BARNES, WILLIAM H. - Medal of Honor Recipient


Rank and organization:   Private, Company C, 38th U.S. Colored Troops.
Place and date:   At Chapins Farm, Va., 29 September 1864. Entered service at:?.

Birth:   St. Marys County, Md. Date of issue 6 April 1865.

Citation:   Among the first to enter the enemy's works; although wounded.

This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)