. The Union army; a history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65 -- records of the regiments in the Union army -- cyclopedia of battles -- memoirs of commanders and soldiers . onths he was sent toMontgomery, Ala., and paroled about a month later and after some twoor three months was exchanged. After rejoining his command he partici-pated in the siege of Vicksburg; was at Tupelo and Jackson, Miss.; in theRed River expedition, coming up through Arkansas, and was with thecommand that drove Price out of Missouri. He was in the two days bat-tle at Nashville, at Spanish Fort and Fort Bla
. The Union army; a history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65 -- records of the regiments in the Union army -- cyclopedia of battles -- memoirs of commanders and soldiers . onths he was sent toMontgomery, Ala., and paroled about a month later and after some twoor three months was exchanged. After rejoining his command he partici-pated in the siege of Vicksburg; was at Tupelo and Jackson, Miss.; in theRed River expedition, coming up through Arkansas, and was with thecommand that drove Price out of Missouri. He was in the two days bat-tle at Nashville, at Spanish Fort and Fort Blakelv. After the close ofthe war, Capt. Burch returned to his home in Cedar Rapids, remainingfor two years and then removing to Olathe, Kan., where he kept a hotelfor seventeen years, and entered actively into the life of the city. Hewas twice mayor, a member of the council several times, a member ofthe board of education and its presiding officer for six years. In 1890 hewas appointed supervisor of the census for the second district of Kansas,and in November of the same year he went to Washington to the censusoffice. In September, 1891, he was appointed auditing clerk in the agri-. Biographical Sketches 327 cultural dfpartnicnt, and subsequently was made chief clerk in the bureauof animal industry of that dei)nrtment, serving live years, and at thetermination of that period was made chief clerk of the department of agri-culture, which position he still occupies. He belongs to the lranklin Post,Grand Army of the Republic, at Olathe, Kan., and has served as itsconnnander several times, and is also a member of the Union VeteransLegion, Encampment No. 69, Washington, and to the Military Order ofthe Loyal Legion of the same city. Other societies also claim his allegi-ance, the Independent Order of Odd hellows among the fraternal and theMethodist l{|)isci)pal cliurch among the religious organizations. Buckingham, Hiram, until July 1, 1!I()S, custodian of the interior de-partment, Was
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