Henry Stanton Burton
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Henry Stanton Burton (1818–1869) was a graduate of West Point, a career American Army officer who served in the Second Seminole War, Mexican–American War and the American Civil War.
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Born | September 1818 West Point, New York |
Died | April 4, 1869 (aged 50) Fort Adams, Newport, Rhode Island |
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Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1839–1869 |
Rank | Colonel Brevet Brigadier General |
Unit | 3rd U.S. Artillery Regiment 1st Regiment of New York Volunteers |
Commands held | Fort Delaware 5th U.S. Artillery Regiment Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac |
Battles/wars | Second Seminole War Mexican–American War American Civil War |
Spouse(s) | María Amparo Ruiz (m. 1849) |
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