Barr enlisted as a private in Co. C of the 13th VA Cavalry on August 17, 1862. His horse was killed in action at Upperville, VA on June 21, 1863 and he was paid $600 in compensation. He was without a horse for several months and eventually was transferred to Captain Allen's Company of the VA Heavy Artillery (Lunenburg Rebel Artillery) in early 1864. On April 9, 1865, he was paroled at Appomattox Court House.
He moved to Alabama after the war and in 1870 is listed as a dentist in Barbour County, AL. In the 1880 census, he is listed as a dentist and farmer. Dr. Barr died in December 24, 1888 and is buried in Fairview Cemetery in Eufala, AL.
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