Henry Lawrence Burnett
Henry Lawrence Burnett (December 26, 1838 – January 4, 1916) was an American lawyer and, after serving as a major in the Cavalry Corps (Union Army), he was a colonel and Judge Advocate in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was a prosecutor in the trial that followed the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. He was appointed to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers in 1866, to rank from March 13, 1865.
Henry Lawrence Burnett | |
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| U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York | |
| In office January 1898 – January 1906 | |
| President | William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Wallace Macfarlane |
| Succeeded by | Henry L. Stimson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 26, 1838 Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | January 4, 1916 (aged 77) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Slate Hill Cemetery Goshen, New York |
| Spouses | Grace Hoffman
(m. 1858; died 1864)Sarah Gibson Lansing
(m. 1867; died 1877) |
| Education | Chester Academy Hiram Academy |
| Alma mater | Ohio State National Law School |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Branch/service | United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank | Major Brevet Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War: • Battle of Carthage • Battle of Old Fort Wayne • Knoxville Campaign |
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