Burton, James Henry, 1823-1894

found: Tate, Thomas K. From under iron eyelids, 2005:t.p. (James Henry Burton) p. ix (James Henry Burton, Aug. 17, 1823-Oct. 18, 1894) p. 4 of cover (armorer)

found: Communication from the executive of the Commonwealth, transmitting reports from Col. Charles Dimmock and Lt. Col. James H. Burton, in reference to the stores, machinery, &c., at Harper's Ferry, [1861]:page 8 (James H. Burton, Lieut. Col. of Ordnance)

found: National Park Service website, viewed November 8, 2018:Harpers Ferry Nation Historical Park, James H. Burton (born on August 17, 1823; educated at the Westchester Academy in Pennsylvania; worked at Harpers Ferry Armory serving as a machinist where he was promoted to acting master armorer and improved the designs for the Minié bullet; in June 1855, Burton accepted a five-year contract as Chief Engineer of the Royal Small Arms Manufactory in Enfield, England; was appointed superintendent of the Richmond Armory in June 1861; after the Civil War Burton returned to England to superintend a new armory for Greenwood & Batley; returning to the United States in 1868, Burton took up residence in Leesburg, Virginia; returned to Leeds, England in 1871 to engineer a firearms contract for the Russian Government, but ill health intervened, and in 1873 he returned to Virginia for good and took up farming near Winchester; died in 1894) - https://www.nps.gov/hafe/learn/historyculture/james-h-burton.htm

found: Find A Grave website, viewed November 13, 2018(COL James Henry Burton; birth 17 Aug 1823, Shannondale (W. Va.); death 18 Oct 1894, Winchester, Winchester City, Virginia) - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18764180/james-henry-burton