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Re: Burke's Farm
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"Anita L. Henderson" <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 9 Jan 2006 19:29:13 EST
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In a message dated 1/9/06 7:20:33 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:


> Good Evening,
> 
> My great-grandfather, Robert Elliott, was in the Confederate Army and was 
> captured at 'Burke's Farm'. in April 1865.  I have been unable to find Burke's 
> Farm.  Does anyone recognize this and can localize it?
> Thank you..
> John Cullom
> Catonsville, MD
> 

Dear John:

What unit was he in? Infantry, cavalry or artillery?   CSA Jamestown Naval 
Flotilla?   Do you have any oral history/timeline as to what day he was 
captured? That may be easier to trace than trying to track him down by name.   It 
probably was somewhere between Richmond/Petersburg and Appomattox. judging from 
the dates, but that encompasses at least a half dozen counties and numerous 
towns!



Anita L. Henderson

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