John L. Burns
✓ Source-basedrisingAmerican soldier (1793-1872)
United StatesLived 1793 to 1872 · aged 78Fame48.5
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John Lawrence Burns was an American soldier and constable. A veteran of the War of 1812, at age 69 he fought as a civilian combatant with the Union Army at the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. He was wounded, but survived to become a national celebrity.
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John L. Burns
Confederates of Heth's Division attack the Stone barn at MacPherson's Farm.
The "Seminary"
John L. Burns, veteran of the War of 1812, civilian who fought at the Battle of Gettysburg with Union troops, standing with bayoneted musket. Mathew Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, photographer. From the Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress
Burns's house shortly after the battle. Burns is seated at top of stairs
A statue of John Burns at Gettysburg National Military ParkAbout this person
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Lived 1793 to 1872 · aged 78
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