Barr, James Michael, 1829-1864
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Barr, James Michael, 1829-1864
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Barr, James Michael, 1829-1864
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Native of Leesville in Lexington District, S.C.; in 1853, Barr was commissioned as a major in the state militia in the Upper Battalion, Fifteenth Regiment of Infantry. Thereafter, he was often called "Major" by friends and family, even while serving as a private in the Civil War. On 21 June 1859 Barr married Rebecca Ann Dowling of Barnwell District (S.C.). Before the Civil War, Rebecca gave birth to one son, James Dowling Barr, and during the war to three more children: John Wesley Barr, Charlie Decania Barr, and a daughter who died the day after her birth.
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Slavery
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South Carolina--Lexington County
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Lexington County (S.C.)
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United States
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South Carolina
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