One of five soldiers who left Lyon County, KS in May 1861 who died in The Battle of Wilson's Creek.

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The Emporia Weekly News, 08 June 1861, Saturday

The Emporia Guards, under command of Capt. W. F. Cloud, left here two weeks ago for their rendezvous at Lawrence. We had the pleasure of meeting the boys at Burlingame in the evening of the same day they left here. They were in high glee, and we don't believe it will do for an equal number of traitors to face them in a fight. They are the true grit. Under the drill of Capt. Cloud, they will be one of the finest companies in the State. The members hail from different portions of Breckenridge county, and the company is composed of the very best of our young men. Below we give a list of the names of the company. They were afterwards joined by about twenty Burlingame boys:

W. F. Cloud, A. J. Mitchell, A. G. Proctor, C. S. Hills, Jos. A. Fuller, Jos. V. Randolph, Chas. Stotler, Wm.. T. Galliher, W. S. Hunt, Jos. Rickabaugh, H. H. Suttle, Henry Pearce, M. Faucett, Edward Trask, David S. Gilmore, Frank McFadden, Sam. Hammil, Wm. V. Phillips, Chas. A. Archer, Chas Kiger, Wm. B. Tompkins, Lewis Haver, John Clark, M. Meyers, Isaac Gaster, H. Burt, John P. Sleeper, Alpheus J. Heustie (sic), Wm. H. Allen, B.F.W. Perry, Thomas Miller, J. C. Gruwell, William Harvey, Albert Edwards, P. G. Hallberg, Abner Brink, A. S. Broxson, Isaac Denham, J. N. Spencer, G. W. Reed, L. A. Loomis, John Curtis, F. W. Hirth, Frank. Grisey.

We wish the Guards a happy time, and a safe return home. May they fully realize all their glowing anticipations of the pleasures of camp life.

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U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
Name: Hiram Burt
Residence: Emporia, Kansas
Enlistment Date: 14 May 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Kansas
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in Company H, Kansas 2nd Infantry Regiment on 14 May 1861. Mustered out on 10 Aug 1861 at Wilson's Creek, MO.
Sources: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kansas

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American Civil War Soldiers
Name: Hiram Burt
Residence: Emporia, Kansas
Enlistment Date: 14 May 1861
Side Served: Union
State Served: Kansas
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 14 May 1861.
Enlisted in Company H, 2nd Infantry Regiment Kansas on 14 May 1861. Killed Company H, 2nd Infantry Regiment Kansas on 10 Aug 1861 at Wilson's Creek, MO.
Sources: 72

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Kansas Civil War Soldiers
Name: Burt, Hiram
Rank: Private
Company: H
Section: Infantry
Residence: Emporia
Date Enlst: 14 May 1861
Date Mustr: 14 May 1861
Remarks: K. in action Aug. 10, '61, at Wilson's Creek, Mo.

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William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas

Company H: Killed at Wilson's Creek, Private Hiram Burt, Emporia. Died of wounds received in same battle, Corp. Thomas Miller and-Private Samuel Hammel, both of Emporia.
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