James Fanning Burch b. 1836 Georgia d. 30 Jul 1864 Petersburg, Virginia: Southern Anthology

1836 - 1864 (28 years)

Name	James Fanning Burch
Born	1836	Georgia
Gender	Male
Died	30 Jul 1864	Petersburg, Virginia
	Killed at the Battle of the Crater, the Union's ill-fated attempt to breach the Confederate lines at Petersburg with an explosives packed tunnel. The blast killed 278 Confederates.
		Burch, James Fannin Aftermath of the Battle of the Crater.
Buried	Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Coweta, Georgia
		Burch, James Fanning
Person ID	I2350	Dickinson
Last Modified	10 Feb 2012

Father	Gerard Burch, b. 22 May 1782, North Carolina , d. 27 Jun 1852, Autauga County, Alabama (Age 70 years)
Mother	Elizabeth Beckham, b. Abt 1786, Georgia
Married	07 Aug 1817	Hancock County, Georgia [2, 3, 4, 5]
	This is the birth order given by Jones. [1]
Family ID	F0703	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

	Died - 30 Jul 1864 - Petersburg, Virginia
	Buried - - Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Coweta, Georgia

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Histories

Veterans: Confederate
Had the South in her border
A hero to spare,
Or a heart at her altar,
Lo! its life's blood was there!
And the black battle-grime
Might never disguise
The smile of the South
On the lips and the eyes
Of her barefooted boys!

Sources

[S100034] Coweta County Chronicles for One Hundred Years, Mary Gibson Jones and Lilly Reynolds, (Atlanta, Georgia: Stein Printing Co., 1928), 732.
[S100034] Coweta County Chronicles for One Hundred Years, Mary Gibson Jones and Lilly Reynolds, (Atlanta, Georgia: Stein Printing Co., 1928), 731.
[S036451] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004).
[S007817] Georgia Marriages to 1850, Jordan R. Dodd, (Provo, Utah: The Generations Network, Inc., 1997).
[S012032] Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944, Hunting For Bears, comp., (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004).