Record Group 94: Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762 - 1984 Series: Letters Received, 1861 - 1889 File Unit: Congressional Medal of Honor File of Colonel Henry A. Barnum, 149th New York Infantry Regiment

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Record Group 94: Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1762 - 1984 Series: Letters Received, 1861 - 1889 File Unit: Congressional Medal of Honor File of Colonel Henry A. Barnum, 149th New York Infantry Regiment

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Barnum, Henry A., 1833-1892

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Barnum was born in Jamesville, New York, and educated in the common schools. He attended Syracuse Institute and passed his bar exam in 1860, four years after his graduation. Barnum entered the U.S. service on May 13, 1861, as captain of Company I, 12th N.Y. Infantry, at the age of 27; and afterward in October 1861 was promoted to major of that regiment. He served with distinction with that command, including the Peninsula Campaign under Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, until July 1, 1862, when ...