General Sidney Burbank
Cincinnati Daily Enquirer, 22 June 1861, page 2
NEWPORT NEWS
PROMOTED AT LAST-We are much pleased to find that Major Burbank,
who has been commandant at the Barracks for the past year, has been promoted to
Lieutenant Colonel of the Thirteenth Regiment of Infantry. We and the community
generally congratulate the Colonel on this slight honor, not conferred on him
any too soon, considering how appointments have been going of late.
Had his merits been fully appreciated by the proper department, Colonel Burbank would not be wearing the deserved honor of a Brigadier General, in place of some whose only merits consist in their having been in Congress, or Lincoln Campaigners in the Presidential canvas.
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Louisville Courier Journal, 4 July 1861, page 4
ANOTHER INVASION-The War Department has been informed that the Newport Ky. Barracks are not large enough to accommodate the 8000 troops ordered there. It is thought additional quarters will be erected.
Lieutenant Colonel Burbank, of the United States First Foot, who has been in command at Newport for over a year, has been ordered by Gen Scott to repair at once to Jefferson Barracks Mo. where instructions as his future movements will be found. The Colonel is a Vermont man.
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Cincinnati Daily Enquirer, 23 July 1861, page 2
NEWPORT NEWS
HAS LEFT FOR ST LOUIS-Lieutenant Colonel Burbank gave up his command yesterday at the Newport Barracks and left in this afternoon's train of cars on the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad for St Louis. He is, as we are informed, authorized to organize at that military post the Thirteenth Regiment of United States Infantry, of which he will be in command.
His absence from the Barracks here leave Captain J D Wilkins, of the Thirteenth Infantry in command, who has the reputation of being an experienced military officer and a clever gentlemen.
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Cincinnati Daily Enquirer, 13 August 1861, page 2
NEWPORT NEWS
RETURNED BACK AND GONE AGAIN-At the close of last week Lieutenant Colonel Burbank, late commandant at the Newport Barracks, returned to Newport from his post at St Louis, on a visit to his family. He left again yesterday morning and this morning will be followed by his family, which will soon return again to this city, as we understand, to make it a permanent residence.
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Cincinnati Daily Enquirer, 18 June 1862, page 3
NEWPORT NEWS
PERSONAL-Lieutenant Colonel Burbank, formerly Commandant at the Barracks, arrived in the city yesterday. We have already announced that he will resume his old position of Commandant of the post.
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Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 December 1882, page 4
GENERAL SIDNEY BURBANK
General Sidney Burbank died at his home on Front street, Newport,
last Thursday night, from general debility. General Burbank was a
distinguished soldier, and comes from excellent fighting stock. He was
born at Lexington, Mass. on the 27th day of September in the year 1807. He
entered the Military Academy at West Point as a cadet on the 1st day of July
1825, and graduated with high honors in July 1829, and was almost immediately
appointed as Brevet Second Lieutenant of the First Infantry and on the same day
was promoted to Second Lieutenant.
He served with great distinction in the Florida War in 1841 and was engaged in the action at Suwaneetown, June 21, 1841; was on frontier duty at Fort Crawford Wisconsin from 1841 to 1845, and at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and Fort Scott, Kansas from 1845 to 1848. In the year 1855 he was promoted to Major, and received his appointment as Western Superintendent of Recruiting Services, with headquarters at the Newport (Ky.) Barracks on the 18th day of July 1859. He remained at the Newport Barracks in the discharge of his trust until July 1861.
On the 14th of May 1861, he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of the Thirteenth Infantry and served in the late war from 1861 to 1866. On the 2d of September 1862, he was appointed Colonel of the Second Infantry and took command of a brigade of regulars of the Army of the Potomac. he was engaged in numerous battles and skirmished during the late war, including the battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg.
For his gallant and heroic conduct and meritorious services in the latter battle, he was brevetted Brigadier General. He pursued the enemy to Manassas Gap and served in the command until 1864. He was then placed in charge of the draft rendezvous, where he remained until January 1864. On the 26th day of June 1861, he joined his regiment, which was then situated with headquarters at the Newport Barracks and served with it until January 1866. His command was then transferred to Louisville and in the latter city, he was made President of the Board for the Examination of Candidates to be appointed in the army.
General Burbank, after forty long years of faithful and efficient service for his country, was retired from active service at his own request, on the first day of May 1870. He immediately removed to Newport, where he has since resided until the time of his death.
The deceased was a son of Lieutenant Colonel Sullivan Burbank, who earned a great reputation in the War of 1812 for his distinguished service rendered as a military man. His grandfather was also a military man of considerable note and was promoted for services rendered at the great battle of Bunker Hill.
General Burbank was married soon after he graduated, to a Miss Slaughter, who comes from a distinguished family in Virginia. By his wife, who survives him, he had three children, two sons and a daughter. His daughter was married to Captain Mays (Maize) of the United States Army and died some twelve years ago.
The funeral of General Burbank will take place from his late residence next Monday.
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Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 December 1882, page 7
NEWPORT
FUNERAL OF GENERAL BURBANK
The funeral of this distinguished military officer took place from his late residence on Front street, yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. The burial was private and one save the relatives and a few military men attended.
The remains were incased in a beautiful casket, with massive silver ornaments. On the lid was a silver plate bearing the name, age, time of birth and death of the deceased. he was dressed in full military uniform of the rank of Brigadier-General. There was a liberal supply of flowers on the casket, consisting of a broken column, anchor, wreaths and bouquets.
The remains were viewed by a number of people while they were lying instate, including the officers at the barracks. The funeral services were conducted by Rev Mr. Pettis of St Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, who read "St Paul's first epistle to the Corinthians" 20th chapter and 15th verse. The American flag was placed gracefully around the coffin in massive folds.
The following gentlemen acted as pall bearers; Hon A S Berry, Dr Johnson, Colonel Campbell of the USA General Hung, commander at the Barracks, General Dunn, USA and Dr. Kemper, who was at one time on the staff of General Burbank. The remains were interred at Spring Grove Cemetery.
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Children of General Sidney Burbank and Isabella Mary Slaughter
1. Sullivan Wayne Burbank b-1838 in West Point
New York; d-9 June 1864; br-Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington Virginia
2. Frances Lavinia Burbank b-27 Nov 1845 in Bourbon Co Kansas; d-5 Dec 1872; br-Spring
Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati
3. Clayton S Burbank b-1847 in Bourbon Co Kansas; br-Ft Sill National Cemetery
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Isabella Mary Slaughter was born 1809 in Culpepper, Culpepper Co Virginia; d-27 Apr 1887 in Newport and was buried in Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati.