Bio:
Barr, James F.
Contact: Stan
----Source:
Lani Bartelt,
Civil War Records, on
gravestone
Surnames:
James F. Barr Researched by
Lani Bartelt
James F. Barr fought in the Civil War. He was in
the 8th Independent Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery from 5 Jan 1864
till 19 Aug 1865. In this short time span of about a year and a half you
must have done an act of bravery or courage because you enlisted a, a
Private and were mustered out as a Corporal. Your unit was organized at
Racine WI and saw many battles during the Civil War including the
battles of Stone River, Chickamauga, and Chattanooga, , and did garrison
duty till August of 1865. In
researching information for this biography I found two Barr persons, in
Racine, WI., an Albert Barr and a Rev. Thomas Barr but could find no
further information On either of them to see if you were related.
Notations on your grave records at the Old Norwegian Cemetery, Section
12 at Mayville, Township, Clark Co online indicate you were a bachelor
and had no known relatives and The contact person is listed as Al Hunt,
Dorchester, WI. I
found the following information online on a Barr family: James F Barr is mentioned in
the Colby Centennial Book 1873-1972 as The following " Barr, James F.
(Echoes of Pioneer Days, page 5,column 2) Elected as clerk pro tem, Town
of Hull, in May 1875. What your profession was is
unknown but you must have been Interested enough in the politics of your
town of Hull to volunteer To act as Clerk for a short
while. In researching both the 1890
and 1910 Civil War Veteran census Records for Hull Township, Clark Co,
WI your name does not appear In either of these records. Rest in Peace James F Barr,
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