Joseph Nicholson Barney
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Joseph Nicholson Barney was born in 1818 in Maryland
, son of John Barney and Elizabeth Nicholson Hindman. He married Eliza Jacobs Rogers on June 9, 1846 in New Castle County, Delaware
. He married a second time to Anne (Nannie) Seddon Dornin. He died in Virginia
in 1899.
during the Battle of Hampton Roads
and so was also present during the famous Naval battle with the . Later he assumed command of the Confederate raider, CSS Florida
in September 1863 but had to be detached due to ill health. From 1864 to 1865, he was a Confederate Naval Agent in Europe. He surrendered on his return and took the Oath of Allegiance to the U.S. Constitution on September 29, 1865.
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, son of John Barney and Elizabeth Nicholson Hindman. He married Eliza Jacobs Rogers on June 9, 1846 in New Castle County, Delaware
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
. He married a second time to Anne (Nannie) Seddon Dornin. He died in Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
in 1899.
Civil War
Joseph Nicholson Barney was appointed into the Confederate Navy and was Commander of the CSS JamestownCSS Jamestown
CSS Jamestown, originally a side-wheel, passenger steamer, was built at New York City in 1853, and seized at Richmond, Virginia in 1861 for the Commonwealth of Virginia Navy...
during the Battle of Hampton Roads
Battle of Hampton Roads
The Battle of Hampton Roads, often referred to as either the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack or the Battle of Ironclads, was the most noted and arguably most important naval battle of the American Civil War from the standpoint of the development of navies...
and so was also present during the famous Naval battle with the . Later he assumed command of the Confederate raider, CSS Florida
CSS Florida (cruiser)
CSS Florida was a cruiser in the Confederate States Navy.Florida was built by the British firm of William C. Miller & Sons of Toxteth, Liverpool, and purchased by the Confederacy from Fawcett, Preston & Co., also of Liverpool, who engined her...
in September 1863 but had to be detached due to ill health. From 1864 to 1865, he was a Confederate Naval Agent in Europe. He surrendered on his return and took the Oath of Allegiance to the U.S. Constitution on September 29, 1865.
See also
- Letterbook of Joseph Nicholson Barney, Special Collections Branch, United States Naval Academy