He was 26 years old when he was enlisted (2, 3). He was born in Pennsylvania (2).
He was a far[mer?] (2).
He was 5 feet 4 inches tall, and had a fair complexion, grey eyes, and brown hair (2).
He was drafted (1, 3). He was enlisted and mustered into service on 1 February 1865 (1, 5) or 21 March 1865 (2, 3). He was enlisted for one year, at Williamsport, Pennsylvania, by Captain Eyster (2, 3). He served as a private in company C (1).
He mustered out with his company on 10 July 1865 (1, 3, 5).
On 3 September 1890, he applied successfully from Pennsylvania for a pension (4 , 5).
On 2 February 1907 he again applied for a pension (5).
He died on 30 April 1908 (5).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (George H Burns)
2 company C, descriptive roll, entry 163 (George H Burns)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 14 July 2004 (George H Burns)
4 pension index, by name (George H Burns)
5 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company C (George H Burns)
[I did not find an entry for him in the index on <www.ancestry.com> to the 1890 veterans' census (searched March 2007)]