James Henry Burton
Born: August 17, 1823
Birthplace: Shannondale, Virginia
Father: Charles Burton 1782 – 1843
Mother: Clarinda Williams 1800 – 1875
Wife: Cornelia Mauzy
Wife: Elizabeth Evering Keller 1831 – 1858
Wife: Eugenia Harper Mauzy 1840 – 1924
(Buried: Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia)
Married: June 1859 at Harpers Ferry Presbyterian Church, in Harpers Ferry, Virginia
Children:
Charles M. Burton 1845–1912
George Y. Burton 1847–1905
Belle Johnson Burton Tearney 1866–1927
Henry Edward Burton 1868 -
Education:
Attended the West Chester Academy in Chester, Pennsylvania
Occupation before War:
1844: Served as a machinist at Harpers Ferry Armory, Virginia
1849: Acting Master Armorer serving at Harpers Ferry, Virginia
1854: Worked at Ames Manufacturing Company in Massachusetts
1855: Chief Engineer for Royal Small Arms Manufacturing Company in Enfield, England
1855: Burton's modified design for the Minié bullet was adopted by the United States Army
1860: Contracted with J.R. Anderson & Company to provide drawings and components for the newly reactivated Richmond Armory
Civil War Career:
1861: In June, Burton was appointed Superintendent of the Richmond Armory
1861 – 1865: Lt. Colonel in the Confederate Army
Commander of all Southern Armories
1862: In June, Burton established a Confederate Armory in Macon, Georgia
Helped get weapons for the Confederacy in England
1865: Captured at the Confederate Armory in Macon, Georgia in April
1865: Signed the Oath of Allegiance and
1865: Granted Presidential Pardon by Andrew Johnson on October 4
Occupation after War:
Superintendent of Greenwood & Batley new Armory
Lived in Leesburg, Virginia
1871: Engineer of Firearms Contract for Russian Government
1873 – 1894: Farmer in Winchester, Virginia
Died: October 18, 1894
Place of Death: Winchester, Virginia
Age at time of Death: 71 years old
Burial Place: Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia
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