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/3108 Message Board Post: Source: http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/mohciv.htm Note: This is not my ancestry. I am just passing along information that may be useful. BURKE, THOMAS Rank and organization: Private, Company A, 5th New York Cavalry. Place and date: At Hanover Courthouse, Va., 30 June 1863. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Ireland. Date of issue: 11 February 1878. Citation: Capture of battle flag.