Francis Barber (Colonel)

Francis Barber (1750–1783) was a Colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He served in the Sullivan Expedition and at the Siege of Yorktown with the 3rd New Jersey Regiment. Barber was wounded at the Battle of Monmouth and then again at the Battle of Newton. He was killed in New Windsor, New York, where the army was camped in 1783, when a tree that was being cut fell on him as he was riding his horse to dine with George Washington in Newburgh, New York.[1]

Francis Barber
Born1750
DiedFebruary 2, 1783 (1783-02-03) (aged 32)
New Windsor, New York, U.S.
Allegiance United States
Service/branchContinental Army
RankColonel
Battles/warsAmerican Revolutionary War
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References
  • Elmer, Ebenezer (1917). An Elogy on Francis Barber, Esq. New York, New York: Charles Heartman.
  1. Marquis Who's Who, Inc. Who Was Who in American History, the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1975. ISBN 0837932017 OCLC 657162692
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