John L. Burns
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 152 years ago |
Date of birth | September 5,1793 |
Zodiac sign | Virgo |
Born | Burlington |
New Jersey | |
United States | |
Date of died | February 4,1872 |
Died | Gettysburg |
Pennsylvania | |
United States | |
Place of burial | Evergreen Cemetery, Pennsylvania, United States |
Evergreen Cemetery | |
Service/branch | United States Army |
Battles and wars | War of 1812 |
Battle of Lundy's Lane | |
Mexican–American War | |
American Civil War | |
Battle of Gettysburg | |
Battleswar | War of 1812 |
Battle of Lundy's Lane | |
American Civil War | |
Battle of Gettysburg | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1239345 |
John L. Burns Life story
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.