James Albert Barber
Born: July 11, 1841 at Westerly, Rhode Island
Home Town: Westerly, Rhode Island
Date of Issue: June 20, 1866
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal James Albert Barber, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 2 April 1865, while serving with 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery, in action at Petersburg, Virginia. Corporal Barber was one of a detachment of 20 picked artillerymen who voluntarily accompanied an infantry assaulting party, and who turned upon the enemy the guns captured in the assault.
