Ambrose E. Burnside
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- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Wars, Battles, American Civil War, Civil Wars, Coups
- Curriculum: American History 1816-1855, American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877)
Article abstract: Military significance: Burnside’s military record was marred by high and low points. Shortly after assuming command of the Army of the Potomac, Burnside faced a crushing defeat at Fredericksburg and was replaced by Joseph Hooker.
Ambrose E. Burnside graduated from West Point in 1847. He resigned his commission six years later to manufacture a breech-loading carbine in Bristol. When the American Civil War (1861-1865) broke out, he commanded a Rhode Island regiment that successfully outflanked a Confederate position during the First Battle of...
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