Monday, January 8, 2018

Sergeant John L. Barker of Company G, Massachusetts 54th Voluntary Infantry

Sergeant John L. Barker (1835 - )


Enlisted from Oberlin, OH on 14 April 1863. He was 28, single and working as a farmer.

Wounded on 18 July 1863 at Fort Wagner.

Wounded on 20 February 1864 at Olustee, FL.

Wounded on 30 November 1864 at Honey Hill, SC.

Discharged 7 June 1865.

Last known location: Norwalk, OH.

2 comments:

  1. Possible Norwalk, OH relations to Sergeant Barker? https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110588528/john-barker

    More research needed.

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  2. See https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Barker-9453 for latest collaborative research (wife and kids!)

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