Johnstown Tribune, April 28, 1914:
HENRY BARNHART DIES UNEXPECTEDLY
Civil War Veteran Expires in Eighth Ward, from Heart Trouble
Henry Barnhart died Saturday evening at 7:15 o'clock at the Barnhart homestead, 1474 Franklin street, Eighth Ward, in his 75th year. Mr. Barnhart had been ill with pleurisy during the past fortnight and was suddenly seized with an attack of heart trouble on Saturday. The funeral will take place at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the Barnhart residence, where the services will be in charge of the officers of Emory Fisher Post, 30, Grand Army of the Republic, of which Mr. Barnhart was a member. At a special meeting of the Post last Friday night, Mr. Barnhart was named as a member of the committee to mark the soldiers' graves in Grandview Cemetery at the Memorial Day exercises on May 30. The Rev. Frank H. Callahan, pastor of the Roxbury Methodist Episcopal Church, will deliver the eulogy at the Barnhart residence tomorrow afternoon, the G.A.R. to conduct the ritualistic services at the grave in Grandview Cemetery. Henry Barnhart was born in 1839 near Davidsville, Somerset County, being a son of Michael and Elizabeth Sell Barnhart. He was a brother of Isaac D. Barnhart, of Upper Yoder Township, and David Barnhart, Mrs. Sarah Melander, and Mrs. Elizabeth Hammer, all of the Eighth Ward. During his boyhood days Henry Barnhart located in this place and helped to haul the lumber with which the Cambria Iron Company erected its first structures in 1853. The deceased served three enlistments during the Civil War. He was one of the Johnstown "boys" to respond to the first call of President Lincoln for volunteers in the spring of 1861. At that time he was identified with the Johnstown Infantry, which later was known as Company G, Third Pennsylvania Volunteers. This company was under the captaincy of the late Thomas H. Lapsley, with the late J.M. Campbell as First Lieutenant. The venerable James Moore, of Lincoln street, was the Orderly Sergeant with George W. Gageby, now of New Castle, as Third Sergeant. At the expiration of this enlistment Mr. Barnhart went out with the Fifty-fourth Regiment, serving in Company A. Not long after he re-enlisted in this regiment, in the fall of 1864,he was captured by the Confederates at Cedar Creek and served three months in Libby Prison. He was in charge of one of the commissary wagons and one of his mules was killed a few minutes before his capture. Besides his brothers and sisters, Mr. Barnhart is survived by his widow, Mrs. Amanda Bowman Barnhart, to whom he was married at Hooversville over 48 years ago; three sons, a daughter, and 14 grandchildren. The sons and daughters are: Isaac Barnhart, of Roxbury; William H. Barnhart, of Conemaugh; Attorney Frank P. Barnhart, a former Representative in the State Legislature, and Miss Mary Barnhart, at home. Formany years Mr. Barnhart was a member of the Roxbury Methodist Episcopal
Church and served at one time as an officer of the charge.
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Noted events in his life were:
Biography: History of Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Vol. II, by Henry Wilson Storey, pp. 542-544, 1907, New York, USA.
The following is an excerpt from the "History of Cambria County" under Frank P. Barnhart:
HENRY BARNHART. Michael and Elizabeth (Sell) Barnhart, no longer living, are the parents of our subject, who was born in Somerset County, Pa., August 1, 1839. Amanda Bowman became his companion on life's journey in Johnstown, Pa., January 18, 1866. Her father Benjamin Bowman is still spared, but her mother, Susan (Berkey), has gone to her reward. Amanda was born on 19 Dec 1839 in Stoystown, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA and died on 22 Aug 1928 in Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA, at age 88.
