Read the excerpt from "John Burns: The Unlikely Civil
War Hero
Which detail from this excerpt best supports the central
idea that Burns was an experienced soldier?
When John Burns heard of the fight to keep the Union in
1861, he immediately knew that he wanted help. Burns
was a veteran of the War of 1812. The forty-nine years
since seemed to have flown by mighty fast, and now war
had come calling again. John stood, straightened his 67-
year-old back, and marched down to the Gettysburg
recruiter.
O Burns lived near historic Gettysburg.
O Burns strongly supported the Union
O Burns was a 67-year-old man.
O Burns was a veteran of the War of 1812.