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Capt John Henry King Burgwin
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Capt John Henry King Burgwin Veteran

Birth
New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA
Death
8 Feb 1847 (aged 36)
Taos, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
Cenotaph
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Son of George William Bush Burgwin and Maria Nash Burgwin.
Captain United States Army.

Cleveland Plain Dealer, 22 Apr 1847:
Correspondence from Taos, New Mexico
Capt Burgwin's command received the full shock of the enemy's fire for a time. Capt. B had five dragoons killed, and nineteen severely wounded, several of whom soon died; among them Capt. Burgwin . . . Capt. Burgwyn died of his wound on the 8th and his remains, with those of Governor Bent, and Mr. Leal, district attorney, were brought to this place and interred with appropriate honors, on the 13th inst.
Son of George William Bush Burgwin and Maria Nash Burgwin.
Captain United States Army.

Cleveland Plain Dealer, 22 Apr 1847:
Correspondence from Taos, New Mexico
Capt Burgwin's command received the full shock of the enemy's fire for a time. Capt. B had five dragoons killed, and nineteen severely wounded, several of whom soon died; among them Capt. Burgwin . . . Capt. Burgwyn died of his wound on the 8th and his remains, with those of Governor Bent, and Mr. Leal, district attorney, were brought to this place and interred with appropriate honors, on the 13th inst.

Inscription

Capt 1st Regiment
US Dragoons



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