1938 Barnes Butte

Barnes Butte Memorial
to Will Croft Barnes

Marker:
Barnes Butte

Location: 
Arizona National Guard
Papago Park Military Reservation
5636 E. McDowell Road
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
33.465602, -111.961345

Historical Significance: 
Sergeant Will Barnes earned the Indian Wars Congressional Medal of Honor (CMOH) for serving during the Indian Wars as a Private First Class in the United States Army Signal Corps. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Fort Apache, Arizona, on September 11, 1881. His citation simply reads “Bravery in action.” His medal was issued on November 8, 1882. 

Dedicated: 
December 4, 1938

Sponsor: 
Maricopa Chapter, NSDAR

A studio photographic portrait of Will C. Barnes in uniform, holding his hat.
Sergeant Will Croft Barnes, photographer and date unknown.
A vintage snapshot of the plaque; text is “Dedicated by The Maricopa Chapter / Daughters of the American Revolution 1938.”
1938 plaque, undated image.
A snapshot of a standing marker with a small plaque on top and a larger plaque on the front. Text is unreadable.
Sergeant Will Croft Barnes memorial marker with plaques, March 2019.
A snapshot of the smaller plaque; text is “Dedicated by The Maricopa Chapter / Daughters of the American Revolution 1938.”
1938 plaque, March 2019.
A snapshot of a Sonoran Desert scene of a reddish rock butte rising at a 45-degree angle identified as Barnes Butte. Shrubs and a narrow paved walkway in the foreground.
Barnes Butte, northeast of Papago Peaks, Phoenix, undated image.
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