Military: George W. Barfield, Private, Franklin Parish Submitted: May 2006 By: L. Posey ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm **********************************************   George W. Barfield, Private, Company E 8th Louisiana Infantry George Barfield was working as a leather tanner in Winnsboro, La. when he was 16 years old.He left home at age 16 to join the 8th Regiment on Feb. 22, 1862. He was the son of Mills and Mary Barfield and he was the younger brother of Francis, Benjamin and Zachariah. George was discharged on a disability certificate at Lynchburg, VA on August 1, 1862. He married Olivia Norred on May 9, 1871 in Winnsboro, La.