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Nathaniel C. Barker

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of Barker's company were killed on May 12, considered the bloodiest day of the battle. Barker took the regiment's two flags and advanced with them the rest of duration of the battle.
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Six Color Bearers of the regiment having been killed, Sergeant Barker voluntarily took both flags of the regiment and carried them through the remainder of the battle.
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Barker enlisted into the 11th New Hampshire Regiment Volunteer Infantry Company E on 21 August 1862. During the
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on May 12, 1864. He was presented with the award on 23 September 1897.
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and was later discharged from duty on 25 May 1865. He is buried at
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List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F
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Piermont, New Hampshire
Merrimack, New Hampshire
42°52.034′N 71°29.767′W / 42.867233°N 71.496117°W / 42.867233; -71.496117
United States of America
United States Army

Sergeant
New Hampshire
11th Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry
Battle of Spotsylvania
Medal of Honor
American Civil War
Medal of Honor
Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Battle of Spotsylvania
Battle of Spotsylvania
color bearers
Cold Harbor, Virginia
Merrimack, New Hampshire
Biography portal
American Civil War portal
List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F


"11th New Hampshire Regiment Company E"



"Hall of Valor: Nathaniel C. Barker"
"Nathaniel C. Barker - Medal Of Honor Resting Places"

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