American Civil War Soldiers
Name: Hamilton Burgess
RESIDENCE: Winneconne, Wisconsin
Enlistment Date: 16 Feb 1865
Side Served: Union
State Served: Wisconsin
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 16 February 1865.
Enlisted in Company C, 48th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 16 Feb 1865.
Mustered Out Company C, 48th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 24 Mar 1866.

American Civil War Regiments
REGIMENT: 48th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin
Date of Organization: 1 Feb 1865
Muster Date: 1 Mar 1866
Regiment State: Wisconsin
Regiment Type: Infantry
Regiment Number: 48th
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 0
Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 0
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 0
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 16

Regimental History
Forty-eighth lnfantry
WISCONSIN
(1-YEAR)

Forty-eighth lnfantry. -- Cols., Uri B. Pearsall, Henry
Shears, Lieut.Cols., Henry Shears, Cyrus M. Butt; John B.
Vosburgh.

This regiment was organized at Camp Washburn, Milwaukee, in
Feb. and March, 1865. Eight companies left the state March 22
and reported at Benton barracks, St. Louis, Mo. where they
were ordered to Paola, Kan. Co. C was ordered to Lawrence, Co.
H to Olathe, F and G were retained at Paola, and A, B. D and E
were sent to Fort Scott.

Cos. I and K left Wisconsin March ,8 and arrived at Fort Scott
April 28. Col. Pearsall was placed in command at Fort Scott
early in May, and Maj. Butt was placed in command of all the
troops in Miami and Johnson counties, with headquarters at
Paola.

The regiment was employed by detachments in getting out timber
for fortifications, protecting the country from guerrillas,
constructing bridges, erecting new buildings, etc. On July 19
Col. Pearsall was assigned to the command of all the troops in
and west of Neosho Valley' Kan., with headquarters at
Humboldt, Lieut.-Col.

Shears succeeding to the command of Fort Scott. Capt. C. W.
Felker succeeded to the command of the regiment, and on Aug.
10 the 48th was ordered to Lawrence. It left that place Sept.
6, for Fort Zarah, Kan., where Cos. E and G were stationed,
and the remainder of the regiment moved to Fort Larned.

On Oct. 1, the regiment was divided into detachments and sent
to various posts for the purpose of guarding mail and
government trains against the Indians. Cos. A H. E and G were
mustered out at Leavenworth Dec. 30, 1865, Cos. B. D, F and I,
on Feb. 19, 1866, and Cos. C and K on March 24.

The original strength of the regiment was 828. Gain by
recruits, 4; total, 832. Loss by death, 9; desertion, 67;
discharge, 36; mustered out, 720.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 4, p. 71

Battles Fought
Fought on 20 Apr 1865 at Mound City, KS

Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903
Name: Hamilton Burgess
State of Cemetery: Iowa
Date of Death: 7 Feb 1876
Cemetery: Village
City/Town: Wankon
Alamakee County, Iowa
Headstone supplied by William Manson, January 21, 1883

Iowa Civil War Soldier Burial Records
about Hamilton Burgess
Name: Hamilton Burgess
Rank: Private
Unit: WI 48 Inf C
Cemetery: Oakland
Cemetery Location: Centerville Appanoose IA
Comments: Lot 174 enl 16 Feb 1865 res Winneconne WI m.o. 24 Mar 1866

Does not look like he ever applied for a pension.

JR