The Biographical Dictionary of America/Barr, Thomas Francis

​BARR, Thomas Francis, soldier, was born in West Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 18, 1837; son of Thomas Barr. He was educated in the public schools of Lowell, studied law, and was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1859. He entered the civil service of the United States at Washington, D.C., in June, 1861, and served until October, 1804, when he resigned and resumed the practice of law in Washington. He was appointed major and judge advocate of volunteers, Feb. 26, 1865; was transferred to the U.S. army Feb. 25, 1867, and was promoted colonel and deputy judge advocate general July 5, 1884. He was commissioner of the U.S. military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., 1873-'94; was promoted colonel and assistant judge advocate general Aug. 3, 1895, and judge advocate general with the rank of brigadier-general, May 21, 1901. He filled the office of military secretary to secretaries-of-war Ramsey, Lincoln, Endicott and Proctor, and was judge advocate in many important court-martial cases, prominent among them being those of Gen. Innes W. Palmer, Maj. Marcus A. Reno; Maj. Charles B. Throckmorton and Capt. Oberlin M. Carter. He was retired from active service May 22, 1901.

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