John G. Barnard
Military Person
1815 – 1882
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Who was John G. Barnard?
John Gross Barnard was a career engineering officer in the U.S. Army, serving in the Mexican-American War, as the Superintendent of the United States Military Academy and as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He served as Chief Engineer of the Army of the Potomac, 1861 to 1862, Chief Engineer of the Department of Washington from 1861 to 1864, and as Chief Engineer of the armies in the field from 1864 to 1865. He also was a distinguished scientist, engineer, mathematician, historian and author.
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- Born
- May 19, 1815
Sheffield - Also known as
- John Gross Barnard
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- United States Military Academy
- Died
- May 14, 1882
Detroit
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on July 23, 2013
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