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Thompson L. Burnam

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Thompson L. Burnam

Birth
Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky, USA
Death
14 Feb 1885 (aged 54)
Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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The Courier-Journal, February 15, 1885:

A Good Man Gone

(Special to the Courier-Journal)

BOWLING GREEN, KY., Feb. 14. - Capt. Thos. L. Burnam died to-day of heart disease. Capt, Burnam was a prominent man in this community, a live business man in the early history of the town, a Confederate soldier, steamboatman, county officer, and was prominent in social circles.
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Served during the Civil War as a Private in the Confederate States of America, 1st Kentucky Calvary, Company C, under General Benjamin Hardin Helm. Charged with:

*"Treason; uniting with enemy, seizing and allowing the Confederates to use the court house, prison, and clerk’s office of Warren County."

*"Grand larceny; stealing a cannon and numerous muskets from state arms."

*"Unlawful conspiracy; forming an army to overthrow the government of Kentucky."
The Courier-Journal, February 15, 1885:

A Good Man Gone

(Special to the Courier-Journal)

BOWLING GREEN, KY., Feb. 14. - Capt. Thos. L. Burnam died to-day of heart disease. Capt, Burnam was a prominent man in this community, a live business man in the early history of the town, a Confederate soldier, steamboatman, county officer, and was prominent in social circles.
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Served during the Civil War as a Private in the Confederate States of America, 1st Kentucky Calvary, Company C, under General Benjamin Hardin Helm. Charged with:

*"Treason; uniting with enemy, seizing and allowing the Confederates to use the court house, prison, and clerk’s office of Warren County."

*"Grand larceny; stealing a cannon and numerous muskets from state arms."

*"Unlawful conspiracy; forming an army to overthrow the government of Kentucky."


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