duty [S.O. 86/6 Dept. of NC - Maj. Gen. T. H. Holmes]
05/27/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 28th NC Infantry
05/27/1862 - Captured at Peake's Turnout, Battle of Hanover Court House [VA], while attending wounded Confederate soldiers "after being necessarily left behind." [Source: Peoples Press, Salem, NC, June 6, 1862, picked up from the Richmond Dispatch]
06/18/1862 - "Pursuant to par. IV, Genl. Orders No 60 War Department, dated June 6th directing the unconditional release of all Medical officers held as prisoners of War, the following named prisoners of war, are unconditionally released:
R. G Barham, Asst. Surgeon 28th N. C. Regiment
J. F. Shaffner, Surgeon 33rd N. C. Regiment
C. S. Morton, Asst. Surgeon 10th Geo. Regiment
The above named Medical officers will be passed beyond the lines of the Federal Forces via City Point Va." By command of Maj. Genl. Dix (S.O. No. 17/3 Head Quarters [U.S. Army], Fort Monroe, Va.)
~06/25/1862 - Released as prisoner of war 09/30/1862 - Asst. Surgeon-in-charge, C.S. Military Prison Hospital, Richmond, VA
10/20/1862 - "Assistant Surgeon R.G. Burham [Barham] will report for duty to Surgeon Lafayette Guild, medical director of General Lee's army." [S.O. 245/11]
01/00/1863 - As the result of being charged with disobedience of orders and, according to Asst. Surgeon Barham, not being given a chance to explain - he tendered his resignation
02/11/1863 - Surgeon General S. P. Moore recommended that Asst. Surgeon Barham's resignation be accepted to date November 12, 1862
~1867 - Married, Alice G. [maiden name unknown]
1870 - Practiced medicine, Wilson, Wilson Co., NC (living with wife and son) [indexed in the 1870 U.S. Census as "Rosco Barham"]
1874 - Practiced medicine Wilson, Wilson Co., NC
12/30/1875 - Father, Cuthbert, died
1878 - Practiced medicine, Hicksford, Greenville Co., VA
03/23/1879 - Died, Southampton Co., VA (buried: Barham Family Cemetery 2, Southampton Co., VA; FindAGrave #138685308)
Johnnie Pearson, Bob Krick, and Michael Angelo provided input to this biography.
This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F.T. & Koste, J.L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
11/13/2014. Unpublished database.
Father: Cuthbert David Barham (1809-1875)
Mother: Martha R. Myrick; stepmother: Martha Jane Pope
1850 - Lived, St. Luke's Parish, Southampton Co., VA (living with Cuthbert D. Barham and Martha J. Barham)
1852-1853 - Attended, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (from: Newsom's Department, Southampton Co., VA)
1854-1855 - Attended, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
1855 - M.D. degree, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA (from: Newsom's Depot, Southampton Co., VA; preceptor: Dr. C. D. Barham; thesis: "Acute Enteritis")
1859 - M.D. degree, Eclectic Medical Institute, Cincinnati, OH (from: NC)
1860 - Practiced medicine, Wilson, Wilson Co., NC
11/13/1861 - Appointed Asst. Surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States
11/13/1861 - Ordered to report to Gen. R. C. Gatlin
02/03/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States
02/08/1862 - Granted 7 days leave [S.O. 26 - Dept. of N.C. - Gen. Gatlin]
02/28/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States
04/17/1862 - Confirmed as Asst. Surgeon by the Confederate States Senate
04/20/1862 - Report for duty [S.O. 86/6 Dept. of NC - Maj. Gen. T. H. Holmes]
05/27/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 28th NC Infantry
05/27/1862 - Captured at Peake's Turnout, Battle of Hanover Court House [VA], while attending wounded Confederate soldiers "after being necessarily left behind." [Source: Peoples Press, Salem, NC, June 6, 1862, picked up from the Richmond Dispatch]
06/18/1862 - "Pursuant to par. IV, Genl. Orders No 60 War Department, dated June 6th directing the unconditional release of all Medical officers held as prisoners of War, the following named prisoners of war, are unconditionally released:
R. G Barham, Asst. Surgeon 28th N. C. Regiment
J. F. Shaffner, Surgeon 33rd N. C. Regiment
C. S. Morton, Asst. Surgeon 10th Geo. Regiment
The above named Medical officers will be passed beyond the lines of the Federal Forces via City Point Va." By command of Maj. Genl. Dix (S.O. No. 17/3 Head Quarters [U.S. Army], Fort Monroe, Va.)
