U.S. Army
Barber, James AlbertConflictCivil War
Year of Action1865
Unit/Command1st Rhode Island Light Artillery
HometownWesterly, Rhode Island
Citation
Was one of a detachment of 20 picked artillerymen who voluntarily accompanied an infantry assaulting party, and who turned upon the enemy the guns captured in the assault.
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