Eight children have graced this marriage, Isaac H., William H., Malinda M., Franklin P., Emory E., Gilbert, dec., Mary E., and Laura H. When the war broke out, he responded to the president's call for brave boys to don the blue in defence [sic] of the Stars and Stripes. He was 21 years of age and had been engaged in farming near Johnstown, Pa., when he enlisted from there as a private in Co. G., 3d Pa. V.I. In the summer of 1861 he was detailed at Chambersburg to work in commissary. He was honorably discharged July 30, 1861, and re-enlisted Aug 20, 1861 in Co. D 54th Pa. V.I. In 1862 he was detailed as a scout; in the spring of 1863 as a wagon master and in 1864 as a horse forayer. In January, 1863 he was obliged to seek hospital care at North Mt., Va., two weeks suffering from pleurisy. In the summer of 1863 he was again confined in hospital at Romney, Va., four weeks with the same disease. In the summer of 1863 he was given a leave of absence for thirty days and in the winter of 1863-4 he was given a leave of absence for fifteen days, returning to duty at the expiration of each. He was again discharged Feb. 23, 1864, and immediately re-enlisted as a veteran in same command. Oct. 19, 1864 he was captured in Cedar Creek, Va., being held in Libby one
month and Pemberton three months. With his regiment he faced the enemy at battles of Falling Water, Lexington, Lynchburg, and many skirmishes. His honorable discharge was dated July 15, 1865. His great-grandfather, John Sell, served in the Revolutionary War. Comrade Barnhart is living in retirement and his address is Johnstown, Pa.
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Henry Barnhart, eldest child of Michael (2) and Elizabeth (Sell) Barnhart, was born on the Barnhart homestead in Somerset county, Pennsylvania, August 1, 1839. There and in Johnstown, Cambria county, his early years were spent, and his education was acquired in the public schools of Cambria and Somerset counties. Upon the outbreak of the Civil war he enlisted for a period of ninety days in Company G, Third Pennsylvania Volunteers. At the expiration of this period of service, here-enlisted for three years in Company D, Fifty-fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers. He served with distinction, and was actively engaged in some of the most important engagements of the war. While under the command of Sheridan at Cedar Creek, he was taken prisoner and confined in Libby prison for four months, and was then exchanged. Immediately upon regaining his liberty he continued in service until the conclusion of the war, when he was honorably discharged as brigade and regimental wagon-master. While the war was still in progress he was on several occasions employed on important scout duty. Returning from his martial duties, he engaged in farming in Somerset county, and subsequently operated a saw mill. At the time of the "oil fever," in 1874, he removed to Clarion county, Pennsylvania, and there engaged in that field of industry. Eight years later he returned to Johnstown and retired from all active business work. He now resides on a portion of the old homestead which he inherited from his father. He married, January 18, 1866, Amanda Bowman, and they have had children: 1. Isaac H., married Ada Davis and have children: Harry, June, Robert Walter, Dwight, James, Ilene, Alice, Mildred. 2. William H., married Mary Hochstine, and has children: Earl and Lillian. 3. Melinda, deceased. 4. Frank P., see forward. 5. Emery, married Annie Caddy. 6. Gilbert, deceased. 7. Mary, married Harry Bailey. 8. Laura, deceased.
