Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

John Burns

Photographed by Craig Swain, August 16, 2008

1. John Burns Monument Inscription

Inscription. "My thanks are specially due to a citizen of Gettysburg named John Burns who although over seventy years of age shouldered his musket and offered his services to Colonel Wister One Hundred and Fiftieth Pennsylvania Volunteers. Colonel Wister advised him to fight in the woods as there was more shelter there but he preferred to join our line of skirmishers in the open fields when the troops retired he fought with the Iron Brigade he was wounded in three places."

Gettysburg report of Maj. Gen. Doubleday

Erected 1903 by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Heroes • War, US Civil.

Location. 39° 50.157′ N, 77° 15.164′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Stone Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Located near McPherson Barn in Gettysburg National Military Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 14th (Brooklyn) Infantry N.Y.S.M. (a few steps from this marker); 95th New York Infantry (within shouting distance of this marker); 7th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment (about 300 feet

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away, measured in a direct line); 150th Pennsylvania Infantry (about 400 feet away); 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry (about 400 feet away); First Brigade (about 400 feet away); McPherson Barn (about 600 feet away); Edward McPherson Farm (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Markers and Monuments along Stone and Merideth Avenues.

Also see . . . John Burns Statue. Gettysburg Daily article. (Submitted on December 2, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

John Burns Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, August 16, 2008

2. John Burns Statue

Pennsylvania Coat of Arms on the Left Side of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, August 16, 2008

3. Pennsylvania Coat of Arms on the Left Side of Monument

John Burns Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, August 16, 2008

4. John Burns Monument

Photographed by Dave Kerr, October 5, 2012

5. John Burns Statue

John L. Burns,<br>Veteran of the War of 1812,<br>Civilian who Fought at the Battle of Gettysburg image. Click for full size.

Library of Congress

6. John L. Burns,
Veteran of the War of 1812,
Civilian who Fought at the Battle of Gettysburg

Photo by Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, between 1863 and 1872.

Grave of John Burns image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 6, 2010

7. Grave of John Burns

John Burns is buried in nearby Evergreen Cemetery.

John Burns Grave (closeup) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, June 25, 2009

8. John Burns Grave (closeup)

John Burns Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jim Fredlund, June 26, 2025

9. John Burns Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,565 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 12, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 5. submitted on October 5, 2012, by Dave Kerr of Carlisle, Pennsylvania. 6. submitted on November 14, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 7. submitted on November 13, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 8. submitted on August 28, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 9. submitted on June 27, 2025, by Jim Fredlund of Olney, Maryland.