Would this be Thomas Barton, b. 1847, son of Thomas and Sevilla (Wireman) Barton? Jeanne ----- Original Message ----- From: <barton-request@rootsweb.com> To: <barton@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 12:02 AM Subject: BARTON Digest, Vol 1, Issue 2 > > > Please remember to clip your reply when responding to messages so that > only that part of the digest which pertains specifically to your response > is shown. Thank you! > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Barton, Thomas; Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient - > Civil War (jasche@cinci.rr.com) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: 19 Aug 2006 04:09:53 -0600 > From: jasche@cinci.rr.com > Subject: [BARTON] Barton, Thomas; Congressional Medal of Honor > Recipient - Civil War > To: BARTON-L@ROOTSWEB.COM > Message-ID: <MB08CGmy7fpg2obeU9900003367@MB08.myfamilysouth.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Barton > Classification: Military > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xZC.2ACIB/2381 > > Message Board Post: > > Source: http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/mohciv.htm > > BARTON, THOMAS > Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. > Born: 1831, Cleveland, Ohio. > Accredited to: Ohio. G.O. No.: 11, 3 April 1863. > Citation: On board the U.S.S. Hunchback in the attack on Franklin, Va., 3 > October 1862. When an ignited shell, with cartridge attached, fell out of > the howitzer upon the deck, S/man Barton promptly seized a pail of water > and threw it upon the missile, thereby preventing it from exploding. > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the BARTON list administrator, send an email to > BARTON-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the BARTON mailing list, send an email to > BARTON@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BARTON-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of BARTON Digest, Vol 1, Issue 2 > ************************************ > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.4/424 - Release Date: 8/21/2006 > >