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 [decorative delimiter] Class of 1870

Vol. III
p149
2328

(Born Me.)

Charles W. Burrows

(Ap'd Me.)

17

Born Hollis, ME.​a

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1866, to June 15, 1870, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Second Lieutenant, 3d Artillery, June 15, 1870.

Served: on frontier duty at Ft. Riley, Kan., Sep. 29, 1870, to Apr.,  p150 1871; in garrison at Charleston, S. C., to Aug. 11, 1872; and on leave of absence, to Oct. 10, 1872.

Resigned, Oct. 10, 1872.

Civil History. — Bookseller and Stationer, Cleveland, O., since 1873.

Vol. IV
p196
[Supplement, Vol. IV: 1890‑1900]

Civil History. — Publisher, bookseller, and stationer, Cleveland, O.

Vol. V
p167
[Supplement, Vol. V: 1900‑1910]

Civil History. — President The Burrows Bros. Company, booksellers and stationers, Cleveland, O. — Publisher of Avery's History of the United States, and other historical works.

Vol. VI
p149
[Supplement, Vol. VI: 1910‑1920]

(Charles William Burrows, Born Dec. 21, 1849.)

Military History. —

Second Lieut., 3d Artillery, June 15, 1870.

Resigned, Oct. 10, 1872.

Civil History. — At Cleveland, Ohio, bookseller and stationer since 1873; President Burrows Brothers Company; Publisher of Avery's History of the United States, and of other historical works; retired from active business in 1912, though still active as President of the National One Cent Letter Postage Association.

Vol. VII
p99
[Supplement, Vol. VII: 1920‑1930]

Military History: —

Second Lieutenant, 3rd Artillery, June 15, 1870.

Resigned, Oct. 10, 1872.

Civil History. — At Cleveland, Ohio, bookseller and stationer since 1873; President, Burrows Brothers Company, Publisher of "Avery's History of the United States," and of other historical works; also President of the National One Cent Letter Postage Association; but has now retired from all active work.

Address: 1881 East 82nd Street, Cleveland, Ohio.

Vol. VIII
p45
[Supplement, Vol. VIII: 1930‑1940]

Military History: —

2d Lt., 3rd Art. June 15, 1870.

Resigned, Oct. 10, 1872.

Died, Apr. 1, 1932, at Cleveland, Ohio: Aged 82.

See Annual Association of Graduates, U. S. M. A., 1932, for an obituary notice, with a portrait.º

Buried, Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, OH.


Thayer's Note:

a Lt. Burrows' birthplace is from his AOG obituary.


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