Thursday, September 16, 2010

F. P. Burkhall

Company H.

Was born 30th of September, 1834, in Washington county, Pennsylvania. Left that State in 1855. His occupation was blacksmithing and wagon-making up to 1861, when he joined Company H, First Iowa Cavalry, the company leaving Albia the 29th day of July, 1861, to rendezvous at Burlington. Was sworn into the United States service about the 20th day of August, 1861, for three years or during the war. Then on the 1st day of January, 1864, he re-enlisted for three years more or during the war. Was mustered out and discharged at Austin, Texas, the 15th day of February, 1866, and returned home by land. Arrived home at Albia the 29th day of July, 1866, just five years to a day, and went to work at his trade. In the fall of 1868 was married to Nancy Duncan. Left Iowa in the spring of 1872 for Kansas, and made farming his occupation with a reasonable degree of success.

SOURCE: Charles H. Lothrop, A History Of The First Regiment Iowa Cavalry Veteran Volunteers, p. 345

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