Clinton A. Burke

Mustered into service as a Private on February 14th, 1862

Born 1844

Died 09 December 1919

Buried King City Cemetery, Monterey County California

Photo by Dayna Jacobs

Private Burke was slightly wounded on June 18th, 1864 in the fighting around Petersburg Virginia. By the fall of that year the ranks of the 19th Indiana were so depleted from combat casualties and sickness they were folded into the 20th Indiana Infantry. Clinton was put into Company I of that regiment were he served until his muster out on July 12th, 1865.