Henry S. Burtch (April 4, 1837 – August 25, 1926) was an American farmer and pioneer settler of Wisconsin and Nebraska.
[1] Burtch worked as a farmer until 1864, when he volunteered for service in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
[2][3] The regiment was engaged in foraging and suppression of guerillas in the area near Calhoun, Georgia, until November 4, when they were ordered to Louisville, Kentucky, to receive new weapons and horses.
[2]: 894 A short time later, they were urgently summoned to Nashville, Tennessee, which was under threat from Confederate general John Bell Hood.
[2]: 895–896 After the battle, the regiment was assigned to patrol duty, and was involved in the capture of Confederate president Jefferson Davis.