James Longstreet
Search results
Jan 12, 2024 · Ambrose Everett Burnside was an American politician, industrialist, inventor, and one of four generals to command the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. He also served as commander of the Department of the Ohio, where he worked to eradicate opposition to the Union war effort by Peace Democrats and Copperheads.
Ambrose E. Burnside. Date of Birth - Death May 23, 1824 – September 13, 1881. Ambrose Everett Burnside began his military career of varied success after graduating 18th in a class of 47 from the United States Military Academy in 1847.
Dec 22, 2021 · Ambrose E. Burnside was a major general in the Union army during the American Civil War (1861–1865). Instantly recognizable for his bushy sideburns (the term itself is derived from reversing his last name), Burnside was one of four men to command the Army of the Potomac in Virginia.
Feb 3, 2020 · Major General Ambrose Everett Burnside was a prominent Union commander during the Civil War. Having graduated from West Point, Burnside saw brief service in the Mexican-American War, before leaving the US Army in 1853. He returned to duty in 1861 and had some success the following year when he commanded an expedition to North Carolina.
1824–81. Indiana. General, Governor, and U.S. Senator. Ambrose Burnside's roller-coaster military career included early Civil War successes, a bloody draw at Antietam, and selection...
A mbrose Burnside is best known for his disastrous command of the Union's Army of the Potomac from November 1862 to January 1863. During the course of this three-month period, Burnside's army suffered a major defeat at Fredericksburg, Virginia, at the hands of Confederate general Robert E. Lee (1807–1870; see entry).
Ambrose Everett Burnside was an American army officer and politician who became a senior Union general in the Civil War and three-time Governor of Rhode Island, as well as being a successful inventor and industrialist.
