Joseph Nicholson Barney

Joseph Nicholson Barney (c. 1818 – June 16, 1899) was a career United States Navy officer (1835–1861) who served in the Confederate States Navy in the American Civil War (1861–1865).

Joseph Nicholson Barney
Commander Joseph Nicholson Barney. Picture appeared as part of a composite of CSS Florida with crew members.
Bornc. 1818
Baltimore, Maryland
Died16 June 1899(1899-06-16) (aged 80–81)
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Allegiance United States
 Confederate States
Service/branch United States Navy
 Confederate States Navy
Rank Lieutenant, U.S. Navy
Commander, C.S. Navy
Commands heldCSS Jamestown (1861–1862)
CSS Harriet Lane (1863)
CSS Florida (September 1863)
Battles/warsBattle of Hampton Roads, March 8–9, 1862
Drewry's Bluff (May 15, 1862)
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