Life Span
to
Full name
John Lawrence Burns
Place of Birth
Burlington, NJ
Burial Place
Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg, PA
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
No. of Spouses
1
Family
Barbara Burns (wife) 
Occupation
Businessman
Government
Local government
Military
US military (Pre-Civil War)
Union Army
Date Event
- Battle of Gettysburg
John Burns, 69 year-old War of 1812 veteran, picks up his flintlock and joins the Iron Brigade
President Lincoln departs Gettysburg for Washington after a brief service at the Presbyterian church
Gettysburg Campaign
How to Cite This Page: "Burns, John Lawrence," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hddev.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/38428.