ɪn ˈɜːli wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː, bˈɑːɹni wʌz bɹˈiːfli ɐsˈaɪnd kəmˈænd ʌv nˈeɪvəl ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz ɪn ɡˈælvᵻstən, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə ɹˈɛvənˌuː kˈʌɾɚ hˈæɹiət lˈeɪn, kˈæptʃɚd ɪnðə bˈæɾəl ʌv ɡˈælvᵻstən.
In early 1863, Barney was briefly assigned command of naval operations in Galveston, including the revenue cutter Harriet Lane, captured in the Battle of Galveston.