Ambrose E. Burnside
Date of Birth: May 23, 1824
Hometown: Liberty, IN
Education: West
Point, 1847
Final Wartime Rank: Major General
Final Peacetime Rank: N/A
Date of Death: September 13, 1881
Place of Death: Bristol, RI
Buried At:
Providence, RI
Major Battles: First Manassas, North Carolina Campaign, Antietam Campaign, Fredericksburg, Knoxville Campaign, Overland Campaign, Siege of Petersburg.
Interesting Fact(s): Burnside was the commanding general, during the Fredericksburg Campaign. His unique facial hair coined the term - sideburns.
Home | Battlefields | Commanders | Store | Library | Links | Equipment | About | Contact