I have a Henry Barker that is MIA in our family. Our Henry's full name was Henry Potts Barker, born February 10, 1843, in Kentucky (Perryville vicinity). He also served in the Civil War in the 5th Kentucky Infantry, Company C, as a private. Henry enlisted in the Union Army on July 23, 1861, in Jeffersonville, Indiana, for the "Louisville Legion". War records indicate he was on the army rolls through August, 1962; however in December, 1862, he deserted. Apparently, his desertion was prior to the battle at Perryville -- perhaps, due in part to his favorite brother (John Barker) fighting in the same battle for the Confederacy with Morgan's Men. Henry's whereabouts are unknown from 1862. He turns up briefly living in Yuba City, California on the 1880 census with the McCann family and working as a carpenter. He disappeared - again - and no further trace of him is found. If there was a family connection in later years, no one seems to know - it's like he disappeared off the face of the earth. We do know that he was a skilled carpenter -like his dad and other brothers. Also, I have a copy of a letter written while in the Union Army. If you would like to compare handwriting, let me know and I'll send you a copy. It took almost 20 years for him to get to California from Kentucky... but I have no idea where he might have been during that time. Something to think about. Bob