Colin W Barr (1836 - 1862)

Born 1836 in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 31 May 1862 at about age 26 in Sandston, Henrico County, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Colin Barr served in the United States Civil War.
Side: Union

Colin was born in 1836. He was the son of James Barr and Mary Nichols. No spouse or children were found in records. He passed away in 1862. Served in Company A, 85th PA Regiment.

Colin probably lost his life in the Civil War 'Battle of Seven Pines' aka 'Battle of Fair Oaks' in Henrico County, Virginia on May 31st and 1 June 1882. From the history of this battle, 6134 Confederates and 5031 Union fighters lost their lives.

• Fact: Residence (1850) East Finley, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
• Fact: Residence (1860) Buffalo Township, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
• Fact: Burial (31 May 1862) Seven Pines National Cemetery, Seven Pines, Henrico, Virginia, United States

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 05 January 2018, 09:22), entry for Collin W Barr (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LY2J-WYG ); contributed by various users.
• Find a Grave, database and images ( https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134245730/collin-w-barr : accessed 22 May 2021), memorial page for Collin W Barr (1836–31 May 1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 134245730, citing Seven Pines National Cemetery, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Diane(Howard) Lawson (contributor 47153978) .