Background
Barnes, Joseph K. was born on July 21, 1817 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Judge Joseph Barnes.
Barnes, Joseph K. was born on July 21, 1817 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Judge Joseph Barnes.
M.D University of Pennsylvania, 1838.
Appointed assistant surgeon United States Military Academy, 1840. Served in Seminole War, 1840-1843. Served under gens. Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott in Mexican War.
Attending surgeon, Washington, District of Columbia, 1862.
Appointed surgeon-general, chief Medical Department, United States Army, 1864. Attended deathbed of President Lincoln, personal physician to Secretary of State William H. Seward after attempted assassination, attended President James Garfield after he was shot.
Honorary member royal medical societies of London, England., Paris, France and Moscow, Russia.
Member royal medical societies of London, England., Paris, France and Moscow, Russia.
Married Mary Fauntleroy.