Alternate title: | Gettysburg Pa., John L. Burns Statue, 1st Days Field |
Summary: | Statute of John L. Burns, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, circa 1907-1914. Caption reads: THE HERO OF GETTYSBURG. The figure of John Burns, of Gettysburg, cast in bronze stands upon a pedestal of native rock on the field of the first day's fight. Over seventy years of age, John Burns shouldered his musket and offered his services. He scorned advice to fight in the woods and joined the line of battle in the open. He was wounded in three places. His home is nearby, near the Emergency Monument. Postcard number: 158. |
Provider: | Hugh C. Leighton Co. |
Century: | 1901-2000 |
Printing place: | Europe |
German Empire |
Place of origin – Continent: | North America |
Place of origin – Country: | United States of America |
Place of origin – Region: | Maine |
Place of origin – Settlement: | Portland |
Temporal subject: |
1901-1910
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1911-1920
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Geographical subject – Continent: | North America |
Geographical subject – Country: | United States of America |
Geographical subject – Region: | Pennsylvania |
Geographical subject – Settlement: | Gettysburg |
Topical subjects: | Monuments & memorials |
Burns, John L., 1794-1872
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 |
Genre: | Postcards |
ArchivesUM location: | National Trust Library Postcard Collection |
Repository: | National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection |
Browse terms: | Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places |
Copyright holder: | Public Domain |
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