From Civil War Talk.
I looked further into the story of the Jesse or Jacob Barnes buried at Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) that I wrote about yesterday. I am sure that this is not the Jesse Barnes at ANC.
But interesting story anyway. The people at CWT couldn't find out much about Capt. Barnes, but through Find-A-Grave, did find out about his younger brother William Barnes, who also served in Co. F, 4th NC.
William was born in 1843 near Tarboro, NC, one of seven boys and three girls (five of whom survived). His father was a wealthy farmer, Elias Barnes and wife Mahala Emma Sharpe (Sharp). Around 1850, the family moved to Wilson County. (This is the same county where the Jacob.Jesse Barnes at Wilson County was from so their likely was a family relationship.)
William enlisted in Co. F, Wilson Light Infantry, at age 18, which became a part of the 4th NC Infantry Regiment on June 28, 1861. In late 1861, he was promoted to sergeant and later became adjutant (1st lieutenant) on March 14, 1863 and transferred to the regimental staff of Colonel Bryan Grimes.
He survived the war and died in 1924.
His older brother, Jesse Sharpe Barnes, the one in question, also enlisted in the 4th NC and served as a captain of Co. F and was killed May 31, 1862, at the battle of Seven Pines in Virginia.
--Old Secesh
3 comments:
I am wondering, are you implying that Capt. Jesse Barnes of the 4th NC is buried at Arlington? That would be incorrect I'm afraid. I have done some extensive research into this particular family, especially the two sons who served in the 4th North Carolina. There is some other information here that is not quite correct. If you'd like to have more information on these two brothers, feel free to contact me at 4thNorthCarolina@gmail.com
I am just using what I found, starting with the Confederate burials at ANC site.
Where would Jesse Barnes be buried, then?
Interesting story.
It really is an interesting story - I spent some time in Wilson this summer to get more info on the family. Jesse is actually buried, as requested in his will, in the family cemetery on land that used to be part of his parents' plantation. It's a small cemetery in the middle of a tobacco field. The cemetery is near Stantonsburg in Wilson County. If you want to see pictures and get some basic background on Captain Barnes, I have just expanded his memorial on Find a Grave with the information gleaned from the archives this past year.
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