(Bio added by Sylvia Sonneborn (#47515011))
HENRY BARNHART DIES UNEXPECTEDLY
Civil War Veteran Expires in Eighth Ward, from Heart Trouble
Henry Barnhart died Saturday evening at 7:15 o'clock at the Barnhart homestead, 1474 Franklin street, Eighth Ward, in his 75th year. Mr. Barnhart had been ill with pleurisy during the past fortnight and was suddenly seized with an attack of heart trouble on Saturday. The funeral will take place at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the Barnhart residence, where the services will be in charge of the officers of Emory Fisher Post, 30, Grand Army of the Republic, of which Mr. Barnhart was a member. At a special meeting of the Post last Friday night, Mr. Barnhart was named as a member of the committee to mark the soldiers' graves in Grandview Cemetery at the Memorial Day exercises on May 30. The Rev. Frank H. Callahan, pastor of the Roxbury Methodist Episcopal Church, will deliver the eulogy at the Barnhart residence tomorrow afternoon, the G.A.R. to conduct the ritualistic services at the grave in Grandview Cemetery. Henry Barnhart was born in 1839 near Davidsville, Somerset County, being a son of Michael and Elizabeth Sell Barnhart. He was a brother of Isaac D. Barnhart, of Upper Yoder Township, and David Barnhart, Mrs. Sarah Melander, and Mrs. Elizabeth Hammer, all of the Eighth Ward. During his boyhood days Henry Barnhart located in this place and helped to haul the lumber with which the Cambria Iron Company erected its first structures in 1853. The deceased served three enlistments during the Civil War. He was one of the Johnstown "boys" to respond to the first call of President Lincoln for volunteers in the spring of 1861. At that time he was identified with the Johnstown Infantry, which later was known as Company G, Third Pennsylvania Volunteers. This company was under the captaincy of the late Thomas H. Lapsley, with the late J.M. Campbell as First Lieutenant. The venerable James Moore, of Lincoln street, was the Orderly Sergeant with George W. Gageby, now of New Castle, as Third Sergeant. At the expiration of this enlistment Mr. Barnhart went out with the Fifty-fourth Regiment, serving in Company A. Not long after he re-enlisted in this regiment, in the fall of 1864,he was captured by the Confederates at Cedar Creek and served three months in Libby Prison. He was in charge of one of the commissary wagons and one of his mules was killed a few minutes before his capture. Besides his brothers and sisters, Mr. Barnhart is survived by his widow, Mrs. Amanda Bowman Barnhart, to whom he was married at Hooversville over 48 years ago; three sons, a daughter, and 14 grandchildren. The sons and daughters are: Isaac Barnhart, of Roxbury; William H. Barnhart, of Conemaugh; Attorney Frank P. Barnhart, a former Representative in the State Legislature, and Miss Mary Barnhart, at home. Formany years Mr. Barnhart was a member of the Roxbury Methodist Episcopal
Church and served at one time as an officer of the charge.
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Noted events in his life were:
Biography: History of Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Vol. II, by Henry Wilson Storey, pp. 542-544, 1907, New York, USA.
The following is an excerpt from the "History of Cambria County" under Frank P. Barnhart:
HENRY BARNHART. Michael and Elizabeth (Sell) Barnhart, no longer living, are the parents of our subject, who was born in Somerset County, Pa., August 1, 1839. Amanda Bowman became his companion on life's journey in Johnstown, Pa., January 18, 1866. Her father Benjamin Bowman is still spared, but her mother, Susan (Berkey), has gone to her reward. Amanda was born on 19 Dec 1839 in Stoystown, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA and died on 22 Aug 1928 in Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA, at age 88.
Eight children have graced this marriage, Isaac H., William H., Malinda M., Franklin P., Emory E., Gilbert, dec., Mary E., and Laura H. When the war broke out, he responded to the president's call for brave boys to don the blue in defence [sic] of the Stars and Stripes. He was 21 years of age and had been engaged in farming near Johnstown, Pa., when he enlisted from there as a private in Co. G., 3d Pa. V.I. In the summer of 1861 he was detailed at Chambersburg to work in commissary. He was honorably discharged July 30, 1861, and re-enlisted Aug 20, 1861 in Co. D 54th Pa. V.I. In 1862 he was detailed as a scout; in the spring of 1863 as a wagon master and in 1864 as a horse forayer. In January, 1863 he was obliged to seek hospital care at North Mt., Va., two weeks suffering from pleurisy. In the summer of 1863 he was again confined in hospital at Romney, Va., four weeks with the same disease. In the summer of 1863 he was given a leave of absence for thirty days and in the winter of 1863-4 he was given a leave of absence for fifteen days, returning to duty at the expiration of each. He was again discharged Feb. 23, 1864, and immediately re-enlisted as a veteran in same command. Oct. 19, 1864 he was captured in Cedar Creek, Va., being held in Libby one
month and Pemberton three months. With his regiment he faced the enemy at battles of Falling Water, Lexington, Lynchburg, and many skirmishes. His honorable discharge was dated July 15, 1865. His great-grandfather, John Sell, served in the Revolutionary War. Comrade Barnhart is living in retirement and his address is Johnstown, Pa.
