William H Barney (abt. 1851)

Born about 1851 in Hampton, Elizabeth City, Virginia, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

William Barney is a part of US Black heritage.

William was born about 1851. He served in the U.S. Army as a Buffalo soldier and was a survivor of the Buffalo Soldier Tragedy of 1877.

Sources

• "United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRQD-3JT : 12 March 2018), William H Barney, 21 Dec 1874; citing p. 142, volume 72, Baltimore, , Maryland, United States, NARA microfilm publication M233 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 38; FHL microfilm 350,344.
• Carlson, Paul H., The Buffalo Soldier Tragedy of 1877, Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas, 2003, p. 87, 140.

Research Notes

There was more than one William Barney serving in the Army in Texas during this time. This may or may not be the same William Barney:

• "United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDR-3JQL : 3 March 2021), William H Barney, 03 Mar 1881; citing p. 113, volume 078, Baltimore, , Maryland, United States, NARA microfilm publication M233 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 41; FHL microfilm 350,347.