Francis Julius LeMoyne Burleigh

Name

Francis Julius LeMoyne Burleigh

First Name

Francis Julius
often went by LeMoyne

Additional Names

LeMoyne
Namesake

Francis Julius LeMoyne

Last Name

Burleigh

Born

17 February 1845

Died

5 December 1907

Parents

Harriet Adelia Frink Burleigh

William Henry Burleigh

Spouse

1. Katharine Benson Judd (1846-1893) of Northampton
2. Maggie Mae (Margaret) Leach (1870-1947)

Date Married

To Katharine, 4 August 1870
To Maggie, 1895

Profession

Soldier
Editor
Journalism

Note

Fought in Civil War
Picture resource: CDV- Private Lemoyne Burleigh, co. H, 1st Lincoln cavalry. Signed on verso in period pen (full name, co. & regt.). Later promoted to 2nd Lieut. but not mustered. No photographer's imprint. (eBay photo courtesy: militarycollector_1861, Homer Glen, IL) - from Find-a-Grave link below
Captured during the Civil War, he and a group of Union compatriots escaped their Confederate guards while they were being marched to Andersonville
Editor of the Northampton Free Press starting in late 1871 or early 1872
On the staffs of Chicago Evening Post, Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn Union, New York World, New York Times, New York Tribune, and New York Witness.

Find-a-Grave

Northampton Free Press 1872-1874 under LeMoyne Burleigh

Related Places

New York City

Massachusetts - Northampton and western

Illinois

Connecticut - Western

New York - Central Upstate

Associated Causes

Abolition