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Nov 5, 2019 · John Burns was an elderly resident of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, who became a popular and heroic figure in the weeks following the great battle fought there in the summer of 1863.
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The legend of Burns is not what Gettysburg residents saw. Burns bumped around among trades, ranging from boot and shoemaker to carriage salesman. He became town constable, though a local resident said the position was typically given to a man who had nothing else to do.
May 19, 2008 · Brief is the glory that hero earns, Briefer the story of poor John Burns: He was the fellow who won reknown,–. The only man who didn’t back down. When the rebels rode through his native town; But held his own in the fight next day, When all his townsfolk ran away. That was in July, sixty-three,–.
- Gerald Swick
John Burns - An elderly resident of Gettysburg in 1863, this veteran of the War of 1812 took a rifle and cartridges from a wounded soldier and walked out of town to fight beside Union troops on July 1, 1863.
Primary Sources. Student Activities. John Burns, the sixteenth child of Alexander Burns, a Scottish fitter, and Barbara Smith, was born in Lambeth on 20th October, 1858. His father deserted his mother and his mother took in washing and the family moved to a basement dwelling in Battersea.
Jun 23, 2023 · On July 1, 1863, civilian John Burns joined Union soldiers and fought against the invading Confederate Army in the Battle of Gettysburg. Burns, a resident of the town, was a veteran of the War of 1812 and 69 years old. He fought the Confederates in Herbst Woods with the famous Iron Brigade.
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Feb 22, 2017 · Those bragging rights belong to John L. Burns, who earned the title “the old hero of Gettysburg” after he saw the crucial battle from his house, grabbed an old musket and joined the Union line.
