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John Burns of Gettysburg.
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John L. Burns
1794 - 1872
Buried
Evergreen Cemetery |
70 year old Gettysburg civilian John Burns picked
up his flintlock musket and headed to the scene of the battle.
On July 1, 1863, John Burns left the shelter of his Gettysburg home and joined in
the fighting west of town. Wounded and captured, Burns survived the battle to
become a national celebrity. In the months that followed, he was visited
by reporters and photographers; he received the personal thanks of
Abraham Lincoln, and Congress
passed a special act granting him a pension. As his tale spread across the
land, some of its details became distorted, and today much of what happened
is shrouded in myth and legend.
John Burns was
a veteran of the War of 1812 and was a former Constable of Gettysburg.
See the John Burns
monument on the Gettysburg Battlefield. |
Books and Videos about Civilians of
Gettysburg.
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Statue of John Burns, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Art Print
Buy at AllPosters.com
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John Burns - The Hero of Gettysburg
The Hero of
Gettysburg. Smith. John L. Burns remains one of the most famous civilian
warriors in American history. This full-length biography sorts out fact from
fiction, covering how he was wounded, captured and survived to become a
national celebrity; how he received a personal thanks from Abraham Lincoln;
how Congress passed a special act granting him a pension; and much more. 203
pgs., 60 B&W photos, 6"x 9", sfbd. |
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Women at Gettysburg, 1863
E. F. Conklin. Tells the story of 40 women who served on the field of
Gettysburg both during and after the battle. These army matrons, Christian
and Sanitary Commission workers, State agents, laundresses, nurses,
vivandieres, soldiers, and civilians represented states from Maine to
Louisiana, and include among them three recipients of the Kearny Cross. "All
Civil War books should be researched this well." - Civil War News. 440 pgs.,
150 B&W photos and illustrations, 7"x 10", sfbd. |
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Firestorm at Gettysburg
Civilian Voices June-November 1863. Slade & Alexander. In this book, the
civilians who lived through the battle of Gettysburg recount this pivotal
event in their own words. Their eyewitness accounts, spanning from June 15,
1863, through Lincoln's address in November of that year, are compelling
tales told by those literally trapped inside the lines of the two great,
warring armies. 208 pgs., 160 B&W photos, 8½"x 11", hdbd. |
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Gettysburg DVD
Based on Michael Shaara's
book The Killer Angels, this film starring Tom Berenger, Jeff Daniels,
Sam Elliott, Richard Jordan and Martin Sheen is a classic epic of the
Battle of Gettysburg. It mixes meticulously recreated battle scenes -
utilizing nearly 5,000 Civil War reenactors - with in-depth character
profiles to chronicle the three-day battle that was the turning point of
the Civil War. 245 minutes. |
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