Joseph F. M. Barlow

Joseph F. M. Barlow  private  Co. A,  26th MO Inf.

Full muster record for Joseph F. M. Barlow:  age 26 at enlistment; height 5' 9 1/4"; light hair; blue eyes; Light complexion; single; occupation farmer; born in McCracken county, Kentucky; at time of enlistment, residing in Walshville, Montgomery county, Illinois; enlisted October 1, 1861; mustered in on October 1, 1861, at St. Louis, Missouri by a Captain Tracy.

Joseph Barlow is buried in the Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Cemetery, Walshville, Illinois. ¹

A military headstone was placed near his grave.  He died September 22, 1882. The stone was made by Sheldon & Sons of Rutland, VT.  The order was placed Aug. 21, 1888. ²

1.  Montgomery County Genealogical Society Quarterly, Volume 22, no. 1,  "Honor Role, Montgomery County, Illinois" page 19

2.  Microfilm of Headstones Provided for Union Veterans 1879-1903 National Archives Microfilm series M1845, roll #1