Nathaniel C. Barker

{{Infobox military person

|name = Nathaniel C. Barker

|birth_date ={{birth date|1836|09|28}}

|death_date ={{death date and age|1904|03|07|1836|9|28}}

|birth_place =Piermont, New Hampshire, U.S.

|death_place =

|placeofburial = Last Rest Cemetery, Merrimack, New Hampshire
{{Coord|42|52.034|N|71|29.767|W|display=inline}}

|allegiance ={{flag|United States of America|1861}}

|branch ={{army|USA}}

|serviceyears = August 21, 1862 to May 25, 1865{{Cite web |url=http://www.usgennet.org/usa/nh/topic/civilwar/nh11thcoe.htm |title=11th New Hampshire Regiment Company E |date=29 May 2002 |access-date=18 July 2013}}

|rank = 25 px Sergeant

|unit ={{Flagicon|New Hampshire}} 11th Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry - Company E

|battles = Battle of Spotsylvania

|awards ={{Flagicon image|Medal of Honor ribbon.svg}} Medal of Honor

}}

Sergeant Nathaniel C. Barker (September 28, 1836 – March 7, 1904){{Cite web |url=https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/2434 |title=Hall of Valor: Nathaniel C. Barker |publisher=Military Times |access-date=18 July 2013}} was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Barker was awarded the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, during the Battle of Spotsylvania on May 12, 1864. He was presented with the award on 23 September 1897.