Andrew Sheridan Burt

Colonel Andrew S. Burt, 1892

FOLA Archives

Quick Facts

Significance:

Colonel

Place of Birth:

Cincinnati, Ohio

Date of Birth:

November 21st, 1839

Date of Death:

January 12th, 1915

Place of Burial:

Arlington National Cemetery

Cemetery Name:

Arlington National Cemetery

Born November 21^st, 1839 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Died January 12^th, 1915 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Civil War Service: Enlisted as a Private in the 6th Ohio Infantry in April 1861, discharged in July of 1861. Appointed as a First Lieutenant of the 18^th US Infantry. Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky 1862: Breveted Captain for gallant and meritorious service, wounded by enemy fire. Atlanta Campaign, Georgia 1864: Battle of Jonesborough - Breveted Major for gallant and meritorious service, wounded again.

First Posting at Fort Laramie: August 1874 – November 1876

• Escorted Professor O.C. Marsh of Yale College to gather fossils in the Badlands.

• Escorted Professor Jenny on his scientific exploration of the Black Hills which resulted in the official confirmation of gold.

• Captain (Brevet-Major) of Company H of the 9^th Infantry.

• Part of General Crooks 1876 Big Horn Expedition and Yellowstone Expedition.

  • Battle of the Rosebud, June 17, 1876, eight days before Little Big Horn.

  • Burt and Captain T.B. Burrowes of G Company, were credited with rescuing Colonel Royall’s cavalry from massacre.

Second Posting at Fort Laramie: February 1888 – May 1889

• Lieutenant Colonel in the 7^th Infantry