This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BURKE Classification: Military Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RkG.2ACEB/3131 Message Board Post: Source: http://www.army.mil/cmh/Default.htm Note: This is not my ancestry. I have NO additional information. I am just passing along information that may be useful. BURKE, PATRICK J. Rank and organization: Farrier, Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: Arizona, 1868. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Ireland. Date of issue: 24 July 1869. Citation: Bravery in scouts and actions against Indians.