McPherson Farm: John Burns and the Iron Brigade

Gettysburg, Pa.

This augmented reality experience recreates John Burns joining Union soldiers in the fighting at Gettysburg on July 1, 1863. The 69-year-old Gettysburg resident grabbed his old musket and powder horn and headed toward the fighting, eventually reaching the 150th Pennsylvania Infantry. Burns was sent into the woods next to the McPherson Farm, where he fought beside the Iron Brigade, first with the 7th Wisconsin Infantry and then with the 24th Michigan.

Related Battles

Adams County, PA | July 1, 1863
Result: Union Victory
Estimated Casualties
51,112
Union
23,049
Confed.
28,063