CMOHS.org - Colonel BARNUM, HENRY A., U.S. Army

Recipient Detail

Rank: Colonel

Organization: U.S. Army

Company:

Division: 149th New York Infantry

Born: 24 September 1833, Jamesville, Onondaga County, N.Y.

Departed: Yes

Entered Service At: Syracuse, N.Y.

G.O. Number:

Date of Issue: 07/01/1889

Accredited To:

Place / Date: At Chattanooga, Tenn., 23 November 1863

Citation

Although suffering severely from wounds, he led his regiment, inciting the men to greater action by word and example until again severely wounded.