Burwell, Edmund Strudwick, 1849-1887.

Edmund Strudwick Burwell (1849-1887) was one of twelve children of Robert Armistead (1802-1895) and Anna (Robertson) Burwell. The Reverend Robert A. Burwell was a Presbyterian preacher and educator who came from Virginia to Hillsboro, N.C., in 1835, and with his wife had a school there until 1857, when they moved to Charlotte, N.C., to take charge of the Charlotte Female Institute. After his wife's death, in 1871, Reverend Burwell became the head of Peace Institute in Raleigh, N.C. Edmund S. Burwell attended Mr. Ralph Grave's school in Granville, N.C., during the Civil War, while his father and four older brothers served in the Confederate Army and his mother and sisters remained in Charlotte. He attended Hampden-Sidney College, 1866-1867, and later became a businessman in Charlotte.

From the guide to the Edmund Strudwick Burwell Papers, ., 1825-1883, (bulk 1863-1867), (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

Edmund S. Burwell was one of twelve children of Robert Armistead and Anna (Robertson) Burwell. The Rev. Robert A. Burwell was a Presbyterian preacher and educator who came from Virginia to Hillsboro, N.C., in 1835, and with his wife had a school there until 1857, when they moved to Charlotte, N.C., to take charge of the Charlotte Female Institute. After his wife's death, in 1871, Rev. Burwell became the head of Peace Institute in Raleigh, N.C. Edmund S. Burwell attended Mr. Ralph Grave's school in Granville, N.C., during the Civil War, while his father and four older brothers served in the Confederate Army and his mother and sisters remained in Charlotte. He attended Hampden-Sidney College, 1866- 1867, and later became a businessman in Charlotte.

From the description of Edmund Strudwick Burwell papers, 1825-1883 (bulk 1863-1867) [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 24864417