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    • Ambrose Everts Burnside (May 23, 1824 – September 13, 1881) 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. He was responsible for some of the earliest victories in the Eastern theater, but was then pro… See more

    BornAmbrose Everts Burnside · May 23, 1824 · Liberty, Indiana, U.S.
    DiedSeptember 13, 1881 (aged 57) · Bristol, Rhode Island, U.S.
    Cause of deathAngina
    Political partyDemocratic (1858–1865) · Republican (1866–1881)
    Early life

    Burnside was born in Liberty, Indiana, and was the fourth of nine children of Edghill and Pamela (or Pamilia) Brown Burnside, a family of Scottish, Scotch-Irish and English origins. His great-great-grandfather Robert Burnside (1… See more

    Early military career

    He obtained an appointment to the United States Military Academy in 1843 through his father's political connections and his own interest in military affairs. During his early tenure at the academy, a clerical error was made listin… See more

     
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  2. Ambrose Everett Burnside | Civil War, Rhode Island, …

    Sep 9, 2024 · Ambrose Everett Burnside (born May 23, 1824, Liberty, Ind., U.S.—died Sept. 13, 1881, Bristol, R.I.) was a Union general in the American Civil War and originator in the United States of the fashion of side whiskers …

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  5. The Civil War: Ambrose Burnside Biography | The Civil …

    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...

  6. Ambrose E. Burnside - American Battlefield Trust

    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.

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    Nov 8, 2023 · Ambrose Burnside was an American soldier, railroad executive, inventor, industrialist, and politician from Rhode Island, serving as governor and a United States Senator. He led successful campaigns in North Carolina …

  9. Ambrose E. Burnside (1824–1881) - Encyclopedia Virginia

    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), …

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