General Barry came up with the concept that became the U.S. Horse Artillery

(1818-79) Born in New York City, he graduated in the West Point class of 1838, and was brevetted 2nd lieutenant in the U.S. Artillery. He served during the Mexican War as aide-de-camp to General William J. Worth; he fought the Seminole Indians in Florida; and he helped pacify the warring factions in Kansas-Missouri Border War. He was one of the co-authors of "Instruction for Field Artillery" along with his fellow future Union Civil War Generals' William H. French, and Henry J. Hunt, the manual being published in 1860. Shortly after the the Civil War began, Barry was promoted to major of artillery, and he served as General Irvin McDowell's chief of artillery during the First Battle of Bull Run. President Abraham Lincoln appointed Barry to rank of brigadier general on August 20, 1861. It was General Barry who came up with the concept that became the U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade in the Army of the Potomac. As chief of artillery under the command of General George B. McClellan, Barry organized the ordnance for the Army of the Potomac, and during the 1862 Virginia Peninsula Campaign, participated in the Battles of Yorktown, Mechanicsville, Gaines' Mill, White Oak Swamp, and Malvern Hill. General Barry was then assigned the task of supervising all of the forts and ordnance protecting Washington, D.C. He then became chief of artillery under General William T. Sherman, serving with him in the Tennessee campaigns, the Atlanta campaign, the March to the Sea, and the 1865 Carolina's Campaign which terminated with the surrender of Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston. On January 23, 1865, President Lincoln nominated Barry for appointment to the rank of brevet major general, to rank from September 1, 1864, for his gallant service in the Atlanta Campaign. On December 11, 1865, Barry was appointed colonel in the Regular Army, with the 2nd U.S. Artillery, and was commander of the northern frontier during the "Fenian Raids" of 1866. He served there until September 1867, and then commanded the artillery school at Fort Monroe, Va., until March 1877, when he was appointed to the command at Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland. During the labor riots of 1877 Barry rendered valuable service at Camden Station. He died on July 18, 1879, at the age of 60, at Fort McHenry, and is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery, in Buffalo, New York.

Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Superb quality half view in uniform with rank of brigadier general. No back mark. Very sharp image. Excellent condition. Very desirable view.