Background
Barney was born in Sandusky, Ohio, the son of a grain merchant.
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Education
Barney attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan when the American Civil War broke out.
Career
Barney"s older brother was killed and at the end of 1862, Barney was permitted by his family to enlist in the United States Army. After the war, Barney worked briefly as a clerk at a bank in Sandusky. Barney retired from day-to-day control of the firm in 1906 but remained involved through the 1930s.
In 1938, Charles Doctorate. Barney & Company and Edward B. Smith & Company merged to form Smith Barney & Company
Barney died in 1945 at the age of 101 at Elkins Park, Pennsylvania near Philadelphia.
At the time of his death, Barney was among the oldest living veterans of the American Civil War. Barney was a director of the Union League of Philadelphia.
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