A Portrait and Biographical Record of Hendricks County (Chicago: A.W. Bowen & Co., 1895)--pages 1077-1078
Barney Gossett, of Toll Gate, Hendricks County, Ind., was a soldier of the Civil War and a prominent farmer who descends from an old colonial Virginia family. He was born in Washington Township, this county, October 31, 1841, received a common education, was reared a farmer and enlisted August 13, 1861, in Company I, Seventh Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, three years, or during the war. He served three years and was honorably discharged at Indianapolis September 20, 1864. He was in the battles of Greenbrier, Winchester, second battle of Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, and in the Wilderness campaign, as well as Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor and Petersburg. Mr. Gossett returned to Washington Township and married in June, 1865, Mary Richards, who became the mother of two children; Eliza E. and John R. Both Mr. and Mrs. Richards are members of the M.E. Church, in which he is trustee and steward. He is a member of Bridge lodge, No. 162, F. & A.M., and is treasurer of his lodge; also a member of Joseph C. Miller post, No. 498, G.A.R., of Avon, and officer of the day. He votes the Republican ticket.