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^Toward the close of the afternoon, an io-1 yiident occurred winch must ever by insrp-erablefroui thisoccasion, and which deserves a place in the story of the war as a noble representative fact At request of the President, a committee waiied upon the brave old tmin, John Bums, who fouelit inthree of our wars, it is eaid, and who, atthe battle cf Gettysburg, dresaed himself in his Sunday clothes and went into the fight, which he did not leave till he had received three wound*. It need hardly be told how that oatriotof the people, the honest jpntt-rpatritB, Father Abraham, reccb j ved this brave and venerable man. The greeting was extremely cordial—the “God bless you, old man/' of the nation in the person of the President. Arm in arm with the President and the Secretary of State, John Burna went to church iu the evening Cheering to the President, in his great office, must be this simple event—most cheering to the cb'dining years of “brave John Burns.” In this ibuohiug incides-t, perhaps, more than any other, Gettysburg, was truly dedicated. ^
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Adams Sentinel
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, US
Tue, Nov 24, 1863
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Wayne R.
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