John Burns (1829 - 1863)

Born 1829 in United States [uncertain]

Died 25 Oct 1863 at about age 34 in Morris Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

John Burns was born about 1829. He made the ultimate sacrifice while serving with the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.

Occupations

• 1863: Laborer

Residences

• 1863: Bowling Green, Missouri (military enlistment)

Military Service and Death

Private John Burns died of disease during the United States Civil War.

Private John Burns served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA

During the Civil War, he served as a Private in Company H of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the second^[1] regiment in the United States made up entirely of enlisted men of color. He was about 34 years old, married and working as a laborer when he enlisted on 26 April 1863 from Bowling Green, Missouri. He died of disease on 25 October 1863 at the military hospital on Morris Island in South Carolina.^[2]

Note: There is another John Burns in Company D.

Company Remarks

See also Images.

25 October 1863

John Burns died in regimental hospital.

Projects

• 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Sources

1. ↑ and the first with federal recognition; the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry regiment was against the wishes of the Secretary of War and filled only six companies, but did see action a full year before the 54th
2. ↑ Emilio, McKay Roster

• Emilio, Luis Fenollosa. History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Book Co., 1891 (1st ed.) and 1894 (2nd ed.)
• Find A Grave: Memorial #15653080
• Fold3.com. Free Access Civil War Records 1-15 April 2018. 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company Remarks.