~06/25/1862 - Released as prisoner of war 09/30/1862 - Asst. Surgeon-in-charge, C.S. Military Prison Hospital, Richmond, VA
10/20/1862 - "Assistant Surgeon R.G. Burham [Barham] will report for duty to Surgeon Lafayette Guild, medical director of General Lee's army." [S.O. 245/11]
01/00/1863 - As the result of being charged with disobedience of orders and, according to Asst. Surgeon Barham, not being given a chance to explain - he tendered his resignation
02/11/1863 - Surgeon General S. P. Moore recommended that Asst. Surgeon Barham's resignation be accepted to date November 12, 1862
~1867 - Married, Alice G. [maiden name unknown]
1870 - Practiced medicine, Wilson, Wilson Co., NC (living with wife and son) [indexed in the 1870 U.S. Census as "Rosco Barham"]
1874 - Practiced medicine Wilson, Wilson Co., NC
12/30/1875 - Father, Cuthbert, died
1878 - Practiced medicine, Hicksford, Greenville Co., VA
03/23/1879 - Died, Southampton Co., VA (buried: Barham Family Cemetery 2, Southampton Co., VA; FindAGrave #138685308)
Johnnie Pearson, Bob Krick, and Michael Angelo provided input to this biography.
This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F.T. & Koste, J.L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
11/13/2014. Unpublished database.
Mother: Martha R. Myrick; stepmother: Martha Jane Pope
1850 - Lived, St. Luke's Parish, Southampton Co., VA (living with Cuthbert D. Barham and Martha J. Barham)
1852-1853 - Attended, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (from: Newsom's Department, Southampton Co., VA)
1854-1855 - Attended, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
1855 - M.D. degree, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA (from: Newsom's Depot, Southampton Co., VA; preceptor: Dr. C. D. Barham; thesis: "Acute Enteritis")
1859 - M.D. degree, Eclectic Medical Institute, Cincinnati, OH (from: NC)
1860 - Practiced medicine, Wilson, Wilson Co., NC
11/13/1861 - Appointed Asst. Surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States
11/13/1861 - Ordered to report to Gen. R. C. Gatlin
02/03/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States
02/08/1862 - Granted 7 days leave [S.O. 26 - Dept. of N.C. - Gen. Gatlin]
02/28/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, Provisional Army of the Confederate States
04/17/1862 - Confirmed as Asst. Surgeon by the Confederate States Senate
04/20/1862 - Report for duty [S.O. 86/6 Dept. of NC - Maj. Gen. T. H. Holmes]
05/27/1862 - Asst. Surgeon, 28th NC Infantry
05/27/1862 - Captured at Peake's Turnout, Battle of Hanover Court House [VA], while attending wounded Confederate soldiers "after being necessarily left behind." [Source: Peoples Press, Salem, NC, June 6, 1862, picked up from the Richmond Dispatch]
06/18/1862 - "Pursuant to par. IV, Genl. Orders No 60 War Department, dated June 6th directing the unconditional release of all Medical officers held as prisoners of War, the following named prisoners of war, are unconditionally released:
R. G Barham, Asst. Surgeon 28th N. C. Regiment
J. F. Shaffner, Surgeon 33rd N. C. Regiment
C. S. Morton, Asst. Surgeon 10th Geo. Regiment
The above named Medical officers will be passed beyond the lines of the Federal Forces via City Point Va." By command of Maj. Genl. Dix (S.O. No. 17/3 Head Quarters [U.S. Army], Fort Monroe, Va.)
~06/25/1862 - Released as prisoner of war 09/30/1862 - Asst. Surgeon-in-charge, C.S. Military Prison Hospital, Richmond, VA
10/20/1862 - "Assistant Surgeon R.G. Burham [Barham] will report for duty to Surgeon Lafayette Guild, medical director of General Lee's army." [S.O. 245/11]
01/00/1863 - As the result of being charged with disobedience of orders and, according to Asst. Surgeon Barham, not being given a chance to explain - he tendered his resignation
02/11/1863 - Surgeon General S. P. Moore recommended that Asst. Surgeon Barham's resignation be accepted to date November 12, 1862
~1867 - Married, Alice G. [maiden name unknown]
1870 - Practiced medicine, Wilson, Wilson Co., NC (living with wife and son) [indexed in the 1870 U.S. Census as "Rosco Barham"]
1874 - Practiced medicine Wilson, Wilson Co., NC
12/30/1875 - Father, Cuthbert, died
1878 - Practiced medicine, Hicksford, Greenville Co., VA
03/23/1879 - Died, Southampton Co., VA (buried: Barham Family Cemetery 2, Southampton Co., VA; FindAGrave #138685308)
Johnnie Pearson, Bob Krick, and Michael Angelo provided input to this biography.
This biographical sketch is from:
Hambrecht, F.T. & Koste, J.L., Biographical
register of physicians who served the
Confederacy in a medical capacity.
11/13/2014. Unpublished database.
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