Alfred Madison Barbour was a prominent American lawyer, delegate to the 1861 Virginia secession convention, and a major in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Barbour is best known for his role as Superintendent of the Harpers Ferry Armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia during John Browns raid.
Barbour was born on April 17, 1829 in Culpeper County, Virginia. He was the son of John S. Barbour, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginias 15th congressional district, and his wife Ella A. Byrne.
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