John G. Barnard

John G. Barnard
Born(1815-05-19)May 19, 1815
Sheffield, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedMay 14, 1882(1882-05-14) (aged 66)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Place of burial
Barnard Cemetery
Sheffield, Massachusetts
AllegianceUnited States United States of America
Union
Service / branchUnited States United States Army
Union Army
Years of service1833–1881
Rank Colonel
Brigadier General
Brevet Major General
CommandsSuperintendent, U.S. Military Academy
Chief Engineer, Department of Washington
Chief Engineer, Army of the Potomac
Chief Engineer, U.S. Field Armies
Battles / wars
Signature

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]

  1. ^ Warner, Ezra J., Generals in Blue, pp. 19–20. Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, 1964. ISBN 0-8071-0822-7.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ 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

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