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Henry Barnhart, eldest child of Michael (2) and Elizabeth (Sell) Barnhart, was born on the Barnhart homestead in Somerset county, Pennsylvania, August 1, 1839. There and in Johnstown, Cambria county, his early years were spent, and his education was acquired in the public schools of Cambria and Somerset counties. Upon the outbreak of the Civil war he enlisted for a period of ninety days in Company G, Third Pennsylvania Volunteers. At the expiration of this period of service, here-enlisted for three years in Company D, Fifty-fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers. He served with distinction, and was actively engaged in some of the most important engagements of the war. While under the command of Sheridan at Cedar Creek, he was taken prisoner and confined in Libby prison for four months, and was then exchanged. Immediately upon regaining his liberty he continued in service until the conclusion of the war, when he was honorably discharged as brigade and regimental wagon-master. While the war was still in progress he was on several occasions employed on important scout duty. Returning from his martial duties, he engaged in farming in Somerset county, and subsequently operated a saw mill. At the time of the "oil fever," in 1874, he removed to Clarion county, Pennsylvania, and there engaged in that field of industry. Eight years later he returned to Johnstown and retired from all active business work. He now resides on a portion of the old homestead which he inherited from his father. He married, January 18, 1866, Amanda Bowman, and they have had children: 1. Isaac H., married Ada Davis and have children: Harry, June, Robert Walter, Dwight, James, Ilene, Alice, Mildred. 2. William H., married Mary Hochstine, and has children: Earl and Lillian. 3. Melinda, deceased. 4. Frank P., see forward. 5. Emery, married Annie Caddy. 6. Gilbert, deceased. 7. Mary, married Harry Bailey. 8. Laura, deceased.
(Bio added by Sylvia Sonneborn (#47515011))
Johnstown Tribune, April 28, 1914:
HENRY BARNHART DIES UNEXPECTEDLY
Civil War Veteran Expires in Eighth Ward, from Heart Trouble
Henry Barnhart died Saturday evening at 7:15 o'clock at the Barnhart homestead, 1474 Franklin street, Eighth Ward, in his 75th year. Mr. Barnhart had been ill with pleurisy during the past fortnight and was suddenly seized with an attack of heart trouble on Saturday. The funeral will take place at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the Barnhart residence, where the services will be in charge of the officers of Emory Fisher Post, 30, Grand Army of the Republic, of which Mr. Barnhart was a member. At a special meeting of the Post last Friday night, Mr. Barnhart was named as a member of the committee to mark the soldiers' graves in Grandview Cemetery at the Memorial Day exercises on May 30. The Rev. Frank H. Callahan, pastor of the Roxbury Methodist Episcopal Church, will deliver the eulogy at the Barnhart residence tomorrow afternoon, the G.A.R. to conduct the ritualistic services at the grave in Grandview Cemetery. Henry Barnhart was born in 1839 near Davidsville, Somerset County, being a son of Michael and Elizabeth Sell Barnhart. He was a brother of Isaac D. Barnhart, of Upper Yoder Township, and David Barnhart, Mrs. Sarah Melander, and Mrs. Elizabeth Hammer, all of the Eighth Ward. During his boyhood days Henry Barnhart located in this place and helped to haul the lumber with which the Cambria Iron Company erected its first structures in 1853. The deceased served three enlistments during the Civil War. He was one of the Johnstown "boys" to respond to the first call of President Lincoln for volunteers in the spring of 1861. At that time he was identified with the Johnstown Infantry, which later was known as Company G, Third Pennsylvania Volunteers. This company was under the captaincy of the late Thomas H. Lapsley, with the late J.M. Campbell as First Lieutenant. The venerable James Moore, of Lincoln street, was the Orderly Sergeant with George W. Gageby, now of New Castle, as Third Sergeant. At the expiration of this enlistment Mr. Barnhart went out with the Fifty-fourth Regiment, serving in Company A. Not long after he re-enlisted in this regiment, in the fall of 1864,he was captured by the Confederates at Cedar Creek and served three months in Libby Prison. He was in charge of one of the commissary wagons and one of his mules was killed a few minutes before his capture. Besides his brothers and sisters, Mr. Barnhart is survived by his widow, Mrs. Amanda Bowman Barnhart, to whom he was married at Hooversville over 48 years ago; three sons, a daughter, and 14 grandchildren. The sons and daughters are: Isaac Barnhart, of Roxbury; William H. Barnhart, of Conemaugh; Attorney Frank P. Barnhart, a former Representative in the State Legislature, and Miss Mary Barnhart, at home. Formany years Mr. Barnhart was a member of the Roxbury Methodist Episcopal
Church and served at one time as an officer of the charge.
