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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Barnes , Joseph K. , 1817 -1883 (search)
Barnes, Joseph K., 1817-1883
Medical officer; born in Philadelphia, Pa., July 21, 1817; was appointed an assistant surgeon in the army in 1840; assigned to duty in the office of the surgeon-general in 1861; became surgeon-general in 1863; attended Presidents Lincoln and Garfield; brevetted major-general in 1865.
At his suggestion the Army Medical Museum and the Surgeon-General's Library were established.
He died in Washington, D. C., April 5, 1883.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Everett , Edward , 1794 -1865 (search)
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