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 [decorative delimiter] Class of 1882

Vol. III
p359 2940

(Born Io.)

George Franklinº Barney​1

(Ap'd Vt.)

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Born Dubuque, IA.​a

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1877, to June 13, 1882, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieut., 2d Artillery, June 13, 1882.

Served: in garrison at Washington Barracks, D. C., Sep. 30, 1882, to Feb. 26, 1883, — Ft. McHenry, Md., to Oct. 20, 1883, — Washington Barracks, D. C., to Apr. 30, 1884, — Artillery School for Practice, Ft. Monroe, Va., to July 31, 1886 (leave of absence, to Aug. 31, 1886), — Ft.

(First Lieut., 2d Artillery, Sep. 3, 1888)

Leavenworth, Kan., to Oct. 9, 1888, — Mt. Vernon Barracks, Ala., to May 16, 1889, — and Ft. Adams, R. I., to June 1, 1889; on leave of absence, to Aug. 28, 1889; and at the Military Academy as Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Aug. 28, 1889, to –––––.

Vol. IV
p356 [Supplement, Vol. IV: 1890‑1900]

Military History. — Served: As Instructor, Department of Mathematics, U. S. M. A., West Point, N. Y., to Aug. 28, 1895. — On leave of absence to Oct. 28, 1895. — At Fort Adams, R. I., to April, 1896. — At Fort Trumbull, Ct., to Oct., 1896. — At Fort Schuyler, N. Y., to Sept., 1897. — Aide-de‑camp to Brigadier-General William M. Graham, Headquarters Department of Texas, and Headquarters Department of Gulf, to April, 1898. — (Regimental Quartermaster, April 13, 1898.) — At Fort Adams, R. I., to Nov., 1898; at Savannah, Ga., to Dec., 1898; and at Havana, Cuba, to –––––

(Captain of Artillery, 2d Artillery, March 2, 1899)

Vol. V
p332 [Supplement, Vol. V: 1900‑1910]

Military History. — Served: At Savannah, Ga., to Dec., 1898; and at Havana, Cuba, to

(Captain of Artillery, 2d Artillery, March 2, 1899)

Oct. 15, 1901; at Fort Wadsworth, N. Y., to Oct., 1903; at School, Submarine Defense, Fort Totten, N. Y., to Aug., 1904; at Fort Worden, Wash., (District Adjutant, Artillery District, Puget Sound), to June 30, 1905.

 p333  (Major, Artillery Corps, June 30, 1905)

— At Fort Worden, Wash., to Sept., 1905; on leave, to Dec., 1905; C. O. at Fort Casey, Wash., to Aug., 1906; at Fort Totten, N. Y., to Oct. 27, 1907; member Ordnance Board, Oct. 27, 1907 to Dec. 8, 1908.

(Lieut.‑Colonel, Coast Artillery Corps, Dec. 8, 1908)

— On leave to March 8, 1909.

Lieut.‑Colonel, U. S. A., Retired March 8, 1909,
at his own request, over 30 Years' Service.

— Residence —.

Vol. VI
p333 [Supplement, Vol. VI: 1910‑1920]

(Born Aug. 15, 1858)

Military History. —

Lieut.‑Colonel, Coast Artillery Corps, Dec. 8, 1908

Lieut.‑Colonel, U. S. A., Retired March 8, 1909,
At His Own Request, After Over 30 Years' Service.

Resided in Paris, France, March, 1909, to July, 1915, and in Nice, France, July, 1915, to –––––

Vol. VII
p188 [Supplement, Vol. VII: 1920‑1930]

Military History: —

Lieutenant-Colonel, U. S. A., Retired, Mar. 8, 1909,
At His Own Request, After Over 30 Years' Service.

Resided in Paris, France, Mar., 1909, to July, 1915, and in Nice, France, July, 1915, to –––––

Vol. VIII
p63 [Supplement, Vol. VIII: 1930‑1940]

Military History: —

Lt.‑Col., Ret., Mar. 8, 1909.

Resided in Paris, France, Mar., 1909, to July, 1915, and in Nice, France, July, 1915, to 1937.

Died, Feb. 18, 1938, at La Jolla, Calf.: Aged 79.

Portrait and obituary in Annual Report, Association of Graduates, for 1939.º

Buried, Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA.

The Author's Note:

1 Son of Colonel Elisha T. Barney, killed in the Battle of the Wilderness, Va.

Thayer's Note:

a Lt.‑Col. Barney's birthplace is from his AOG obituary.

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