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Civil War Soldiers - Burbridge
| Burbridge, Stephen G., brigadier-general, U.S. Army,
was born in Scott county, Ky., Aug. 19, 1831. He acquired a classical
and military education, studied law with United States Senator Garrett
Davis, then engaged in business in Georgetown, D. C, after which he
removed to a large plantation in Logan county, Ky. At the outbreak of
the Civil war he recruited the 26th Ky. regiment, was made its
colonel, and at the battle of Shiloh won by gallant action promotion
to the rank of brigadier-general of volunteers. He defended Kentucky
against the invasion of Gen. Bragg in 1862, commanded the 1st brigade,
1st division, 13th army corps, before Vicksburg, led the storming
party at the capture of Arkansas Post, and, in acknowledgment of his
bravery at this time, was permitted, by orders of Gen. A. G. Smith, to
plant the Stars and Stripes upon the Confederate fort. He was also
conspicuous in the capture of Port Gibson, being among the first to
enter the works. During the Atlanta campaign of 1864 he was in command
of the military district of Kentucky, and drove Morgan back into
Tennessee. In acknowledgment of this, and particularly for services at
the battle of Cynthiana, he received the thanks of President Lincoln.
He resigned from the service in 1865 and retired to his home in
Kentucky.
Source: The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal
States 1861-1865, Volume 8 Biographical, 1908
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