Peter Burchard

His 1965 book One Gallant Rush was about Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, the first African-American unit in the Union Army. It was adapted for the 1989 film Glory, which won numerous awards. Burchard was born March 1, 1921, in Washington, D.C. to Russell Duncan and Ethel (Brokaw) Burchard. During World War II, he served on convoys in the North Atlantic. During this time, his drawings were published by Yank magazine. After the war, Burchard graduated from the Philadelphia Museum School of Art in 1947. He became a Guggenheim Fellow in 1966. Burchard was married three times. On March 23, 1945, he married his first wife, Elizabeth Chamberlain, with whom he had two children. He later married Lucy Edwards and Linda Wemyss Carman. Burchard died on July 3, 2004.

• Born — March 1, 1921 • Birthplace — Washington, D.C., US • Education — Philadelphia Museum School of Art (1947) • Died — July 3, 2004 • Spouse — * Elizabeth Chamberlain • Lucy Edwards • Linda Wemyss Carman • Children — 2 • Notable Works — One Gallant Rush (1965) • Occupation — Author, free-lance designer, and illustrator

• One Gallant Rush: Robert Gould Shaw and His Brave Black Regiment (1965/reprint 1990)

• The River Queen, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1957. • The Carol Moran, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1958. • Balloons: From Paper Bags to Skyhooks, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1960. • Jed: The Story of a Yankee Soldier and a Southern Boy; Coward, McCann & Geoghegan (New York, NY), 1960. • North by Night; Coward, McCann & Geoghegan (New York, NY), 1962. • Stranded: A Story of New York in 1875; Coward, McCann & Geoghegan (New York, NY), 1967. • Bimby; Coward, McCann & Geoghegan (New York, NY), 1968. • Chito, illustrated with photographs by Katrina Thomas; Coward, McCann & Geoghegan (New York, NY), 1969. • Pioneers of Flight: From Early Times to the WrightBrothers, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY), 1970. • Rat Hell: A Story of Escape; Coward, McCann & Geoghegan (New York, NY), 1971. • A Quiet Place; Coward, McCann & Geoghegan (New York, NY), 1972. • The Deserter: A Spy Story of the Civil War; Coward, McCann & Geoghegan (New York, NY), 1973. • Harbor Tug, Putnam (New York, NY), 1974. • Whaleboat Raid; Coward, McCann & Geoghegan (New York, NY), 1977. • Ocean Race: A Sea Venture, Putnam (New York, NY), 1978. • Chinwe, Putnam (New York, NY), 1979. • Digger, Putnam (New York, NY), 1980. • First Affair, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (New York, NY), 1981. • Sea Change, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (New York, NY), 1984. • Venturing: An Introduction to Sailing, Little, Brown and Company (Boston, MA), 1986. • "We'll Stand by the Union": Robert Gould Shaw and the Black 54th Massachusetts Regiment, Facts on File (New York, NY), 1993. • Charlotte Forten: A Black Teacher in the Civil War, Crown (New York, NY), 1995. • Lincoln and Slavery, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1999. • Frederick Douglass: For the Great Family of Man, Atheneum (New York, NY), 2003.