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Pvt William Henry Barton

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Pvt William Henry Barton

Birth
Georgia, USA
Death
1 Sep 1864 (aged 28–29)
Andersonville National Historic Site, Macon County, Georgia, USA
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Andersonville National Historic Site, Macon County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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Section H, Site 7524
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Enlisted September 15, 1863 as a private in Co. L, 1st Alabama Cavalry (Union); prisoner October 26, 1863, at Vincent's Cross Roads, MS.

Birthplace: Hall Co., GA
Occupation: Farmer
Rank at enlistment: Private
5 feet 7 inches tall, Fair complexion, blue eyes and dark hair.
Company Assignment: Co. L, 1st Alabama Cavalry (Union)
9/25/1863 Enlisted, Fayette Co., AL
9/25/1863 Mustered In, Glendale MS
10/26/1863 Prisoner of War, Vincent's Cross Roads, MS
9/1/1864 Died, Andersonville, GA
Notes:
William H. Barton was captured by the confederate troops at Jones Cross roads, Mississippi on 10-26-1863 and were taken to the pow camp in Andersonville, GA, and died of exposure.
There were five Barton brothers who served in Company L of the 1st Alabama Cavalry, USV under Captain Sanford Tramel and then Captain Alonson Edwards: Jonathan, Gilford, James, Madison, and William H. They had three brothers-in-law who also served in the regiment: F.C. Harris, Jesse D Hyde, and Thomas H Blackstock.
Enlisted September 15, 1863 as a private in Co. L, 1st Alabama Cavalry (Union); prisoner October 26, 1863, at Vincent's Cross Roads, MS.

Birthplace: Hall Co., GA
Occupation: Farmer
Rank at enlistment: Private
5 feet 7 inches tall, Fair complexion, blue eyes and dark hair.
Company Assignment: Co. L, 1st Alabama Cavalry (Union)
9/25/1863 Enlisted, Fayette Co., AL
9/25/1863 Mustered In, Glendale MS
10/26/1863 Prisoner of War, Vincent's Cross Roads, MS
9/1/1864 Died, Andersonville, GA
Notes:
William H. Barton was captured by the confederate troops at Jones Cross roads, Mississippi on 10-26-1863 and were taken to the pow camp in Andersonville, GA, and died of exposure.
There were five Barton brothers who served in Company L of the 1st Alabama Cavalry, USV under Captain Sanford Tramel and then Captain Alonson Edwards: Jonathan, Gilford, James, Madison, and William H. They had three brothers-in-law who also served in the regiment: F.C. Harris, Jesse D Hyde, and Thomas H Blackstock.

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7524
WM. BARTON
ALA.
(UNION)

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