Rev. Thomas Augustine Barrow

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THOMAS AUGUSTINE5 BARROW, REV. (DAVID CRENSHAW4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, THOMAS1) was born March 25, 1843, and died January 11, 1897. He married (1) JENNIE TURNER February 08, 1872, daughter of REV. TURNER. She died June 17, 1880. He married (2) ALICE JOSEPHINE HAND September 25, 1882.

From a letter by his brother, Pope Barrow, to his father, dated Camp Tom, seven miles northeast of Winchester, September 30, 1862, says the following: "Tom Barrow says it is a wonder the General was not killed, and the General says that Tom rode into a fire that he would have never have allowed him if he could have stopped him, waving a sword over his head to rally the men." In 1889 he was ordained as a minister.

More About THOMAS AUGUSTINE BARROW, REV.:

Fact 1: attended the University of Georgia

Fact 2: member of the Demosthean Society, when the state seceded

Fact 3: April 1861, resigned from College and joined Troop Artillery as a private

Fact 4: served in Savannah, GA. until July 1861 and then was removed to VA.

Fact 5: served in Western VA. and Pennsylvania campaigns

Fact 6: in the "Seven Days Battle" ariund Richmond, VA. he displayed courage.

Fact 7: At Crampton's Gap in MD., he rescued 2 of his comrades who had been wounded

Fact 8: was at the "Battle of Fredericksberg" in Virginia

Fact 9: was on the Staff of Gen. Thos. R. R. Cobb until Cobb was killed at Freder., VA.

Fact 10: lastly made Adjutant of Hood's Battalion of Cavalry until the Surrender.

Fact 11: 1865, removed from Athens to the "Blowing Cave" plantation in Decatur Co.

Fact 12: he inherited the plantation from his father

Fact 13: later removed to Pelham where he lived until his death