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2009-02-20 21:19 Kresock 254×354× (10427 bytes) {{Information |Description= photo of William W. Burns (1825-1892) |Source= [http://www.generalsandbrevets.com/ngb/burns.htm link] |Date= taken between 1861 and 1889 |Author= not known |Permission= expired copyright; in public domain (US) |other_versions=
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