First Encounter With John Burns at Gettysburg
Life on the Civil War Research Trail
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During a lull in the fighting on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, the Bucktails of the 150th Pennsylvania Infantry were both humored and inspired by the old man wearing a blue swallowtail coat and carrying a musket. This account is from one who was there—Lt. Col. Thomas Chamberlin.
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