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He was born on 14 April 1844, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Paul Barnes and Matilda Hughes (9). [sources: date: 9; 5 (18 in 1861), 6 (20 in 1863), 7 (7 in 1850). place: 5, 7. parents: 9]
In 1850, he was living in ward 1, Southwark, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his parents Paul and Matilda Barnes, with Paul, Mary, Sarah, and Emily Barnes (presumably his siblings), and with three other people. He had attended school within the year. [source: 7]
He was a clerk when he enlisted. [source: 5]
When he enlisted, he was 5 feet 5 inches tall, and had a light complexion, grey eyes, and dark hair. [source: 5]
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 14 September 1861. He was enlisted for three years, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Captain Starr. He was a private in company G. [sources: 1, 5, 11]
On 19 March 1863, he returned to duty from Brigade headquarters. [source: 2]
He was killed on 3 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, Virginia. He was a private, in company G. [sources: 1, 3, 4 (wounded and died on field?), 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 (killed), 11]
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster)
2 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 19 March 1863 (Pri Barnes)
3 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 7 May 1863 (Private Barnes)
4 company G, register of deaths (Israel H Barnes)
5 company G, descriptive roll, entry 27 (Israel H Barnes)
6 [death notice], Philadelphia Inquirer 13 May 1863, page 5 (Israel H Barnes)
7 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Southwark, ward 1, microfilm series M432, film 821, pages 13-14 = 26-27 handwritten (Israel Barns)
8 'The ninety-first Pennsylvania volunteers', Philadelphia Press, Wednesday 13 May 1863, page 2 (Israel H Barnes)
9 John W Jordan, Colonial and revolutionary families of Pennsylvania, New York, 1911, page 1573 (Israel Hughes Barnes)
10 'The Ninety-first Pennsylvania at Chancellorville', Philadelphia Inquirer 13 May 1863, page 8 (Israel H Barnes)
11 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (Israel H Barnes)
BARNES.--Killed, on Sunday, May 3d, 1863, at the battle of Chancellorsville, ISRAEL H. BARNES, of Company G, Ninety-first Pennsylvania Volunteers, in the 20th year of his age.
| line | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Dwellings visited | 100 | |||||||||
| Families visited | 226 | |||||||||
| Name | Paul Barns | Matilda " | Paul H " | Israel " | Mary Barns | Sarah M " | Emily " | Henry Shubert | Edward Barns | Elizabeth Lucas |
| [Mary's and Sarah's lines are connected, with the note: 'Twins'] | ||||||||||
| Age | 42 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 20 |
| Sex | M | F | M | M | F | F | F | M | M | F |
| Color | ||||||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Oak Cooper | Oak Cooper | " | |||||||
| Real estate owned | 3,200 | |||||||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Pennsylvania] | " | " | " | Pennsylvania | " | " | " | " | Virginia |
| Married within year | ||||||||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | ||||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | ||||||||||
PAUL HENRY BARNES, son of Paul and Matilda (Hughes) Barnes, was born in Philadelphia, May 28, 1841, died at Billingsport, New Jersey, July 8, 1896. ... Israel Hughes Barnes a younger brother of Paul H., born April 14, 1844, was a soldier in the Ninety-first Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Colonel E M Gregg [sic], and was killed at the battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia, May 3, 1863.
[page 1572] PAUL BARNES, son of JAMES and Sarah (Robinson) Barnes, was born in Philadelphia, June 9, 1805, died there February 5, 1860. He married, October 1, 1835, Matilda Hughes, who was born at Cape May, New Jersey, February 6, 1817, died in Philadelphia, July 11, 1855, daughter of Israel and Mary (Elridge) Hughes, and granddaughter of Captain Memucan Hughes, of Cape May, and his wife, Martha Hughes.