John Gregory Bourke ( Eng. John Gregory Bourke ; June 23, 1843 - June 8, 1896 ) - US Army officer , participant in the Civil War and Indian Wars . The author of numerous works on the history and culture of Native American tribes .
| John Gregory Bourke | |
|---|---|
| English John Gregory Bourke | |
 John Gregory Bourke | |
| Date of Birth | June 23, 1843 |
| Place of Birth | Philadelphia , PA , USA |
| Date of death | June 8, 1896 (52 years old) |
| Place of death | Philadelphia , PA , USA |
| Affiliation | Union / US Federation , USA |
| Years of service | 1861-1886 |
| Rank | captain |
| Battles / wars | U.S. Civil War Native American wars |
| Awards and prizes | |
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Biography
John Gregory Bourke was born in Philadelphia , PA . His parents were Edward Joseph and Ann Bourke, Irish immigrants . When the Civil War broke out, Burke was only 14 years old. Two years later, he ran away from home and volunteered for the northerners army [1] , while stating that he was 19 years old.
In December 1862, he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery at the Battle of the Stones River. [2] Later took part in the Battle of Chikamog . Commander Burke, General George Henry Thomas , sent him to the United States Military Academy . On June 15, 1869, Bourke graduated from it and, with the rank of second lieutenant, was sent to Fort Craig, New Mexico Territory.
In the period from 1870 to 1886 he served as adjutant to General George Crook . He participated in the wars with the Apaches , Sioux and Cheyenne . He took part in the Battle of Rosebad , where he commanded the Eastern Shoshone and Crow - Indian Scouts fighting on the side of the American army. During military service, Bourke constantly collected information about all the Indian tribes he met. He wrote this information in a diary, which served as the basis for his work on the culture and history of the American Indian tribes.
On June 25, 1883, he married Mary Horbach of Omaha . In 1886 he compiled a dictionary and grammar of the Apache language. Despite the fact that he took part in the battles with the Indians, Bourke openly expressed the opinion that the policy of the American government in relation to the native inhabitants of the United States was unfair.
John Gregory Bourke died on June 8, 1896 from an aortic aneurysm [1] in Philadelphia and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 John Gregory Bourke, Colonel, United States Army
- ↑ Medal of Honor recipients, Civil War (AL) . United States Army Center of Military History. Date of treatment April 4, 2009. Archived September 6, 2012.
Literature
- Bell, William G. John Gregory Bourke: a soldier-scientist on the frontier . - Washington: Potomac Corral, The Westerners, 1978.
Links
- Tlaçolteotl is Dead: The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Captain Bourke's Scatalogic Rites of All Nations . Date of treatment September 29, 2010. Archived May 17, 2012.
- The Handbook of Texas Online - Bourke, John Gregory