Lewis Tappan Barney (1844 - 1904)

Born 18 Mar 1844 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 19 Dec 1904 at age 60 in Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Lewis Barney is Notable.

Major General Lewis Barney served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): New York Infantry, 106th Regiment

Lewis Barney was born on March 18, 1844 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States to Hiram Barney (1811-1895) and Susan Aspinwall Tappan (1815-1873).^[1][2][3]

Lewis married Mary S. Fowler (1854-1908) the daughter of Meigs C. Fowler and Nancy S. about 1875^[4][5]

He died on December 19, 1904 in Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, United States ^[6]

Military

Barney, Lewis T.

BATTLE UNIT NAME: 7th Regiment, New York State Militia (3 months, 1862)

SIDE: Union

COMPANY: F

SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Private

SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Private

FILM NUMBER: M551 ROLL 6^[7]

BARNEY, LEWIS T.— Age, 18 years. Enrolled, October 11, 1862, at New York city, to serve tbree years; mustered in as first lieutenant, Co. G, November 20, 1862; discharged to date, May 5, 1864; promotion to captain and assistant adjutant-general of volunteers.. Commissioned first lieutenant, October 11, 1862, with rank from same date, vice Paul Koenig, prompted^[8]

BARNEY, LEWIS T.—First lieutenant, Sixty-eighth Infantry. Commissioned, not mustered, colonel, this regiment, August 3, 1864, with rank from August 2, 1864, vice F . E . Embrick, not mustered^[9]

Death

DEAFNESS FATAL. Gen. Barney Struck by Runaway Horse at Inglewood and Instantly Killed^[10]

VETERAN KILLED IN A FATAL RUNAWAY^[11]

Killed by A Runaway Horse^[12]

Research Notes

• He is listed on the roster for the 106th New York
• He is listed on the roster for the 68th New York

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCYL-B1J : Wed Oct 04 21:19:01 UTC 2023), Entry for Hiram Barney and Susan Barney, 1850.
2. ↑ "New York State Census, 1855", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K67D-Z11 : Fri Oct 06 17:49:29 UTC 2023), Entry for Hiram Barney and Susan Barney, 1855.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M824-GL5 : Fri Oct 06 01:47:26 UTC 2023), Entry for Hiram Barney and Susan Barney, 1870.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2Y-4S1 : Fri Oct 06 02:33:41 UTC 2023), Entry for Lewis T. Barney and Mary S. Barney, 1880.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9PL-Y2J : Thu Oct 05 23:24:27 UTC 2023), Entry for William E Zander and Margaret Zander, 1900.
6. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGFN-HJ9L : Sun Oct 15 11:59:50 UTC 2023), Entry for Lewis T Barney, 19 Dec 1904.
7. ↑ https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=85A27B7F-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A
8. ↑ https://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/rosters/Infantry/68th_Infantry_CW_Roster.pdf
9. ↑ https://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/rosters/Infantry/106th_Infantry_CW_Roster.pdf
10. ↑ Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California 20 Dec 1904, Tue • Page 17
11. ↑ The Sacramento Star Sacramento, California 20 Dec 1904, Tue • Page 4
12. ↑ San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco, California 20 Dec 1904, Tue • Page 7

• Wikipedia: Lewis Tappan Barney
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 September 2020), memorial page for Lewis Tappan Barney (18 Mar 1844–19 Dec 1904), Find A Grave: Memorial #10382183, citing Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .