Minnie B. Burks was a daughter of Colonel Jessie Spinner Burks and Charlotte Frances Thomson Burks. She is buried with two sisters, Mary C. Burks and Ida temple Burks Tardy. Mary C. and Minnie never married, making their home at 3606 Connecticut Avenue in Saint Louis. Minnie assed away May 2. 1965 at Edgewater Nursing Home, St Louis, Missouri.
Her Father was a Confederate soldier. Colonel Burks was commissioned an officer in Company S, Virginia 42nd Infantry Regiment on 15 Jul 1861.Commissioned an officer in on 08 Sep 1861.He mustered out on 21 Jul 1862.
Jesse Spinner Burks graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1844. 17 years later, in 1861, he would secede with his state, Virginia. In July of that year Jesse would help to form the 42nd Virginia Infantry Regiment and would posess command of the unit. His unit would be involved in almost every major battle in the mid-atlantic region. They would take up arms against the union in such battles as The 2nd Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, The Petersburg Siege, and was even present at Appomattox Court House when Lee surrendered. However, Jesse Burks, a founding member of the 42nd would only fight in one battle, their first battle. On 23rd March 1862, Jesse was wounded at the battle of Kernstown (the only battle "Stonewall" Jackson lost) while commanding his unit as the brigade commander. He would be honorably discharged by the end of April 1862 for his wounds he received. The unit would go on to serve under such great Division commanders as Jackson and Johnson.Jessie Spinner Burks also served in the Virginia Legislature and was a planter.
Her Father was a Confederate soldier. Colonel Burks was commissioned an officer in Company S, Virginia 42nd Infantry Regiment on 15 Jul 1861.Commissioned an officer in on 08 Sep 1861.He mustered out on 21 Jul 1862.
Jesse Spinner Burks graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1844. 17 years later, in 1861, he would secede with his state, Virginia. In July of that year Jesse would help to form the 42nd Virginia Infantry Regiment and would posess command of the unit. His unit would be involved in almost every major battle in the mid-atlantic region. They would take up arms against the union in such battles as The 2nd Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, The Petersburg Siege, and was even present at Appomattox Court House when Lee surrendered. However, Jesse Burks, a founding member of the 42nd would only fight in one battle, their first battle. On 23rd March 1862, Jesse was wounded at the battle of Kernstown (the only battle "Stonewall" Jackson lost) while commanding his unit as the brigade commander. He would be honorably discharged by the end of April 1862 for his wounds he received. The unit would go on to serve under such great Division commanders as Jackson and Johnson.Jessie Spinner Burks also served in the Virginia Legislature and was a planter.
Minnie B. Burks was a daughter of Colonel Jessie Spinner Burks and Charlotte Frances Thomson Burks. She is buried with two sisters, Mary C. Burks and Ida temple Burks Tardy. Mary C. and Minnie never married, making their home at 3606 Connecticut Avenue in Saint Louis. Minnie assed away May 2. 1965 at Edgewater Nursing Home, St Louis, Missouri.
Her Father was a Confederate soldier. Colonel Burks was commissioned an officer in Company S, Virginia 42nd Infantry Regiment on 15 Jul 1861.Commissioned an officer in on 08 Sep 1861.He mustered out on 21 Jul 1862.
Jesse Spinner Burks graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1844. 17 years later, in 1861, he would secede with his state, Virginia. In July of that year Jesse would help to form the 42nd Virginia Infantry Regiment and would posess command of the unit. His unit would be involved in almost every major battle in the mid-atlantic region. They would take up arms against the union in such battles as The 2nd Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, The Petersburg Siege, and was even present at Appomattox Court House when Lee surrendered. However, Jesse Burks, a founding member of the 42nd would only fight in one battle, their first battle. On 23rd March 1862, Jesse was wounded at the battle of Kernstown (the only battle "Stonewall" Jackson lost) while commanding his unit as the brigade commander. He would be honorably discharged by the end of April 1862 for his wounds he received. The unit would go on to serve under such great Division commanders as Jackson and Johnson.Jessie Spinner Burks also served in the Virginia Legislature and was a planter.
Her Father was a Confederate soldier. Colonel Burks was commissioned an officer in Company S, Virginia 42nd Infantry Regiment on 15 Jul 1861.Commissioned an officer in on 08 Sep 1861.He mustered out on 21 Jul 1862.
Jesse Spinner Burks graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1844. 17 years later, in 1861, he would secede with his state, Virginia. In July of that year Jesse would help to form the 42nd Virginia Infantry Regiment and would posess command of the unit. His unit would be involved in almost every major battle in the mid-atlantic region. They would take up arms against the union in such battles as The 2nd Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, The Petersburg Siege, and was even present at Appomattox Court House when Lee surrendered. However, Jesse Burks, a founding member of the 42nd would only fight in one battle, their first battle. On 23rd March 1862, Jesse was wounded at the battle of Kernstown (the only battle "Stonewall" Jackson lost) while commanding his unit as the brigade commander. He would be honorably discharged by the end of April 1862 for his wounds he received. The unit would go on to serve under such great Division commanders as Jackson and Johnson.Jessie Spinner Burks also served in the Virginia Legislature and was a planter.
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