Mahlon P. Barry
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Jump to navigationJump to searchMahlon P. Barry[1] was a Quartermaster Sergeant in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry.
Antebellum
- Enlisted from Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin
War Career
- April 23, 1861 - Enlisted in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company F
- June 11, 1861 - Mustered into federal service with unit
- ? - 4th Sergeant[2]
- February 1, 1862 - Promoted to Quartermaster Sergeant on February 1, 1862[3]
- July 2, 1862 - Rejoined 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company F
- July 18, 1862 - Discharged for disability
Postwar Career
- ? - Died
- ? - Buried at Orchard Beach Cemetery, Barron County, Wisconsin
Family
- Mary Barry, wife
Notes
- ↑ Name is also spelled Mahlon P. Berry
- ↑ According to NPS
- ↑ RWV (1) 346 says this promotion happened on February 1, but RWV (1) 362 says it happened on February 2.
Sources
- National Archive Microfilm - Group M559, Roll 2
- National Park Service - Barry, Mahlon P.
- Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Pages 346, 362)
- Independent research by R. Ross Houston