Colonel
John
Decatur
Barry
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Fanny Lowery (Jones) Barry
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 27
in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Jun 2020
This page has been accessed 546 times.
Biography
John Decatur Barry was Colonel of the 18th North Carolina Infantry Regiment in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The men he was leading at Chancellorsville mistakenly fired on General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. Barry was appointed Brigadier General (temporary) in 1864 while James Lane recovered from wounds. After the war, he returned home in poor health and edited a newspaper in Wilmington, North Carolina.[1]
Son of John A Barry and Mary Owen. Husband of Fannie Jones.[2] John Decatur Barry passed away in 1867. Final resting place in Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina.[3]
Sources
- ↑ John D Barry, Wikipedia.org, accessed June 20, 2020.
- ↑ John D Barry, John Decatur, NCpedia.org, accessed June 20, 2020.
- ↑ John Decatur Barry, Find A Grave: Memorial #9857, accessed June 20, 2020.
Is John your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
the profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA
No known carriers of John's ancestors' DNA have taken a DNA test. Have you taken a test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
No known carriers of John's ancestors' DNA have taken a DNA test. Have you taken a test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Images: 1
Comments
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Rejected matches › John Berry (1841-)
B > Barry > John Decatur Barry
Categories: Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington, North Carolina | US Civil War Needs Profiles Created | 18th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, United States Civil War