Joseph Nicholson Barney
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Joseph Nicholson Barney (c. 1818 – June 16, 1899) was a career United States Navy officer (1835–1861) who served in the Confederate States Navy in the American Civil War (1861–1865).
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Born | c. 1818 Baltimore, Maryland |
Died | 16 June 1899(1899-06-16) (aged 80–81) Fredericksburg, Virginia |
Allegiance | United States Confederate States |
Service/ | United States Navy Confederate States Navy |
Rank | Lieutenant, U.S. Navy Commander, C.S. Navy[lower-alpha 1] |
Commands held | CSS Jamestown (1861–1862) CSS Harriet Lane (1863) CSS Florida (September 1863) |
Battles/wars | Battle of Hampton Roads, March 8–9, 1862 Drewry's Bluff (May 15, 1862) |
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