Co F 38th Iowa Infantry
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From military records:
Barber, Alexander W. Age 28. Residence West Union, Iowa - nativity Indiana. Enlisted Aug. 13, 1862. Mustered Nov. 4, 1862. Died of disease Aug. 2, 1863, on steamer "Ohio Belle," Vicksburg, Miss.
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Based on others who died at Vicksburg, assume interred in Vicksburg National Cemetery. Large numbers of headboards were no longer legible or vandalized by the time stone markers were placed. He may be marked as an unknown.
Co F 38th Iowa Infantry
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From military records:
Barber, Alexander W. Age 28. Residence West Union, Iowa - nativity Indiana. Enlisted Aug. 13, 1862. Mustered Nov. 4, 1862. Died of disease Aug. 2, 1863, on steamer "Ohio Belle," Vicksburg, Miss.
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Based on others who died at Vicksburg, assume interred in Vicksburg National Cemetery. Large numbers of headboards were no longer legible or vandalized by the time stone markers were placed. He may be marked as an unknown.
Gravesite Details
Birth year based on age at enlistment
Family Members
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Nathaniel Million Barber
1830–1850
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Nancy Ann Lee Barber Matthews
1832–1857
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Rhoda Marsh Barber Hughey
1835–1921
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Susan M. Barber Salyers
1837–1915
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PVT James J. Barber
1839–1863
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Mary E Barber Stevenson
1841–1923
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Cynthia S "Cinthy" Barber Johnson
1844–1924
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Warner Harrison Barber
1845–1916
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Sarah Jane Barber Johnson
1849–1924
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