Joseph Barnes (American physician)

For the Irish doctor, see Joseph Barnes (Irish doctor).
Joseph K. Barnes
Maj. Gen. Joseph K. Barnes
Born(1817-07-21)July 21, 1817
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedApril 5, 1883(1883-04-05) (aged 65)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Place of burial
Oak Hill Cemetery
Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
BranchUnited States Army
Union Army
Service years1840–1882
Rank Brigadier General
Brevet Major General
CommandsSurgeon General of the U.S. Army
ConflictsSecond Seminole War
Mexican–American War
American Civil War

Joseph K. Barnes (July 21, 1817 – April 5, 1883) was an American physician and the 12th Surgeon General of the United States Army (1864–1882).

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