Captain
John
Henry King
Burgwin
Born in New Hanover, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Frances Eliza Bush (Burgwin) Anderson, Margaret Ann (Burgwin) Johnston and Nathaniel Hill Burgwin
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 36
in Taos Pueblo, Nuevo México, Mexico
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Biography
John Burgwin is Notable.
John Henry King Burgwin (July 1, 1810 - February 7, 1847), was a US Army officer and 1830 graduate of West Point.
J. H. K. Burgwin was born on a plantation in New Hanover County, North Carolina, the eldest son of George William Bush Burgwin and Maria (Nash) Burgwin, a daughter of North Carolina Governor Abner Nash.
By early 1847, he was serving under Colonel Sterling Price. Responding to the Taos Revolt, Burgwin moved towards Taos and led a contingent of the US dragoons at the Battle of Embudo Pass on January 29, 1847.
He was severely wounded on February 4 during the Siege of Pueblo de Taos and died February 7, 1847.
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Categories: United States Military Academy | Siege of Pueblo de Taos | 1st Regiment of Dragoons, United States Army, Mexican-American War | Died of Wounds, United States of America, Mexican-American War | Notables