Cornelius Giles Barnes (1832 - 1902)

Born 7 Feb 1832 in Medina, Ohio, United States

Died 6 Feb 1902 at age 69 in Bingham Township, Clinton, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Pvt Cornelius Barnes served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 11Aug 1862
Mustered out: 12 Jun 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 103rd Ohio Infantry, Company I; Field & Staff

Cornelius was born in 1832. Cornelius enlisted in Company I of the 103rd OVI on 11 Aug 1862. He was promoted to Corporal on 12 Jan 1863 and then promoted to Field & Staff as a Commisary Sergeant on 30 June 1863. He was reduced back to the rank of Private on 31 Oct 1863. He mustered out with the 103rd on 12 Jun 1865. His older brother Romulus joined him in Company I in 1865. He returned to Medina County after the war and then relocated to Michigan. He passed away in 1902.

103rd OVI Memorial Foundation

The 103rd O.V.I. is a private organization whose members are all direct descendants of the veterans of the 103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. We are always discovering new members; if you believe that you might be a member please contact us. We will check our records; if you are a descendant you are welcome to join us for the entire week of our annual reunion. [1]

Sources

• Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19204631/cornelius-giles-barnes: accessed 20 May 2023), memorial page for Cornelius Giles Barnes (7 Feb 1832–6 Feb 1902), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19204631, citing Mount Rest Cemetery, Saint Johns, Clinton County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by William Stark (contributor 46521610).

• National Park Service. U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online <http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/>, acquired 2007.

• Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.