Oak Hill Cemetery

Joseph K. Barnes

Interment Location Visited  
Washington, D.C. August 15, 2022  

Photographed August 15, 2022.
Photographed August 15, 2022.
Photographed August 15, 2022.
Photographed August 15, 2022.

Fast Facts

Born: July 21, 1817 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Spouse: Mary Thurston Fauntleroy Barnes (m. 1844-1883)

Military Branch: U.S. Army — Brevet Major General

U.S. Army Surgeon General Tenure: 1862-1882 

Died: April 5, 1883 in Washington, D.C.

Cause of Death: Chronic Nephritis

Age: 65

Interment: Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

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