Dr. Andrew William Burnet Jr.
Born: January 20, 1840
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina
Father: Andrew William Burnet Sr. 1811 – 1896
(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina)
Mother: Ann Burgh Smith 1817 – 1903
(Buried: Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina)
Wife: Harriet Mary Shannon 1844 – 1908
(Buried: Quaker Cemetery, Camden, South Carolina)
Children:
Retta McWillie Burnet Corbett 1865 – 1936
(Buried: Quaker Cemetery, Camden, South Carolina)
Burgh Smith Burnet 1867 – 1868
(Buried: Quaker Cemetery, Camden, South Carolina)
Anne Smith Burnet Whitaker 1868 – 1946
(Buried: Quaker Cemetery, Camden, South Carolina)
William Shannon Burnet 1871 – 1930
(Buried: Quaker Cemetery, Camden, South Carolina)
Mattie L. Burnet 1872 – 1873
(Buried: Quaker Cemetery, Camden, South Carolina)
Margaret Smith Burnet 1873 – 1945
(Buried: Quaker Cemetery, Camden, South Carolina)
Dr. Andrew William "A.W." Burnet 1876 – 1921
(Buried: Quaker Cemetery, Camden, South Carolina)
Harriet Shannon Burnet Whitaker 1879 – 1957
(Buried: Quaker Cemetery, Camden, South Carolina)
Elisabeth Rhett Burnet 1887 – 1887
(Buried: Quaker Cemetery, Camden, South Carolina)
Education:
1861: Graduated from Medical College of South Carolina
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Assistant Surgeon, 9th South Carolina Infantry Regiment
1862: Appointed Assistant Surgeon, Provisional Army of Confederacy
1862: Assistant Surgeon, 11th South Carolina Infantry Regiment
1862: Acting Surgeon in charge, Hospital, 10th South Carolina Battalion, Cavalry
1863: Assistant Surgeon, 1st South Carolina Battalion, Sharpshooters
1863: Assistant Surgeon, 15th South Carolina Battalion, Heavy Artillery
1864: Assistant Surgeon, Fort Johnson, James Island, South Carolina
1864: Assistant Medical Officer, 1st and 2nd South Carolina Artillery
1864: Assistant Surgeon, 2nd South Carolina Cavalry Regiment
1864: Assistant Surgeon, Sullivan's Station, South Carolina
1864 – 1865: Assistant Surgeon, 9th South Carolina Infantry Regiment
Occupation after War:
1865 - 1894: Medical Doctor in Camden, and Kirkwood, South Carolina
Died: June 1, 1894
Place of Death: Charleston, South Carolina
Cause of Death: Apoplexy
Age at time of Death: 54 years old
Burial Place: Quaker Cemetery, Camden, South Carolina
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