John G. Barnard | |
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| Born | May 19, 1815 Sheffield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | May 14, 1882 (aged 66) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Place of burial | Barnard Cemetery Sheffield, Massachusetts |
| Allegiance |  United States of AmericaUnion |
| Service |  United States ArmyUnion Army |
| Years of service | 1833–1881 |
| Rank |  Colonel Brigadier General Brevet Major General |
| Commands | Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy Chief Engineer, Department of Washington Chief Engineer, Army of the Potomac Chief Engineer, U.S. Field Armies |
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John Gross Barnard (May 19, 1815 – May 14, 1882) was a career engineer officer in the U.S. Army, serving in the Mexican–American War, as the superintendent of the United States Military Academy and as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.[1] He served as Chief Engineer of the Army of the Potomac, 1861 to 1862, Chief Engineer of the Department of Washington from 1861 to 1864, and as Chief Engineer of the armies in the field from 1864 to 1865.[2] He also was a distinguished scientist, engineer, mathematician, historian and author.[3]
- ^ Warner, Ezra J., Generals in Blue, pp. 19–20. Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, 1964. ISBN 0-8071-0822-7.
- ^ Eicher, John H. and Eicher, David J., Civil War High Commands, p. 116. Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA, 2001. ISBN 0-8047-3641-3; Warner, 1964, pp. 19–20
- ^ Cullum, George W., George W. Cullum's Register of Officers and Graduates of the United States Military Academy, Vol. I, 1891, p. 533, as retrieved October 12, 2010, from the web site http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Army/USMA/Cullums_Register/708*.html