Burton Millard

Burton Millard
Burton Millard
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; from the Marathon–Portage–Wood district
	In office; January 4, 1858 – January 3, 1859
Preceded by	Anson Rood
Succeeded by	James S. Young
Personal details
Born	1828; Scio, New York, U.S.
Died	April 7, 1862 (aged 33–34); Lee's Mill Earthworks, Virginia
Resting place	Yorktown National Cemetery, Yorktown, Virginia
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Harriet Crown (died 1922)
Children	Arthur Burton Millard; (b. 1857; died 1915); Paul Juneau Millard; (b. 1859; died 1947);
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Volunteers; Union Army
Years of service	1861–1862
Rank	Commissary Sergeant
Unit	5th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War Peninsula campaign Siege of Yorktown; ;

Burton Millard (1828 – April 7, 1862) was an American machinist and Republican politician. He served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly. He died at the Siege of Yorktown during the American Civil War.

Biography

Born in Scio, New York, Millard moved to Wausau, Wisconsin. He owned a machine shop. In 1855, he served as Sheriff of Marathon County, Wisconsin, and coroner of the county. In 1858, Millard served in the Wisconsin State Assembly. He served as a commissary sergeant in the 5th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War and was killed while on duty in Lee's Mill Earthworks, Virginia.^[1]

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