The Daily Gazette (Janesville WI), August 6, 1861. Column A: A son of Hon, Charles Burchard of Beaver Dam, was taken prisoner at Neosho, soon after Seigel's battle at Carthage, and, after being starved for sixty hours, was 'sentenced to be shot. The rebels, hearing that the federal army had a number of prisoners, and would be likely to retaliate, released Burchard, and those with him. He is now a guide for Gen. Lyon, and receives $5,00 per day, with a colonel's rations.
The Daily Gazette (Janesville WI), November 31, 1861, Column C: KANSAS CITY, Nov. 20.
Capt. Burchard with 24 men of Jennison's regiment, attacked Capt. Hays with 150 men at his place of residence to-day, and succeeded in driving them away, burning Hays' house and the house of a man named Gregg, both captains in the southern army. Capt. Burchard and Lieut. Boswick were slightly wounded and two horses were killed. The rebels had five men killed and
eight wounded.
The Monroe Sentinel (Monroe WI), Volume XII No. 23, 10/8/62, column F (from the Leavenworth Conservative): Yesterday morning Gen..'Lane had a "'big talk" at his office with deputations of friendly Indians from Nebraska, representing the Otoes, Pawnees and Missourians. They were in charge of Capt. A. C. Burchard, who formerly commanded a company in the 7th Kansas Regiment. He is familiar with the dispositions and desires of the Indians, having associated with them for some time past, adopting their mode of life, and making himself one of their number. He represents to us that there would be no difficulty in raising a brigade from the various Northern tribes, if arrangements satisfactory to them and the government can be made…Gen. Lane told them that General Pope had been sent to Minnesota with a number of white troops to whip out the wild Indians of the Northwest. He thought they would be received into the service and would be allowed to aide in that work, and then might be employed as (the) Government might direct against the rebellion.