Dennis A. Burke

(1843 - ?)
Home State: Massachusetts
Command Billet: Soldier
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 12th Massachusetts Infantry

Before the Antietam Campaign:
A printer from Boston, he enlisted at age 18 in Company A of the 12th Massachusetts Infantry on 20 April 1861, and mustered into Federal Service in on 26 June.

In the Antietam Campaign:
He was wounded in action at Antietam on 17 September.

The remainder of the War:
He was discharged on 7 February 1863 for disability from his wound.

References, Sources, and other notes:
Service information from Soldiers1. His birth year is estimated from his age at enlistment.

Notes

1 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Adjutant General, Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the Civil War, 8 Vols, Norwood (MA): Norwood Press, 1931-35, Vol. 2, pg. 5 [AotW citation 1231]

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