Barnett Hughes (abt. 1824 - 1907)

Born about 1824 in Virginia, United States

Died 12 May 1907 at about age 83 in Higginsville, Lafayette, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Barnett Hughes served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 8 Jun 1861
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 2nd Virginia Cavalry, Company I

Barnett "Barney" Hughes was born in Virginia about 1824. He was shown working as a blacksmith in 1850 in Campbell County, Virginia.

Barney married Margaret Bailey on November 2, 1853 in Virginia, and they had at least two children; daughters Sarah Rebecca on August 11, 1854 in Appomattox County, and Margaret Jane on September 2, 1860. Margaret Jane was born a couple months after the 1860 census of Campbell, which showed Barnett and Margaret Hughes in the Eastern District of Campbell County, with 5 year old Sarah R. Hughes.

When the Civil War started, Barnett Hughes enlisted on June 8, 1861. He would join the 2nd Virginia Cavalry, Company I, where his blacksmith skill was utilized. Close neighbor CHARLES DANIEL GLENN was also in Company I.

Barnett Hughes was part of the approximate 25,000 forces at Appomattox on April 9, 1865, when General Lee signed the surrender documents inside the McLean House.

There is a record of daughter Sarah Rebecca marrying James John Stinnett on December 19, 1877 in Lynchburg, Virginia.

"2nd Virginia Cavalry" by Robert J. Driver, Jr., notes death at Old Soldiers Home in Higginsville, Missouri on May 12, 1907. Barney was living in Missouri in the 1890s, and was admitted to the home in 1897.

Sources

• 1850 census Campbell County, Virginia, BARNET HUGHES
• 1860 census Campbell County, Virginia, page 43, BARNETT HUGHES
• United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865, BARNEY HUGHES, Private, Company I, 2nd Regiment