 The brigade entered the battle with an estimated 1,396 troops and lost, according to Burling, 513 officers and men.Burling resigned March 4, 1864 because of ill health.On December 18, 1867, President Andrew Johnson nominated Burling for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers, to rank from March 13, 1865, for "gallant and meritorious services in the Battle of Gettysburg, Pa," and the United States Senate confirmed the appointment on February 14, 1868.