Burwell, Armistead, 1839-1913.

Armistead Burwell enlisted 12 May 1861, at age 21. He was a farmer. He was wounded Drewy's Bluff 16 May 1864 and paroled Richmond May 1865.His brother Charles S. Burwell enlisted Clarksville, 12 May 1861. He was a farmer also and was discharged with a disability 9 September 1862.

From the description of Letter, 23 January 1862 Camp Curtis, Land's End Va. to brother. (College of William & Mary). WorldCat record id: 513882772

Armistead Burwell (1839-1913) was a lawyer of Charlotte, N.C., state senator, and North Carolina supreme court judge. He was the son of Reverend Robert Burwell and Margaret Anna Robertson Burwell. He was educated at Davidson College and was teaching in Princeton, Ark., in 1861 when he joined the Confederate Army, serving with the 3rd Arkansas Cavalry, and becoming captain on the staff of General F. C. Armstrong. He began the practice of law in Charlotte, N.C., 1869, in various partnerships with Calvin E. Grier, Zebulon B. Vance, Platt D. Walker, and E. T. Cansler. He was also director of the North Carolina Railroad. He married Ella Jenkins of Salisbury, N.C., a sister of Mrs. Eben Nye Hutchinson of Charlotte. They had three children, Armistead Burwell Junior, Birdie (Mrs. Richard C.) Carson, and Fannie (Mrs. Word H.) Wood.

From the guide to the Armistead Burwell Papers, ., 1856-1936, (bulk 1869-1913), (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

Lawyer of Charlotte, N.C., state senator, and North Carolina supreme court judge.

From the description of Armistead Burwell papers, 1856-1936 (bulk 1869-1913) [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24150908