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Barnes, Joseph K.
Last Modified:
2012-08-09
Title:
Surgeon General, U.S.A,
Gender:
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Occupation:
surgeon, U.S. Army
Date of Birth (not before):
1817-07-21
Date of Birth (not after):
1817-07-21
Date of Death (not before):
1883-04-05
Date of Death (not after):
1883-04-05
Additional information:
Named the twelfth Surgeon General of the U. S. Army in August 1864, upon the court martial of William A. Hammond, and served until June 1882.