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Noted events in his life were:
Biography: History of Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Vol. II, by Henry Wilson Storey, pp. 542-544, 1907, New York, USA.
The following is an excerpt from the "History of Cambria County" under Frank P. Barnhart:
HENRY BARNHART. Michael and Elizabeth (Sell) Barnhart, no longer living, are the parents of our subject, who was born in Somerset County, Pa., August 1, 1839. Amanda Bowman became his companion on life's journey in Johnstown, Pa., January 18, 1866. Her father Benjamin Bowman is still spared, but her mother, Susan (Berkey), has gone to her reward. Amanda was born on 19 Dec 1839 in Stoystown, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA and died on 22 Aug 1928 in Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA, at age 88.
Eight children have graced this marriage, Isaac H., William H., Malinda M., Franklin P., Emory E., Gilbert, dec., Mary E., and Laura H. When the war broke out, he responded to the president's call for brave boys to don the blue in defence [sic] of the Stars and Stripes. He was 21 years of age and had been engaged in farming near Johnstown, Pa., when he enlisted from there as a private in Co. G., 3d Pa. V.I. In the summer of 1861 he was detailed at Chambersburg to work in commissary. He was honorably discharged July 30, 1861, and re-enlisted Aug 20, 1861 in Co. D 54th Pa. V.I. In 1862 he was detailed as a scout; in the spring of 1863 as a wagon master and in 1864 as a horse forayer. In January, 1863 he was obliged to seek hospital care at North Mt., Va., two weeks suffering from pleurisy. In the summer of 1863 he was again confined in hospital at Romney, Va., four weeks with the same disease. In the summer of 1863 he was given a leave of absence for thirty days and in the winter of 1863-4 he was given a leave of absence for fifteen days, returning to duty at the expiration of each. He was again discharged Feb. 23, 1864, and immediately re-enlisted as a veteran in same command. Oct. 19, 1864 he was captured in Cedar Creek, Va., being held in Libby one
month and Pemberton three months. With his regiment he faced the enemy at battles of Falling Water, Lexington, Lynchburg, and many skirmishes. His honorable discharge was dated July 15, 1865. His great-grandfather, John Sell, served in the Revolutionary War. Comrade Barnhart is living in retirement and his address is Johnstown, Pa.
