Barrow enlisted on March 29, 1862 as a private in Co. I of the 20th Virginia Infantry, which for a time was designated Co. D, 46th VA Infantry, and finally became Co. B, 59th Va Infantry. He was promoted to sergeant on September 8, 1864. Barrow was captured on March 26, 1865 at Hatcher's Run, VA and sent to the prison camp at Point Lookout, MD, where he was released on June 23, 1865 after taking the oath of allegiance.
After, the war, he received his A.M. degree in 1870. He became a prominent educator in Columbus, MS, where he spent many years as a teacher and principal. A photograph of Barrow appears in the Irby history of the college with the caption "Superintendent of Schools." Barrow died on November 26, 1904 and is buried in Columbus, MS in Friendship Cemetery. His gravestone uses the variant spelling "McCaden" for his middle name.Shortly after his death, an elementary school in Columbus was named after him.
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