Marcus F. Wright's Civil War Bios -  Gen. James Barnet Fry

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   FRY, GEN. JAMES BARNET, born in Illinois, February 22, 1827. Graduated
   at West Point 1847. Served in the Mexican war. Acted as Adjutant at
   West Point, 1854-59. Made assistant adjutant-general, 1861, and acted
   as chief-of-staff to Generals McDowell and Buell. Made
   provost-marshal-general of United States, March 17, 1863, and served
   till August, 1866. Brevetted major-general in 1865, and retired from
   active service, June, 1881.