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Henry Barnhart, eldest child of Michael (2) and Elizabeth (Sell) Barnhart, was born on the Barnhart homestead in Somerset county, Pennsylvania, August 1, 1839. There and in Johnstown, Cambria county, his early years were spent, and his education was acquired in the public schools of Cambria and Somerset counties. Upon the outbreak of the Civil war he enlisted for a period of ninety days in Company G, Third Pennsylvania Volunteers. At the expiration of this period of service, here-enlisted for three years in Company D, Fifty-fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers. He served with distinction, and was actively engaged in some of the most important engagements of the war. While under the command of Sheridan at Cedar Creek, he was taken prisoner and confined in Libby prison for four months, and was then exchanged. Immediately upon regaining his liberty he continued in service until the conclusion of the war, when he was honorably discharged as brigade and regimental wagon-master. While the war was still in progress he was on several occasions employed on important scout duty. Returning from his martial duties, he engaged in farming in Somerset county, and subsequently operated a saw mill. At the time of the "oil fever," in 1874, he removed to Clarion county, Pennsylvania, and there engaged in that field of industry. Eight years later he returned to Johnstown and retired from all active business work. He now resides on a portion of the old homestead which he inherited from his father. He married, January 18, 1866, Amanda Bowman, and they have had children: 1. Isaac H., married Ada Davis and have children: Harry, June, Robert Walter, Dwight, James, Ilene, Alice, Mildred. 2. William H., married Mary Hochstine, and has children: Earl and Lillian. 3. Melinda, deceased. 4. Frank P., see forward. 5. Emery, married Annie Caddy. 6. Gilbert, deceased. 7. Mary, married Harry Bailey. 8. Laura, deceased.
(Bio added by Sylvia Sonneborn (#47515011))
HENRY BARNHART DIES UNEXPECTEDLY
Civil War Veteran Expires in Eighth Ward, from Heart Trouble
Henry Barnhart died Saturday evening at 7:15 o'clock at the Barnhart homestead, 1474 Franklin street, Eighth Ward, in his 75th year. Mr. Barnhart had been ill with pleurisy during the past fortnight and was suddenly seized with an attack of heart trouble on Saturday. The funeral will take place at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the Barnhart residence, where the services will be in charge of the officers of Emory Fisher Post, 30, Grand Army of the Republic, of which Mr. Barnhart was a member. At a special meeting of the Post last Friday night, Mr. Barnhart was named as a member of the committee to mark the soldiers' graves in Grandview Cemetery at the Memorial Day exercises on May 30. The Rev. Frank H. Callahan, pastor of the Roxbury Methodist Episcopal Church, will deliver the eulogy at the Barnhart residence tomorrow afternoon, the G.A.R. to conduct the ritualistic services at the grave in Grandview Cemetery. Henry Barnhart was born in 1839 near Davidsville, Somerset County, being a son of Michael and Elizabeth Sell Barnhart. He was a brother of Isaac D. Barnhart, of Upper Yoder Township, and David Barnhart, Mrs. Sarah Melander, and Mrs. Elizabeth Hammer, all of the Eighth Ward. During his boyhood days Henry Barnhart located in this place and helped to haul the lumber with which the Cambria Iron Company erected its first structures in 1853. The deceased served three enlistments during the Civil War. He was one of the Johnstown "boys" to respond to the first call of President Lincoln for volunteers in the spring of 1861. At that time he was identified with the Johnstown Infantry, which later was known as Company G, Third Pennsylvania Volunteers. This company was under the captaincy of the late Thomas H. Lapsley, with the late J.M. Campbell as First Lieutenant. The venerable James Moore, of Lincoln street, was the Orderly Sergeant with George W. Gageby, now of New Castle, as Third Sergeant. At the expiration of this enlistment Mr. Barnhart went out with the Fifty-fourth Regiment, serving in Company A. Not long after he re-enlisted in this regiment, in the fall of 1864,he was captured by the Confederates at Cedar Creek and served three months in Libby Prison. He was in charge of one of the commissary wagons and one of his mules was killed a few minutes before his capture. Besides his brothers and sisters, Mr. Barnhart is survived by his widow, Mrs. Amanda Bowman Barnhart, to whom he was married at Hooversville over 48 years ago; three sons, a daughter, and 14 grandchildren. The sons and daughters are: Isaac Barnhart, of Roxbury; William H. Barnhart, of Conemaugh; Attorney Frank P. Barnhart, a former Representative in the State Legislature, and Miss Mary Barnhart, at home. Formany years Mr. Barnhart was a member of the Roxbury Methodist Episcopal
Church and served at one time as an officer of the charge.
