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Military Information:

• US Army
• Deceased
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• PVT (Private)
• Indian Campaigns
• Cemetery: Seminole Indian Scouts, Brackettville, Kinney County, Texas
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• US Indian Scouts

Bio:

Espetacion Barrera was a Seminole Negro Indian Scout who was born in Mexico. He had hazel eyes, black hair, a copper complexion, and stood 5’7”.

As a private, he completed three enlistments:
February 8, 1878 to April 24, 1879
April 25, 1878 to May 11, 1880
May 30, 1880 to June 6,1881

He was stationed at Fort Clark and served under Lt. Bullis.

In the 1880 census, Espetacion Barrera was listed as a white male who was 21 years old. His wife, Elsa, was listed as a 19-year-old black female who had been born in Mexico