Samuel Hazzard Burghardt was born on 22. Aug. 1843 at Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Sergeant, 3rd Colorado Cavalry bt 15. Aug. 1864 - 28. Dec. 1864 at Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. He married
Fannie Cart, daughter of
Sylvester Cart and
Nancy Jane Nevius, on 12. Sep. 1881 at Rico, Dolores County, Colorado; Delores News (Rico, Colorado) - 9/17/1881
On last Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock, Judge L. V. Rosser performed the marriage ceremony which united Samuel H. Burghardt and Mrs. Fanny McConnell in the golden bonds of happy wedlock. A very few invited guests were present at the residence of the bride to witness the ceremony, who were Mr. and Mrs. A.A. Waggoner, Mrs. Frank Hartman, county clerk Frank W. Raymond, Marshal James W. Cart who is the brother of the bride, and the News representaòVa†7’tive. After the solemnities of the occasion were over, the champagne was opened and the guests then sat down to the most sumptuous repast ever served in Rico. The News tenders hearty congratulations to the bride and groom and wishes them healthòVa†7’ wealth and prosperity. Samuel Hazzard Burghardt was buried in 1919 at Adams Cemetery, Molalla, Clackamas County, Oregon. He died in 1919 at Molalla, Clackamas County, Oregon. Dolores News, March 12, 1881:
The Appointments.
The governor, Sreposing absolute confidence in the integrity, patriotism and abilityT of the following persons, appointed them as follows:
Clerk and Recorder - F.W. Raymond
Sheriff Jacob Summa
Judge L.V. Rosser
County Commissioners Sam. H. Burghardt and A.K. Prescott
Treasurer Eugene B. Cushing
Surveyor Frank W. Gove
Coroner A.H. Mundee
Suput of Schools S.N. Miller
Brief history oðVìŒ7 f The 3rd Cavalry taken from the State of Colorado Internet web site:
SRaised in the summer of 1864 in response to Governor Evans' pleas for a regiment of Indian fighters, the 3rd Colorado Cavalry existed for only 10ðVìŒ7 0 days. This was a volunteer regiment authorized by the War Department, although its makeup, training, and equipment was little better than a militia regiment authorized by the governor. The colonel, who took command in October, 1864, was GeorgðVìŒ7 e Shoup. Until his promotion, he was a lieutenant in the 1st Colorado Cavalry. Despite the peacemaking efforts of the various chiefs who attended the Camp Weld Meeting in September, Colonel Chivington, as district commander, was under pressure ðVìŒ7 from the governor and his own commanding officers not to make peace. Rather, he was advised to use the "Bloodless Third" to suppress the Indians before their hundred-day enlistment expired.
Severe blizzards in October and early November 1864 ðVìŒ7 delayed equipping the 3rd Cavalry. Two companies were stationed on the Platte River Trail, to keep that travel and communication line open. Late in November, the remaining ten companies, along with detachments from the 1st Colorado Cavalry, traðVìŒ7 veled in great secrecy to Fort Lyon, on the Arkansas River near present day Lamar. There they attached another 125 men from the 1st Cavalry, and a section of artillery. Then, in an overnight march through bitter cold, they moved in on the only ðVìŒ7 group of Indians Chivington could find --- Black Kettle's camp on the Big Sandy. At dawn on November 29, 1864, they attacked, killing about 150 Indian men, women and children, losing only ten soldiers.
Now called the "Bloody Third," the regimðVìŒ7 ent returned to Denver in December, and mustered out on December 31, 1864T.