Floyd County IN Archives Biographies.....Burkhart, Lafayette  April 1842 - 
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Presidents, Soldiers, Statesmen   Vol. II
H.H. Hardesty, Publisher
N.Y., Toledo, Chicago
1893

Lafayette Burkhart whose parents, Jacob and Catherine (Brock) Burkhart, are 
deceased, was born in Floyd Co., Indiana, April, 1842. April 11, 1868, he was 
wedded in Georgetown twp., this county to Sarah Cook who was born there July 
20, 1844. Her father John Cook, is deceased, as is also her mother, Elizabeth 
(Yenawine) Cook. The only issue of this union is one son, Charles M.  Comrade 
Burkhart was a farmer by occupation and was 20 yeas of age at the time of his 
enlistment, which occurred at Georgetown, Indiana, Aug. 12, 1862, joining Co. 
A, 81st Ind. V.I., which was assigned to 1st Brig., 1st Div., 4th A.C.  In the 
summer of 1863 he was detailed as teamster and was not released from this duty 
until after the battle of Chickamauga. His active hostilities were: Stone 
River, Tallahoma, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Atlanta Campaign, Spring 
Hill, Nashville and Ashville. Upon the close of the war, he was honorably 
discharged June 13, 1865, at Indianapolis, Ind. His brother, George, served in 
Co., A., 81st Ind. V.I., and died in service at Nashville in the fall of 1862. 
Comrade Burkhart is a member of Georgetown Post, and his address is 
Edwardsville, Indiana, near which place he is successfully engaged in farming.

Additional Comments:
I came across the photocopied pages in a file at the public
library in New Albany. I have never been able to locate an
original copy of the book.


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