Burton Millard Explained

Burton Millard
State:Wisconsin
State Assembly:Wisconsin
District:Marathon - Portage - Wood
Term Start:January 4, 1858
Term End:January 3, 1859
Predecessor:Anson Rood
Successor:James S. Young
Party:Republican
Birth Date:1828
Birth Place:Scio, New York, U.S.
Death Place:Lee's Mill Earthworks, Virginia
Restingplace:Yorktown National Cemetery,
Spouse:Harriet Crown (died 1922)
Allegiance:United States
Branch:United States Volunteers
Union Army
Rank:Commissary Sergeant
Serviceyears:1861 - 1862
Unit:5th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles:American Civil War

Burton Millard (1828April 7, 1862) was an American machinist and Republican politician. He served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly. He died at the Siege of Yorktown during the American Civil War.

Biography

Born in Scio, New York, Millard moved to Wausau, Wisconsin. He owned a machine shop. In 1855, he served as Sheriff of Marathon County, Wisconsin, and coroner of the county. In 1858, Millard served in the Wisconsin State Assembly. He served as a commissary sergeant in the 5th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War and was killed while on duty in Lee's Mill Earthworks, Virginia.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://marathoncountyhistory.com/PeopleDetails.php?PeopleId=433&View=M&ItemName= Marathon County, Wisconsin Historical Society-Burton Millard