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Ambrose E. Burnside

Ambrose Burnside
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Ambrose Burnside, circa 1880
United States Senator
from Rhode Island
In office
March 4, 1875 – September 13, 1881
Preceded by William Sprague IV
Succeeded by Nelson W. Aldrich
30th Governor of Rhode Island
In office
May 29, 1866 – May 25, 1869
Lieutenant William Greene
Pardon Stevens
Preceded by James Y. Smith
Succeeded by Seth Padelford
Personal details
Born Ambrose Everett Burnside
May 23, 1824
Liberty, Indiana
Died September 13, 1881(1881-09-13) (aged 57)
Bristol, Rhode Island
Cause of death Angina
Resting place Swan Point Cemetery
Providence, Rhode Island
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Mary Richmond Bishop
(m. 1852; her death 1876)
Education United States Military Academy
Profession Soldier, inventor, industrialist
Signature
Military service
Nickname(s) Burn
Allegiance United States of America
Union
Service/branch United States Army
Union Army
Years of service 1847–1865
Rank Union Army major general rank insignia.svg Major General
Commands Army of the Potomac
Army of the Ohio
Battles/wars

Mexican–American War
American Civil War


Mexican–American War
American Civil War

Ambrose Everett Burnside (May 23, 1824 – September 13, 1881) was an American soldier, railroad executive, inventor, industrialist, and politician from Rhode Island, serving as governor and a United States Senator. As a Union Army general in the American Civil War, he conducted successful campaigns in North Carolina and East Tennessee, as well as countering the raids of Confederate General John Hunt Morgan, but suffered disastrous defeats at the Battle of Fredericksburg and Battle of the Crater. His distinctive style of facial hair became known as sideburns, derived from his last name. He was also the first president of the National Rifle Association.

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 origin. His great-great-grandfather Robert Burnside (1725–1775) was born in Scotland and settled in the Province of South Carolina. His father was a native of South Carolina; he was a slave owner who freed his slaves when he relocated to Indiana. Ambrose attended Liberty Seminary as a young boy, but his education was interrupted when his mother died in 1841; he was apprenticed to a local tailor, eventually becoming a partner in the business.


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