Barns, Thomas Rufus.
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Barns Family, Diary of Bernie Hodges and Other Material
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0970
Overview
Diary of school teacher Bernie Hodges (later Mrs. John S. Barns; born June 23, 1873, died February 1, 1930), January 1 to June 18, 1893, regarding teaching, giving music lessons, visiting relatives, and riding horses, among other activities; there are also entries regarding a trip by boat from the [Burning] Springs to Parkersburg, and by train to Clarksburg and Buckhannon, and her decision to move to Ritchie County. There is also a shield-shaped metal insignia badge for Sergeant Thomas Rufus...
Dates:
1893-1920
Barns Family Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0925
Overview
Papers of the Barns family of northwestern West Virginia, including: the Civil War diaries of Thomas Rufus Barns recording his experiences while serving with Company K, Tenth Regiment, West Virginia Volunteer Infantry (1863-1864); Civil War records of Uz Barns, who served with the same unit, including discharge and pension papers (1865-1891); miscellaneous Civil War material, including currency and song sheets (ca. 1861-1865); and Barns family papers including financial records, and land...
Dates:
1816-1899; Majority of material found within 1831-1899
Uz Barns, Soldier, Civil War Diary
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0974
Overview
Diary of Uz Barns of Ritchie County, a volunteer in the Union Army who served as a private in the 10th West Virginia Infantry. The diary covers the years 1862 through 1865 and contains daily entries, mainly regarding weather conditions. Barns also wrote about marches and distances marched per day; encampments at various places in eastern West Virginia and in Winchester, Virginia; and engagements with Confederate forces at Beverly, (West) Virginia, Harpers Ferry, (West) Virginia, and Deep...
Dates:
1862-1865
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- Diaries and journals. 2
- Ritchie County (W. Va.) 2
- Civil War -- Harpers Ferry 1
- Civil War - Randolph County. 1
- Civil War - Richmond, Virginia. 1
- Civil War - Union soldiers - West Virginia. 1
- Civil War - West Virginia - Union soldiers. 1
- Civil War - West Virginia 10th Volunteer Infantry. 1
- Civil War - West Virginia. 1
- Civil War - troop movements. 1
- Civil War -- War diaries 1
- Civil War -- Camps and camp life 1
- Civil War -- Jefferson County (W. Va.) 1
- Civil War battles - Beverly 1
- Civil War battles - Harpers Ferry. 1
- Civil War battles. 1
- Diaries - Civil War. 1
- Education 1
- Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) 1
- Jefferson County (W. Va.) 1
- Marion County (W. Va.) 1
- Monongalia County (W. Va.) 1
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