Ambrose Burnside
Military Commander
1824 – 1881
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Who was Ambrose Burnside?
Ambrose Everett Burnside was an American soldier, railroad executive, inventor, industrialist, and politician from Rhode Island, serving as governor and a U.S. Senator. As a Union Army general in the American Civil War, he conducted successful campaigns in North Carolina and East Tennessee but was defeated in the disastrous Battle of Fredericksburg and Battle of the Crater. His distinctive style of facial hair became known as sideburns, derived from his last name.
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- Born
- May 23, 1824
Liberty - Also known as
- Ambrose E. Burnside
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- United States Military Academy
- Died
- Sep 13, 1881
Bristol - Resting place
- Swan Point Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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