Burton, James H.

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Burton, James H.			Colonel of the Confederate	1861

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Colonel Confederate Ordnance Dept. Employed at Harpers Ferry Armory in 1844 to become master armorer in 1854. Inventor of self-expanding bullet. Appointed Lieut. Colonel of Ordnance by Virginia in June 1861, and to same rank with title of Superintendent of Armories by the Confederate States in December of that year. Erected the captured Harpers Ferry Armory machinery at Virginia State Armory and went into production in ninety days. Died near Winchester, Va., Oct. 18, 1894.

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Colonel Confederate Ordnance Dept. Employed at Harpers Ferry Armory in 1844 to become master armorer in 1854. Inventor of self-expanding bullet. Appointed Lieut. Colonel of Ordnance by Virginia in June 1861, and to same rank with title of Superintendent of Armories by the Confederate States in December of that year. Erected the captured Harpers Ferry Armory machinery at Virginia State Armory and went into production in ninety days. Died near Winchester, Va., Oct. 18, 1894.