Bernard A. Byrne

Bernard Albert Byrne was a United States Army Captain received the Medal of Honor for actions during the PhilippineAmerican War. He later achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

Bernard Abert Byrne was born in Newport Barracks, Kentucky in 1853. His father was Dr. Bernard Miles Byrne, a U.S. Army surgeon. His mother was Louisa Matlack Byrne, the daughter of Colonel John James Abert, the first chief of the U.S. Topographical Service. Colonel Byrne joined the Army in Washington, D.C.. He was educated at Colombian University . He married Bartha Barnitz, daughter of Albert Trorillo Siders Barnitz, an officer twice brevetted for bravery.

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