Second Lieutenant Jesse T. Barrick (January 18, 1841 – November 3, 1923) was an American soldier who fought in the

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. Barrick was awarded the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the

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, for his action along the Duck River in Tennessee between May 26 and June 2, 1863. He was honored with the award on March 3, 1917.

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Barrick was born in

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but grew up in

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. Barrick, along with his wife, Sarah Ann Strang Barrick, enlisted into the Union Army in 1861. His wife became a nurse in the Union Army. Barrick enlisted at

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, Minnesota on 25 October 1861, joining Company H of the Minnesota 3rd Infantry and attained the rank of

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. It was while he was in the company that he was scouting along the Duck River in Tennessee between May and June 1863. He captured two members of the

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and held them captive for eight days. He was awarded the Medal of Honor on 3 March 1917 for this act. Barrick mustered out at the conclusion of the Duck River event but later re-enlisted on December 31, 1863 where he was subsequently promoted to second lieutenant on 10 July 1864, commanding a black platoon in the 57th regiment of the U.S. Colored Infantry. He was discharged a few months later, on 15 October 1864 due to a disability. Grave of Jesse T Barrick

After the war, he was involved in the fur trade in

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, where he had relocated in 1909. He again moved to Pasco in 1912 where he later died on 3 November 1923. He was initially buried in an unmarked grave in the Pasco City Cemetery in Pasco. His remains were later exhumed in February 2000 and interred at Section 8, Grave 108 at the

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. The cemetery's traffic circle is named after Barrick.

Medal of Honor citation

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Barrick, Jesse T. 1841 births 1923 deaths People of Minnesota in the American Civil War Union army officers United States Army Medal of Honor recipients American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor People from Kitsap County, Washington People from Pasco, Washington Burials at Tahoma National Cemetery

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Medal of Honor citation

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