Erasmus R. Burt (abt. 1820 - 1861)

Born about 1820 in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lucy Ann (Morgan) Burt — married 18 Sep 1840 in Benton, Alabama, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Oct 1861 at about age 41 in Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Erasmus Burt is Notable.

Captain Erasmus Burt served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 22 Apr 1861
Mustered out: 21 Oct 1861
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 18th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry

Erasmus was born about 1820. He was the son of Francis Burt and Catherine Miles. He passed away in 1861.^[1]

Erasmus was an American physician, politician, and soldier. He served as the State Auditor of Mississippi, and was then a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives. During the American Civil War, he was a colonel in the Confederate States Army and was killed in action at the Battle of Ball's Bluff in Northern Virginia. He was known as “the Father of the Deaf and Dumb Institute of Mississippi”.^[2]

Slaves

From the 1850 Slave Schedule for Oktibbeha, MS.

From the petition papers after his death:^[3]
1 Female slave about 18 years old

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24331624/erasmus-r-burt
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erasmus_Burt
3. ↑ Probate Records, 1825-1922; Author: Mississippi. Chancery Court (Hinds County); Probate Place: Hinds, Mississippi

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