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and on his return from Libby prison, where he spent quite a while, he often in camp would taunt the boys with having beaten them to Richmond. Doc, may your shadow never grow less.
JOHN BURNS OF GETTYSBURG.
Milwaukee^ April 8, 1885. Dear General: In conversation with one of the old boys lately, we drifted to the Gettysburg fight, and John Burns' name was mentioned. Now, my dear general, will you write me what you know of John Burns of Gettysburg. This old boy I speak of was
not the d , as Gen. Gibbon said, but one of the
Sixth Corps boys who claimed he fought with them. We have left it to you to decide. Hoping to hear from you soon, I am. Yours truly
Doc AUBERTj
The Q.uondam Newsboy. 733 Van Buren St., Milwaukee, Wis.
HIS ANSWER.
Lancaster, April 14, 1885.
Doc AUBERT,
My Dear Comrade: I received your note of inquiry some days ago, but the changeable weather of this winter has so disturbed me that I have not been able to answer sooner, and now prevents my writing with pen and ink. Old John Burns came to the Seventh Wisconsin Volun¬ teers of the Old Iron Brigade at Willoughby's Run, west of Gettysburg, on the 1st of July, 1863, after we, the Iron Brigade, had captured Gen. Archer's brigade in the first charge in the morning about ten o'clock.
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Object Description
| Title | Echoes from the marches of the famous Iron Brigade : unwritten stories of that famous organization |
| Source Title | Cullen B. Aubery's Echoes from the marches of the famous Iron Brigade |
| People | Aubery, Cullen B. |
| Author/Creator | Aubery, Cullen B.; |
| Description | The stories in this pamphlet were compiled in 1900 by Cullen Bryant Aubery, who had been a newsboy during the Civil War. Aubery rode out between pauses in the action at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863, to sell newspapers about the first day of the battle to soldiers. He was attached to the Iron Brigade and was later captured and confined in Libby Prison. This unit history of the Iron Brigade gives a chronological summary of the Brigade's actions, as well as many humorous accounts of camp celebrations, camaraderie among soldiers, and tales of bravery. |
| Subcollection | Regimental Histories |
| Source | 56- 2658 |
| Source Type | regimental history; pamphlet |
| Place of Publication | Milwaukee, Wis. |
| Source Creation Date | 1902 |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2010 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2010 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Digital Identifier | CWUH003000 |
Description
| Title | 58 |
| Source Title | Cullen B. Aubery's Echoes from the marches of the famous Iron Brigade |
| Regiment | 7th Infantry |
| State | PA; |
| Place | Gettysburg; |
| People | Aubery, Cullen B.; Burns, John; |
| Battle | Gettysburg, Battle of; |
| Topic | weather; Iron Brigade; |
| Source Type | regimental history; pamphlet |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2010 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2010 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Full text | and on his return from Libby prison, where he spent quite a while, he often in camp would taunt the boys with having beaten them to Richmond. Doc, may your shadow never grow less. JOHN BURNS OF GETTYSBURG. Milwaukee^ April 8, 1885. Dear General: In conversation with one of the old boys lately, we drifted to the Gettysburg fight, and John Burns' name was mentioned. Now, my dear general, will you write me what you know of John Burns of Gettysburg. This old boy I speak of was not the d , as Gen. Gibbon said, but one of the Sixth Corps boys who claimed he fought with them. We have left it to you to decide. Hoping to hear from you soon, I am. Yours truly Doc AUBERTj The Q.uondam Newsboy. 733 Van Buren St., Milwaukee, Wis. HIS ANSWER. Lancaster, April 14, 1885. Doc AUBERT, My Dear Comrade: I received your note of inquiry some days ago, but the changeable weather of this winter has so disturbed me that I have not been able to answer sooner, and now prevents my writing with pen and ink. Old John Burns came to the Seventh Wisconsin Volun¬ teers of the Old Iron Brigade at Willoughby's Run, west of Gettysburg, on the 1st of July, 1863, after we, the Iron Brigade, had captured Gen. Archer's brigade in the first charge in the morning about ten o'clock. 58 |
| Digital Identifier | CWUH003037 |