Joseph Barnes (American physician)
Joseph K. Barnes | |
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Maj. Gen. Joseph K. Barnes | |
| Born | July 21, 1817 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 5, 1883 (aged 65) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
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| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Service | United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1840–1882 |
| Rank | Brigadier General Brevet Major General |
| Commands | Surgeon General of the U.S. Army |
| Battles / wars | Second Seminole War Mexican–American War American Civil War |
Joseph K. Barnes (July 21, 1817 – April 5, 1883) was an American physician and the 12th Surgeon General of the United States Army (1864–1882).