Capt. Edward H. Barnwell (CSA)

Barnwell, Edward H. Has no middle name but adopted the initial to distinguish himself from his many cousins. b. Beaufort, South Carolina, Nov. 27, 1832. Attended South Carolina College and uva. Charleston Cotton Merchant. Lt. Co. B, 7th South Carolina Cavalry. Acting Assistant Adjutant General (AAAG) to William Stephen (W. S.) Walker, May 1862. Acting Assistant Adjutant General (AAAG) to Brig. Gen. William Stephen (W. S.) Walker on February 3, 1863. He was also Acting Adjutant and Inspector General (AAIG) on occasion. He was Assistant Adjutant General (AAG) to Brig. Gen. James Chesnut, Jr. Edward Barnwell worked as a cotton merchant at Charleston and Summerville. Farmer in Yazoo City, Mississippi. m. Harriet Butler Hayne. d. Charleston, Jan 3, 1908. bur. magnolia Cem.

• Source - Staff officers in gray : a biographical register of the staff officers in the Army of Northern Virginia by Robert E. L. Krick, page 68-9.

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Capt Edward H. Barnwell was a staff officer in the Army of Northern Virginia, CSA.