John Gross Barnard

John Gross Barnard.

John Gross Barnard (born May 19, 1815 in Sheffield , Berkshire County , Massachusetts , † May 14, 1882 in Detroit , Michigan ) was an American military engineer and major general in the Union Army during the Civil War .

Life

John Gross Barnard joined the army as a lieutenant in 1833 and worked on the coastal fortifications around New Orleans and New York until 1846. In the Mexican War he fortified Tampico , and 1850-1851 he measured the Tehuantepec Railway, which was under supervision. In 1855 he became governor of the Westpoint Military Academy , but in 1856 he took over the supervision of the defense works around New York. In 1863 Barnard was a founding member of the National Academy of Sciences .

During the Civil War he led the fortifications of Washington and became chief of the genius corps of all armies in the field. After the peace he became a colonel in the engineer corps of the regular army and a member of the commission for the fortresses , the port and river blockages.

He retired in 1881 and died soon after on May 14, 1882 in Detroit.

He wrote:

Phenomena of the gyros-cope . (New York 1857; revised ad T .: Problems of rotary motion . 1872);
Dangers and defenses of New York . (1859);
Notes on seacoast defense . (1862);
The battle of Bull Run . (1862);
Artillery operations of the army of the Potomac (1863)

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SURNAME	Barnard, John Gross
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American military engineer and major general in the Northern States during the Civil War
DATE OF BIRTH	May 19, 1815
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sheffield , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH	May 14, 1882
Place of death	Detroit , Michigan