| 词条 | Daniel W. Burke |
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|name = Daniel W. Burke |image = |birth_date = {{birth date|1841|04|22}} |death_date = {{death date and age|1911|05|29|1841|04|22}} |birth_place = New Haven, Connecticut |death_place = Portland, Oregon |placeofburial = Arlington National Cemetery |allegiance ={{flag|United States of America|1861}} |branch ={{army|USA}} |serviceyears = 1858 - 1899 |rank = Brigadier General |commands = 17th Infantry Regiment |unit = 2nd Infantry Regiment |battles = Battle of Shepherdstown |awards = {{Flagicon image|Medal of Honor ribbon.svg}} Medal of Honor }}Daniel Webster Burke (April 22, 1841 to May 29, 1911) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Burke received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Shepherdstown in Virginia on 20 September 1862. He was honored with the award on 21 April 1892.[1][2] BiographyBurke was born in New Haven, Connecticut on 22 April 1841. He enlisted into the Army from Connecticut in June 1858.[3] On 20 September 1862 Burke's unit had retreated across the Potomac during the Battle of Shepherdstown. Upon learning that a piece of artillery remained unspiked and accessible to the enemy, Burke returned in order to spike the gun. Although prevented from successfully completing this task due to heavy fire, Burke was awarded the Medal of Honor for this display of bravery.[1][4] Burke was subsequently commissioned a second lieutenant in 1862 with the date of rank being 18 July 1862 and then first lieutenant in July 1863. At the time of his retirement from the army on 21 October 1899 he was a brigadier general.[5] He died on 29 May 1911 and his remains are interred at the Arlington National Cemetery. Medal of Honor citation{{quotation|Voluntarily attempted to spike a gun in the face of the enemy.[1][2]}}See also{{Portal|Biography|United States Army|American Civil War}}
References1. ^1 2 {{Cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_af.html |title=Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients |accessdate=22 October 2013}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Burke, Daniel W.}}2. ^1 {{Cite web |url=http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=580 |title=Daniel Webster Burke |accessdate=22 October 2013}} 3. ^Antietam on the Web 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.secinfreg.org/medalofhonor.htm|title=Medal of Honor for Burke, Daniel W. |accessdate=22 October 2013}} 5. ^{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/stream/officialarmyregi1909unit#page/446/mode/1up |title=Official Army Register for 1909 |publisher=The Adjutant General's Office |date=1 December 1908 |location=Washington, D.C. |pages=446}} 7 : 1841 births|1911 deaths|People of Connecticut in the American Civil War|Union Army officers|United States Army Medal of Honor recipients|American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor|Military personnel from Connecticut |
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