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In addition to his previously mentioned research interests, Barr has also done extensive research in military history.  In 1990, he published a short study entitled ''Texans in Revolt: The Battle for San Antonio, 1835'' that remains the primary study of the capture of San Antonio by Texans and Tejanos during the [[Texas Revolution]] prior to the fall of the Alamo in the spring of 1836.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=757wbUi7tJYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=alwyn+barr&source=bl&ots=FNs9AX23uz&sig=Hug_n8SaTh7GA99a7oSRnX6xSsM&hl=en&ei=wwi5TPOdFoL_8Aab67CpCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&sqi=2&ved=0CC4Q6AEwBw#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Texans in Revolt: The Battle for San Antonio, 1835''|publisher=University of Texas Press |year=1990|isbn=978-0-292-78120-7

In addition to his previously mentioned research interests, Barr has also done extensive research in military history.  In 1990, he published a short study entitled ''Texans in Revolt: The Battle for San Antonio, 1835'' that remains the primary study of the capture of San Antonio by Texans and Tejanos during the [[Texas Revolution]] prior to the fall of the Alamo in the spring of 1836.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=757wbUi7tJYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=alwyn+barr&source=bl&ots=FNs9AX23uz&sig=Hug_n8SaTh7GA99a7oSRnX6xSsM&hl=en&ei=wwi5TPOdFoL_8Aab67CpCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&sqi=2&ved=0CC4Q6AEwBw#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Texans in Revolt: The Battle for San Antonio, 1835''|publisher=University of Texas Press |year=1990|isbn=978-0-292-78120-7

|accessdate=October 16, 2010}}</ref> He has published forty-eight articles in history journals including ''Civil War History,', ''Military Affairs,'' the ''Journal of African American History,'' the ''Southwestern Historical Quarterly,''the ''Social Science Quarterly,'' and ''Military History of the West.'' He secured multiple awards for his teaching, research, and leadership at Texas Tech.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.humanitiestexas.org/about/board/bios.php|title=Board Biographies|publisher=Humanities Texas|year=2007|accessdate=October 16, 2010}}</ref> In 1992-1993 academic year, he served as the president of the Texas State Historical Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/publications/books/702|title=Publications|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|date=March 2, 2007|accessdate=October 15, 2010}}</ref> In 2001, Barr received the Outstanding Researcher Award from the Texas Tech College of Arts and Sciences. In 2005, he obtained the Faculty Distinguished Leadership Award from the Texas Tech Association of Parents.<ref name=ttu/> In 2011, Barr was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters.<ref >"New TIL Members Elected," http://www.texasinstituteofletters.org/newsletters/Jan-Feb-March%202011%20newsletter%20-%20final.htm,no longer accessible on-line.</ref>

|accessdate=October 16, 2010}}</ref> He has published forty-eight articles in history journals including ''Civil War History,'' ''Military Affairs,'' the ''Journal of African American History,'' the ''Southwestern Historical Quarterly,'' the ''Social Science Quarterly,'' and ''Military History of the West.'' He secured multiple awards for his teaching, research, and leadership at Texas Tech.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.humanitiestexas.org/about/board/bios.php|title=Board Biographies|publisher=Humanities Texas|year=2007|accessdate=October 16, 2010}}</ref> In 1992-1993 academic year, he served as the president of the Texas State Historical Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/publications/books/702|title=Publications|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|date=March 2, 2007|accessdate=October 15, 2010}}</ref> In 2001, Barr received the Outstanding Researcher Award from the Texas Tech College of Arts and Sciences. In 2005, he obtained the Faculty Distinguished Leadership Award from the Texas Tech Association of Parents.<ref name=ttu/> In 2011, Barr was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters.<ref >"New TIL Members Elected," http://www.texasinstituteofletters.org/newsletters/Jan-Feb-March%202011%20newsletter%20-%20final.htm,no longer accessible on-line.</ref>

   

   

More than thirty doctoral students at Texas Tech completed their studies under Barr, and eleven of their dissertations were revised and published as books. He has been a consultant for the [[National Park Service]], National Endowment for the Humanities, Humanities Texas, the U.S. Department of Justice, Smithsonian Productions, and for the 2006 public [[television]] documentary ''Texas Ranch House,'' a reality show in which modern Americans attempted to live as they would have in the year 1867.<ref name=ttu>{{cite web|url=http://www.depts.ttu.edu/historydepartment/faculty/profiles/barr_alwyn.php|title=Alwyn Barr|publisher=Texas Tech University|accessdate=October 16, 2010}}</ref>

More than thirty doctoral students at Texas Tech completed their studies under Barr, and eleven of their dissertations were revised and published as books. He has been a consultant for the [[National Park Service]], National Endowment for the Humanities, Humanities Texas, the U.S. Department of Justice, Smithsonian Productions, and for the 2006 public [[television]] documentary ''Texas Ranch House,'' a reality show in which modern Americans attempted to live as they would have in the year 1867.<ref name=ttu>{{cite web|url=http://www.depts.ttu.edu/historydepartment/faculty/profiles/barr_alwyn.php|title=Alwyn Barr|publisher=Texas Tech University|accessdate=October 16, 2010}}</ref>