John B.O. Barkley

First Name: John
Middle Name(s): B.O.
Last Name: Barkley
Unit: 
Co. L, 1st Regiment South Carolina Rifles
Rank: 
Private
Name Variant: 
J.B.O.
Residence (County): 
Anderson County, SC
Biography: 

John B. O. Barkely (b. ca. 1831) served as a private in Co. L, 1st Regiment South Carolina Rifles (Orr’s); brothers George R. (b. ca. 1833) and Martin V. Barkley (b. ca. 1838) served as privates in Co. D, 18th South Carolina Infantry. The Barkleys were a farm family from Anderson District, South Carolina. John was badly wounded at the Battle of Fredericksburg and eventually discharged. In 1870 he was farming in what had become Anderson County, and he was married with three small children.

Authored Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
10690 Barkley5 February 1, 1862 John B.O. Barkley Martin V. Barkley Sullivan's Island, Charleston County, SC
10692 Barkley7 February 26, 1862 John B.O. Barkley Martin V. Barkley Sullivan's Island, Charleston County, SC
10694 Barkley9 March 9, 1862 John B.O. Barkley Martin V. Barkley Sullivan's Island, Charleston County, SC
10701 Barkley14 October 31, 1862 John B.O. Barkley Josiah M. Barkley , Elizabeth Barkley Richmond, VA Anderson County, SC
10717 Barkley24 December 7, 1863 John B.O. Barkley George R. Barkley , Martin V. Barkley Anderson County, SC

Received Letters

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ID Letter Date Author Recipient From To
10685 Barkley1 March 11, 1861 William Pleasant Traynham John B.O. Barkley Laurens County, SC
10688 Barkley3 September 27, 1861 Anah Lucinda McCalister Barkley John B.O. Barkley Cherokee County, AL
10689 Barkley4 November 1, 1861 Martin V. Barkley John B.O. Barkley Anderson County, SC
10691 Barkley6 February 23, 1862 Reuben Wilson John B.O. Barkley Anderson County, SC
10693 Barkley8 March 7, 1862 Reuben Wilson John B.O. Barkley
10696 Barkley10 April 18, 1862 A. Campbell John B.O. Barkley Sullivan's Island, Charleston County, SC
10707 Barkley16 February 18, 1863 William Turner , A. Campbell John B.O. Barkley VA
10712 Barkely20 June 20, 1863 Eliab Hazard Barkley , Anah Lucinda McCalister Barkley , Elizabeth Barkley , Josiah M. Barkley John B.O. Barkley Anderson County, SC
10716 Barkley23 November 8, 1863 J. M. Watson John B.O. Barkley

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