John Burke (abt. 1837 - abt. 1896)

Born about 1837 in New York, United States

Descendants

Died about 1896 at about age 59 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Lieutenant John Burke served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: June 5, 1861
Mustered out: July 2, 1863
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 70th New York Infantry

"During the Civil war [John] was a commissioned officer holding the rank of lieutenant in the Seventieth New York Volunteer Infantry being a member of the famous Friend Rifles. He was wounded in action at the battle of Gettysburg and never entirely recovered from his injuries dying from the effect of the wounds in Pittsburgh in 1896." ^[1]

Enlisted, June 5, 1861, at Pittsburg, Pa., to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. E, June 22, 1861; promoted corporal, no date; wounded in action, July 2, 1863, at Gettysburg, Pa.; discharged for disability,

"In business circles he was well known as а prominent representative of real estate activities." ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "The City of Detroit, Michigan, 1701-1922, Volume 3" (https://books.google.com/books?id=tWc3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA715&lpg=PA715&dq=david+warden+burke&source=bl&ots=B1ZQWlIo-X&sig=c07D8jMDa40Tni2FBgVksOm_iCk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=PC-jVb-jDsPs-QGazoOoBQ&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=david%20warden%20burke&f=false)
2. ↑ "The City of Detroit, Michigan, 1701-1922, Volume 3" (https://books.google.com/books?id=tWc3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA715&lpg=PA715&dq=david+warden+burke&source=bl&ots=B1ZQWlIo-X&sig=c07D8jMDa40Tni2FBgVksOm_iCk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=PC-jVb-jDsPs-QGazoOoBQ&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=david%20warden%20burke&f=false)