PENSION DOCUMENT BASIL BURTON ~ MARYLAND PATAPSCO GUARDS
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8 X 10.5 ~ REQUEST OF PENSION CLAIM OF MS. LUCINDA BURTON AS WIDOW OF BASIL BURTON, LATE MEMBER OF THE INDEPENDANT PATAPSCO GUARDS MARYLAND VOLUNTEERS.
Patapsco Guards. - This was an independent infantry com- pany organized at Ellicott's mills and mustered into service on Sept. 25, 1861, to serve for three years. It was commanded by Capt. Thomas S. McGowan and was chiefly engaged in guard and provost duty about York, Harrisburg and Chambersburg, Pa. It was engaged with the enemy at Wrightsville, Pa., on June 28, 1863, during the Gettysburg campaign, and also participated in the operations about Chambersburg at the time of McCausland's raid. It was mustered out on Aug. 17, 1865.
Basil Burton
Residence was not listed; Enlisted on 9/16/1861 as a Sergeant.
On 9/25/1861 he mustered into MD Patapsco Guards
He was Mustered Out on 10/17/1864
Patapsco Guards. - This was an independent infantry com- pany organized at Ellicott's mills and mustered into service on Sept. 25, 1861, to serve for three years. It was commanded by Capt. Thomas S. McGowan and was chiefly engaged in guard and provost duty about York, Harrisburg and Chambersburg, Pa. It was engaged with the enemy at Wrightsville, Pa., on June 28, 1863, during the Gettysburg campaign, and also participated in the operations about Chambersburg at the time of McCausland's raid. It was mustered out on Aug. 17, 1865.
Basil Burton
Residence was not listed; Enlisted on 9/16/1861 as a Sergeant.
On 9/25/1861 he mustered into MD Patapsco Guards
He was Mustered Out on 10/17/1864
Shipping Weight:
1 lb
$35.00 USD