(July 14, 2025 at 2:30 pm)Nanny Wrote: I've been researching the Battle of Gettysburg for the past 6 months in preparation to lead a group of friends on a tour of the military park and battlefield. Many sources mention John L. Burns https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_L._Burns , a civilian who grabbed his flintlock musket and served with the Union on Day 1 (July 1, 1863) in the environs of McPherson Ridge and Herbst/Reynold's Woods https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbst_Woods . Burns was wounded three times and was captured by Confederates crawling back to his home in Gettysburg. At 69 years old, the Confederates believed his story that he was looking for help for his wife, lost in the chaos of battle. The Confederates dressed his wounds and sent him on his way. Burns was a national hero following the battle and lived to age 78.
Today I learned that the monument to Mr. Burns https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_L._Bu...statue.jpg is modeled after the Minuteman statue at the Concord and Lexington military park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minutemen#...ropped.jpg
Thank you to Battlefield Trust for the info.
Nice to know that you're following in the footsteps of the late Ed Bearss.
Seriously, he was the most charismatic talking head in Ken Burns' Civil War.
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