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Barry, William Farquhar

soldier, was born Aug. 8, 1818, in New York city. In 1865 he was made brevet brigadier-general, United States army, for his services in the campaign ending with the surrender of the army under Gen. J. E.

Johnston, and on the same day was made brevet major-general for gallant conduct in the field. He was the author in conjunction with Gen. Barnard, of Reports of the Engineer and Artillery Operations of the Army of the Potomac from its Organization to the Close of the Peninsular Campaign. He died July 18, 1879, in Baltimore, Md.