William Barton Small 261×320 Medium 523×640 Large 837×1024 Download Tiff Original 1961×2400 | (3.6 MB) Description William Barton (1748–1831) was an officer in the Continental Army during the American War of Independence who retired with the rank of colonel. Keywords American Revolutionary War, Continental Army, officer, portrait Galleries Famous People: B Source: Benson John Lossing, ed. Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (vol. 1) (New York, NY: Harper and Brothers, 1912)