Montana, its story and biography; a history of aboriginal and territorial Montana and three decades of statehood, under the editorial supervision of Tom Stout (1921) (14776150514)

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Title: Montana, its story and biography; a history of aboriginal and territorial Montana and three decades of statehood, under the editorial supervision of Tom Stout ...
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Stout, Tom, 1879- ed
Subjects: Montana -- History Montana -- Biography
Publisher: Chicago, American Historical Society
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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elped garrison that city. He was alsoengaged in skirmishes on the Blackwater Riverand built the defenses for Suffolk which enabledGeneral Peck to hold that town against the enemyduring the following winter. On December 30,1862, he was discharged for re-enlistment at Wash-ington, North Carolina, and at once re-enlisted inthe same company and regiment, dating from Jan-uary I, 1863, for a period of three years or duringthe war. He was to have received $400 in bountyand thirty-five days furlough. In the meantimehe was sent to New Bern, North Carolina, and hclie<lhold \arious sections of that state. May 1, 1X64,he joined Butlers command at Bermuda Hundred.Virginia, and was in the battle of Drurys Bluffand then joined Grant at Cold Harbor and par-ticipated in the great battle of that i)lace on June3rd. He was soon afterward transferred to CityPoint, Virginia, and was in the siege of Petersburg.On account of doctors orders he was out of activeservice until November 8, 1864, ad when he re-
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fiA£yyta^>rA. ■y/x-.cjL^ ^ ^>fh^^^t^uu£^ HISTORY OF MONTANA turned he was employed in making out payrolls,assisting as hospital steward, and helped carry awaythe dead and wounded from the field of Cold Har-bar. He was always a vigilant and useful soldier.In one battle a sharpshooter had been making havocof Union officers. Mr. Barnes put his hat on a stick,and after drawing the sharpshooters fire locatedthe enemy and shot him out of a tree. He was inthe first brigade that entered the City of Richmond.In the meantime he had been advanced from privateto second sergeant. His last battle was at Peters-burg, and on January 26, 1866, he was mustered outand honorably discharged at Philadelphia. In thelatter month of his service he was detailed to takea colored census in Virginia, and also worked forthe Freedmens Bureau at Charlottsville, servingas justice of the peace and being detailed to col-lect property for the Government. March 15. 1870, he married Frances Wright, anative of Pe