William Burns, age 32, enlisted on 8/21/1861 as a Private into "A" Co. 14th Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Bowling Green, Ohio by Lt. Moore. He was about 5'6" tall. He was discharged from the army for wounds on 9/8/1864.
On September 19, 1863 at the great Battle of Chickamauga, Private Burns was wounded in his right knee joint by a musket ball. About two months later, on Nov 24, 1863, his right leg was amputated about halfway between the knee joint and hip joint leaving a 6-1/2 inch stump. He was furnished an artificial leg on January 26, 1865 at Meeme, WI.
He was married, then divorced with a settlement with wife. They had no children. He lived the last 5 months of life with a nephew, Dr. F. T. Burns, a Physician and surgeon, who lived at 531 S. Leavitt Street at the corner of Ogden Avenue in Chicago. He was receiving a $45 a month Civil War veterans pension when he died and he was survived by four brothers.
Contributor: Art Block (47828214) •
On September 19, 1863 at the great Battle of Chickamauga, Private Burns was wounded in his right knee joint by a musket ball. About two months later, on Nov 24, 1863, his right leg was amputated about halfway between the knee joint and hip joint leaving a 6-1/2 inch stump. He was furnished an artificial leg on January 26, 1865 at Meeme, WI.
He was married, then divorced with a settlement with wife. They had no children. He lived the last 5 months of life with a nephew, Dr. F. T. Burns, a Physician and surgeon, who lived at 531 S. Leavitt Street at the corner of Ogden Avenue in Chicago. He was receiving a $45 a month Civil War veterans pension when he died and he was survived by four brothers.
Contributor: Art Block (47828214) •
William Burns, age 32, enlisted on 8/21/1861 as a Private into "A" Co. 14th Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Bowling Green, Ohio by Lt. Moore. He was about 5'6" tall. He was discharged from the army for wounds on 9/8/1864.
On September 19, 1863 at the great Battle of Chickamauga, Private Burns was wounded in his right knee joint by a musket ball. About two months later, on Nov 24, 1863, his right leg was amputated about halfway between the knee joint and hip joint leaving a 6-1/2 inch stump. He was furnished an artificial leg on January 26, 1865 at Meeme, WI.
He was married, then divorced with a settlement with wife. They had no children. He lived the last 5 months of life with a nephew, Dr. F. T. Burns, a Physician and surgeon, who lived at 531 S. Leavitt Street at the corner of Ogden Avenue in Chicago. He was receiving a $45 a month Civil War veterans pension when he died and he was survived by four brothers.
Contributor: Art Block (47828214) •
On September 19, 1863 at the great Battle of Chickamauga, Private Burns was wounded in his right knee joint by a musket ball. About two months later, on Nov 24, 1863, his right leg was amputated about halfway between the knee joint and hip joint leaving a 6-1/2 inch stump. He was furnished an artificial leg on January 26, 1865 at Meeme, WI.
He was married, then divorced with a settlement with wife. They had no children. He lived the last 5 months of life with a nephew, Dr. F. T. Burns, a Physician and surgeon, who lived at 531 S. Leavitt Street at the corner of Ogden Avenue in Chicago. He was receiving a $45 a month Civil War veterans pension when he died and he was survived by four brothers.
Contributor: Art Block (47828214) •
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