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Oliver G. Burtona |
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Military History. — Cadet of the Military Academy, Mar. 20, 1807, to June 18, 1808, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to First Lieut., 4th Infantry, June 18, 1808. Served: on the Northwestern Frontier, 1808‑11; in Gen. Harrison's Campaign of 1811 in Indiana Territory, being engaged in the Battle of (Captain, 4th Infantry, Aug. 25, 1811) Tippecanoe, Nov. 7, 1811; and in the War of 1812‑15 with Great Britain, being engaged in the Action of Maguago (near Brownstown), Mich., Aug. 9, 1812, — Surrender of Detroit, Mich., Aug. 16, 1812, — (Major, 33d Infantry, June 15, 1814) and, after his exchange as a prisoner of war, on Recruiting and Inspecting duty, 1814‑15. Disbanded, June 15, 1815. Re-appointed, and served as Sutler and Store Keeper at West Point, N. Y., 1815‑20. Died, Feb. 22, 1821, at Matanzas, Cuba. |
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He was the father of Henry S. Burton.
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