JACOB BARNES, CO. D, 2ND NC. There is some confusion as the person buried in the grave may be Jacob Barnes' brother Jesse Barnes. Joseph survived the war, but Jesse didn't so there probably was some sort of clerical error.
JESSE BARNES was a corporal in 2nd NC regiment and resided in Wilson County, enlisted in Wayne County, NC at age 19, for the duration of the war.
Captured at Battle of Sharpsburg, Maryland, and paroled September 20, 1862. Captured again at Fredericksburg, Va., on May 3, 1863 and paroled at City Point, Va., on May 10, 1863. Wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., on July 13, 1863 (perhaps during the retreat if the date is correct.
Captured at Kelly's Ford, Virginia on November 7, 1863 and confined to Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C.. Died in a D.C. hospital February 11, 1864, of typhoid fever.
Quite a Career. --Old Secesh
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