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I’m referring to Mehmet II capture of the city in 1453

John L. Burns was an American veteran best known for fighting as a civilian during the Battle of Gettysburg. He served in the War of 1812 and was also reported to have served in the Mexican–American War, although the latter remains uncertain due to limited historical evidence.

he was born in 1793. By the time the American Civil War broke out, Burns was nearly 70 years old and living in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where he worked as a constable. When Confederate forces entered his hometown in July 1863, he refused to remain a bystander.

Burns grabbed his old flintlock musket, filled his pockets with ammunition, and marched onto the battlefield to fight alongside Union soldiers. Dressed in his civilian clothes, including his distinctive top hat and swallowtail coat, he exchanged fire with Confederate troops until he was wounded multiple times. His extraordinary courage earned him lasting fame as the legendary "Old Hero of Gettysburg."

credit to video https://youtu.be/qX1NalOC2M8?si=jD5nb3v9UMCmWWMC

The King dispatched Kim Jeong-gyeong, the Senior Trustee of the Office of Agriculture (Panjeonnongsisa), to Jeolla-do Province to deliver the following royal command:

“Choe Won-chung, the Military Commander of the Navy (Su-gun Manho), murdered the Japanese envoy, plundered his tributary gifts and personal belongings to distribute them among the soldiers, and then falsely reported to the throne that he had captured enemies. His crime is so heinous that even death cannot fully atone for it. Go there, and together with Kim Cheom and the Provincial Governor (Gwanchalsa), subject him to further interrogation. Execute him in accordance with the law, display his head across all provinces as a warning, confiscate all his household property, and punish all those who participated in this conspiracy accordingly.”

Upon arriving in the province, Kim Jeong-gyeong ordered Jeong Ji, the Magistrate of Suncheon (Suncheon Busa), to arrest Choe Won-chung, but Choe fled. Consequently, six co-conspirators, including Yu Cheon-eun, were beheaded.

- Veritable Records of King Taejo (Taejo Sillok), Volume 11, June 29, 6th Year of King Taejo’s Reign (1397), 1st Article.