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Noted events in his life were:
Biography: History of Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Vol. II, by Henry Wilson Storey, pp. 542-544, 1907, New York, USA.
The following is an excerpt from the "History of Cambria County" under Frank P. Barnhart:
HENRY BARNHART. Michael and Elizabeth (Sell) Barnhart, no longer living, are the parents of our subject, who was born in Somerset County, Pa., August 1, 1839. Amanda Bowman became his companion on life's journey in Johnstown, Pa., January 18, 1866. Her father Benjamin Bowman is still spared, but her mother, Susan (Berkey), has gone to her reward. Amanda was born on 19 Dec 1839 in Stoystown, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA and died on 22 Aug 1928 in Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA, at age 88.
Eight children have graced this marriage, Isaac H., William H., Malinda M., Franklin P., Emory E., Gilbert, dec., Mary E., and Laura H. When the war broke out, he responded to the president's call for brave boys to don the blue in defence [sic] of the Stars and Stripes. He was 21 years of age and had been engaged in farming near Johnstown, Pa., when he enlisted from there as a private in Co. G., 3d Pa. V.I. In the summer of 1861 he was detailed at Chambersburg to work in commissary. He was honorably discharged July 30, 1861, and re-enlisted Aug 20, 1861 in Co. D 54th Pa. V.I. In 1862 he was detailed as a scout; in the spring of 1863 as a wagon master and in 1864 as a horse forayer. In January, 1863 he was obliged to seek hospital care at North Mt., Va., two weeks suffering from pleurisy. In the summer of 1863 he was again confined in hospital at Romney, Va., four weeks with the same disease. In the summer of 1863 he was given a leave of absence for thirty days and in the winter of 1863-4 he was given a leave of absence for fifteen days, returning to duty at the expiration of each. He was again discharged Feb. 23, 1864, and immediately re-enlisted as a veteran in same command. Oct. 19, 1864 he was captured in Cedar Creek, Va., being held in Libby one
month and Pemberton three months. With his regiment he faced the enemy at battles of Falling Water, Lexington, Lynchburg, and many skirmishes. His honorable discharge was dated July 15, 1865. His great-grandfather, John Sell, served in the Revolutionary War. Comrade Barnhart is living in retirement and his address is Johnstown, Pa.
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Henry Barnhart, eldest child of Michael (2) and Elizabeth (Sell) Barnhart, was born on the Barnhart homestead in Somerset county, Pennsylvania, August 1, 1839. There and in Johnstown, Cambria county, his early years were spent, and his education was acquired in the public schools of Cambria and Somerset counties. Upon the outbreak of the Civil war he enlisted for a period of ninety days in Company G, Third Pennsylvania Volunteers. At the expiration of this period of service, here-enlisted for three years in Company D, Fifty-fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers. He served with distinction, and was actively engaged in some of the most important engagements of the war. While under the command of Sheridan at Cedar Creek, he was taken prisoner and confined in Libby prison for four months, and was then exchanged. Immediately upon regaining his liberty he continued in service until the conclusion of the war, when he was honorably discharged as brigade and regimental wagon-master. While the war was still in progress he was on several occasions employed on important scout duty. Returning from his martial duties, he engaged in farming in Somerset county, and subsequently operated a saw mill. At the time of the "oil fever," in 1874, he removed to Clarion county, Pennsylvania, and there engaged in that field of industry. Eight years later he returned to Johnstown and retired from all active business work. He now resides on a portion of the old homestead which he inherited from his father. He married, January 18, 1866, Amanda Bowman, and they have had children: 1. Isaac H., married Ada Davis and have children: Harry, June, Robert Walter, Dwight, James, Ilene, Alice, Mildred. 2. William H., married Mary Hochstine, and has children: Earl and Lillian. 3. Melinda, deceased. 4. Frank P., see forward. 5. Emery, married Annie Caddy. 6. Gilbert, deceased. 7. Mary, married Harry Bailey. 8. Laura, deceased.
(Bio added by Sylvia Sonneborn (#47515011))
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