Harvey B. Barnett was born about 1840 in Itawamba County, Mississippi.  He and his father, Joseph Barnett, both enlisted in Company K, 10th Mississippi Infantry.  Joseph enlisted as a musician but was discharged in August 1861 because of a disabling wound.  Harvey was wounded in the right leg on May 12, 1864 during the Battle of Spotsylvania and was taken prisoner.  He died on May 25, 1864.

Photo Courtesy of Roxsanne Wells-Layton, June 2006