Ambrose Burnside
Ambrose Everett Burnside (May 23, 1824 – September 13, 1881) was an American soldier, railroad executive and politician.[1] He served as governor of Rhode Island (1866-1869) and U.S. Senator from Rhode Island.[1] As a Union Army general in the American Civil War, he fought successful campaigns in North Carolina and East Tennessee but was defeated in the disastrous Battle of Fredericksburg and Battle of the Crater. Burnside commanded the IX Corps, the Department of Ohio, and also the Army of the Potomac for a few months.[2] His distinctive style of facial hair is now known as sideburns, derived from his last name.[3]
Ambrose Everett Burnside | |
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 Ambrose Burnside | |
| Born | 23 May 1824 Liberty, Indiana |
| Died | 13 September 1881 Bristol, Rhode Island |
| Occupation | General, Governor, Senator |
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Mrs. Burnside, Mary Richmond Bishop
"Portrait of Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside, officer of the Federal Army". Negative: glass, wet collodion.
Burnside (seated, center) and officers of the 1st Rhode Island at Camp Sprague, Rhode Island, 1861
Burnside Bridge at Antietam in 2005
Union General Ambrose Burnside, 1862
Engraving of General Burnside in full dress uniform
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Burnside's grave at Swan Point Cemetery
Studio photograph of Gen. Ambrose Burnside taken sometime between 1860 and 1862. Photograph shows his unusual sideburns.
Equestrian monument in Burnside Park, Providence, Rhode Island.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ambrose Burnside". History. A&E Television Networks, LLC. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Ambrose E. Burnside". Civil War Trust. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Ambrose Burnside Biography". Bio. A&E Television Networks, LLC. Archived from the original on July 18, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
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