The hero of Gettysburg

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Creator / Contributor: War Photograph & Exhibition Company
Title: The hero of Gettysburg
Collection Title: Civil War stereographs, 1861-1865.
Publisher: New-York Historical Society
Date: ca.1861-ca.1865, published later
Series: Photographic war history. The war for the Union.
Description: Stereograph: War veteran John Burns seated outside in a rocking chair with his musket propped near the door to a building.
Notes: John L. Burns (September 5, 1793-February 4, 1872) Civilian combatant with the Union Army during the Civil War. Became a national hero after being injured during the Battle of Gettysburg at the age of 69.
Institution: New-York Historical Society
Identifier: ad10004
1912
Subject: Burns, John L., 1794-1872--Photographs
Rifles--Photographs
Gettysburg (Pa.)--Photographs
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs
Material type or medium of original: Stereograph
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