Seth Barton

Seth Maxwell Barton
Born(1829-09-08)September 8, 1829
Fredericksburg, Virginia
DiedApril 11, 1900(1900-04-11) (aged 70)
Washington, D.C.
Place of burial
City Cemetery,
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Allegiance United States
 Confederate States
Service / branch United States Army
 Confederate States Army
Years of service1849–1861 (USA)
1861–1865 (CSA)
Rank Captain (USA)
Brigadier–General (CSA)
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War
Other workChemist

Seth Maxwell Barton (September 8, 1829 – April 11, 1900) was a United States Army officer and, then, a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He later became noted as a chemist.