Capt Burchard is listed as having been killed at Leavenworth KS Sept. 1863 in "Dodge County Past and Present" Hubbell 1913 Vol I, Cahper VI, pg 143. this confirms his date of death as previously posted.
His father as a Wisconsin constitutional convention deleaget argued for free negro suffrage in Wisconsin as early as 1846. "Struggle for Ratification 1846-1847" Wisconsin Historical Society 1920 pg 22,76,220
His Uncle Samuel Dickinson (1812) Burchard was an ardent abolitionist and Presbyterian Minister who has several abolitionist sermons published and was associated with Henry Ward Beecher and other New York abolitionists. Also famous for his "rum, Romanism, and democrats" remark that likely got Crover Clevland elected president.
His brother Samuel Dickinson (1836) in the 1880 "History of Dodge County..." Western Historical Company pg 575 biographical entry may explain where Capt Burchard got some of his experience and fills in a bit of the gap for these two brothers.
HON. SAMUEL D. BURCHARD; farmer; P. 0. Beaver Dam; was born in Leyden, Lewis
Co., N. Y., July 17, 1835, and came to Wisconsin in 1843, locating at Waukesha; in 1856, he com-
menced his business life by driving a stage on the overland route for Wells, Butterfield & Co., and in the
same year took charge of a plantation in Central Missouri, and was engaged in stock-raising for five years;
after which he purchased a coal mine in Johnson Co., Mo., and from it supplied the Missouri Pacific R. R.,
Leavenworth, Kansis City, Sedalia. and intermediate points, selling to the above railroad the first coal
they ever burnt in a locomotive; in 1858, he went to Beaver Dam, and, in connection with Mr. McFet-
ridge, under the firm name of McFetridge, Uurchard & Co., commenced the manufacture of woolen goods.
This he continued until 1871), when he purchased a farm of 200 acres in Trenton Township, where he
commenced farming on a large scale and with the most pleasing success. During the late war, he was
Master of Transportation of Central Mi.ssouri until March 24, 1862, and until Sept. 18, 1862, was Master
of Transportation of the Fifth Division of Grant's Army : in the fall of the same year, he was placed in
charge of the receipt and distribution of the supplies for the Army of the Potomac; in the fall of 18G3,
he was sent by the Government to New York City to purchase forage, in the open market, for the .supply
of all the armies operating on the seaboard ; his disbursements, while on duty in New York City, readied
the enormous figure of $1,800,000 per month ;he sent in his resigaation in July, 1865, and it was not
accepted until Oct. 31, 1865. Mr. Burchard has held the following offices, viz. : Mayor of Beaver Dam,
one term; State Senator, two terms, and, in 1874, he was elected to Congress and served one term. He
was married June 9, 1859, to Mary Jane Simmons, of Missouri ; he has eight children living, named
William T., Charles A., Martha P]., Agnes M., Samuel F., Jennie, Esther, Susan.
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