John William Burt (abt. 1830 - 1865)

Born about 1830 in Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Ann Amanda (Calfee) Burt — married 16 Dec 1852 in Coosa, Alabama, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Apr 1865 at about age 35 in Camp Chase, Ohio

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Biography

John was born in either 1830, or 1832, depending on which record one trusts. ^[1] He married Sarah Ann Amanda Calfee in Coosa County, Alabama, on December 16, 1852. ^[2] He was a landowner and farmer in Coosa county. John and Sarah had three children together. ^[3] John William enlisted into the CSA about 1862. He fought throughout the war, finally being captured at the Battle of Atlanta, July 21, 1864. John was imprisoned at Camp Chase, Ohio, where he ultimately died of febrile Typhus (typhoid fever) one week before the war ended. He was buried there under the incorrect name of JW Burk due to errors in the camp records, and his tombstone still stands there today. ^[4]

His GGF might be Joseph Burt

James was born in 1832. He passed away in 1865.

Military Service

Sergeant John Burt served in the United States Civil War.
Mustered out: May 11, 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Co B, 34th Regiment, Alabama Infantry

Sergeant John Burt was a Prisoner of War during the United States Civil War.

Sergeant John Burt Died while a Prisoner of War during the United States Civil War.

• Civil War

Burk, John W.

Sergeant

Company B

34th Alabama Infantry

When Captured: July 22, 1864

Where Captured: near Atlanta, Ga.

Died: April 28, 1865

Cause of death: typhoid fever. [3]

Research Notes

Date of death:

Find a Grave Memorial ID 6291122 lists the date of death as Feb 28, 1865. [1]

VA Grave Registration lists the date of death as April 28, 1865. [4]

Camp Chase POW Death Records lists the date of death as April 28, 1865. No one from the 34th Alabama Infantry died on February 28, 1865. [5]

Fold3, Military Service Record for John W. Burk lists the date of death as April 28, 1865. [3]

Camp Chase POW death records list Sergeant John W Burk, 34th Ala, Co. B, died on April 28, 1865; cause of death typhoid. [7]

Name

Find a Grave Memorial ID 6291122 lists the name as James Wm Burk. [1]

Did not find a James Wm Burk listed at the National Park Service Civil War database for the 34th Alabama Infantry. The listing there was J. W. Burk, Company C, 34th Alabama infantry. [2]

Fold3 did not have a James W Burk listed in the 34th Alabama Infantry. It did have the service record for John W Burk, Co. B, 34th Alabama Infantry. [3]

There are 2 memorials at Find a Grave:

Find a Grave Memorial ID 6291122 lists this soldier as James Wm. Burk. [1]

Find a Grave Memorial ID 50484751 lists this soldier as John William Burt. [6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHPB-8Y1 : 12 April 2016), John Burt in household of Stephen R Burt, Coosa county, Coosa, Alabama, United States; citing family 159, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKZ3-7W7S : 6 November 2017), John W. Burt and Sary A. Caffee, 16 Dec 1852; citing Coosa, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,290,263.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHD6-WV5 : 13 December 2017), John W Burt, 1860.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Name: John W Burt Side: Confederate Roll: M598_27 Image: 23271 Roll Title: Selected Records of the War Department Relating to Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865

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• DNA partially proves relationship: A GEDmatch test match between Kath Harper GEDmatch FC7247092, Sarah Sharpless GEDmatch A215298 shows shared 7.5 cM across 1half match segment, estimated 7.6 generations to MCRA, and *mhcapa GEDmatch MR2312293 sharing 23.2 cM across 2 shared segments, estimated 4.6 generations to MRCA. Their most-recent common ancestor is John Burt

• [1] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6291122/james-wm-burk: accessed 9 June 2023), memorial page for Sgt James Wm. Burk (17 Mar 1832–28 Feb 1865), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6291122, citing Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by HGWells (contributor 49850702).

• [2] National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, Soldier Details for Burk, J.W. https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=DA311F89-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A

• [3] Fold3, Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama. CMSR for Burk, John W. https://www.fold3.com/image/11752442?terms=war,confederate,civil,john,burk,alabama,w

• [4] U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, US Department of Veterans Affairs, INDEX RECORD FOR Burk, J W. https://www.fold3.com/record/711993585/burk-j-w-us-veterans-gravesites-ca1775-2019

• [5] United States Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865, Ohio Camp Chase Military Prison, FamilySearch.org, Page 27. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G5M2-1ZR?i=26&wc=M8VF-PTG%3A203215501%2C203215502&cc=1916234

• [6] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50484751/john-william-burt: accessed 9 June 2023), memorial page for John William Burt (1832–1865), Find a Grave Memorial ID 50484751, citing Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Nancy Jane Faulk White Adams (contributor 15286517).

• [7] United States Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865, Ohio Camp Chase Military Prison, FamilySearch.org, Page 27. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G5M2-1ZR?i=26&wc=M8VF-PTG%3A203215501%2C203215502&cc=1916234