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	Ambrose Burnside - MSN Encarta
		Ambrose Everett Burnside (1824-1881) If there is any mitigating circumstance in the failure of Ambrose E.Burnside as commander of the Army of the Potomac it is that he...
		Ambrose Everett Burnside was born in Liberty, Indiana, and educated at the U.S. Military Academy.
		Burnside was then transferred to the Army of Ohio and successfully resisted the Confederate siege (1863) of Knoxville, Tennessee.
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	Ambrose Burnside - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ambrose Everett Burnside (May 23, 1824 – September 13, 1881) was a railroad executive, an industrialist, and a politician from Rhode Island, serving as governor and a U.S. Senator.
		Burnside was given command of the "Right Wing" of the Army of the Potomac (the I and IX Corps) during the Maryland Campaign.
		Burnside was then ordered to take the IX Corps back to Virginia, where he fought in the Overland Campaign directly under Grant; his corps was not assigned initially to the Army of the Potomac because he outranked its commander, Major General George G. Meade, who had been a division commander under Burnside at Fredericksburg.
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	Burnside, Ambrose E.
		Burnside was not the most apt general to take the field during the Civil War, but he, more than anyone, seemed to be aware of his shortcomings and was willing to submit to resignation if need be for the greater good of the army.
		Burnside was born in Liberty, Indiana, the fourth of nine children of Edghill and Pamela (or Pamilia) Brown Burnside, a family of Scottish origin.
		Burnside ran as a Democrat for one of the Congressional seats in Rhode Island in 1858 and was defeated in a landslide.
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	Ambrose Burnside
		Ambrose, the fourth of nine children, was born in a rude log cabin at the edge of the wilderness.
		Burnside relinquished the command of the department of North Carolina, and, with his old divisions reorganized as the 9th corps, was transferred to the army of the Potomac, which held the north shore of the Rappahannock opposite Fredericksburg.
		Burnside resigned from the army on 15 April, 1865, with a military record that does him high honor as a patriotic, brave, and able officer, to whom that bane of army life, professional jealousy, was unknown.
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	Ambrose Burnside - Conservapedia
		Ambrose Everette Burnside (1824 - 1881) was a Major General in the United States Army during the American Civil War, and best known for his loss of the Battle of Fredericksburg in December, 1862, and the disaster of the Crater during the siege of Petersburg in July, 1864.
		Burnside was born in Liberty, Indiana, from where he was appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point, graduating in 1847.
		Burnside funneled his forces across the bridge during the battle; because of the narrowness of the bridge itself the attacking soldiers were easily picked off and driven from the bridge.
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	Ambrose Everett Burnside
		Burnside was not willing to step back into the role of corps commander, but also failed to make sure that the senior division commander realised that he was expected to take over.
		Burnside’s last report before the siege had suggested that he was dangerously short of supplies, but local Union supporters arranged to float food and supplies down the river into Knoxville.
		Burnside’s period in command of the Army of the Potomac was famously disastrous.
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	Civil War Indiana Biographies - Ambrose Everett Burnside
		Burnside commanded troops at Antietam, but was criticized for ineffectiveness when his delay caused a loss of opportunity for Union troops.
		Burnside was assigned to command the Department of the Ohio in March 1863.
		Ambrose Everett Burnside, the man whose unusual facial hair originated the term sideburns,”; and a man whose father had once owned slaves, died while still serving his term as senator in Bristol, Rhode Island on September 13, 1881.
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	Ambrose Burnside
		With the outbreak of war Burnside was among the earliest troops to arrive in Washington, D.C. and became a friend of President Lincoln.
		A subsequent congessional investigation of the battle exonerated Burnside to a degree.
		Burnside served as president of various corporations, and as governor and senator of Rhode Island until his death in 1881.
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	AMBROSE EVERETT BURNSIDE, USA
		At the Battle of Antietam, Burnside was determined to cross a defended bridge over the Antietam Creek, later known as "Burnside Bridge." This delayed the troops' arrival on the field, and caused the Union to lose an opportunity to defeat the Confederates in a weak position.
		Burnside was a capable officer, but he lacked confidence in his abilities as a commander.
		Burnside's lack of resolution, however, led to his losing the battle, in addition to disappointing Lincoln and injuring the army's morale.
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	The Ultimate Ambrose Everett Burnside - American History Information Guide and Reference
		Ambrose Everett Burnside (May 23, 1824 – September 13, 1881) was a Union Army general in the American Civil War and a politician from Rhode Island.
		Burnside was then ordered to take the IX Corps back to Virginia, where he fought in the Overland Campaign directly under Ulysses S. Grant; he was not assigned initially to the Army of the Potomac because he outranked its commander, Major General George G. Meade.
		Burnside fought at the Wilderness and Spotsylvania, where he performed in a mediocre manner, appearing reluctant to commit his troops to frontal assaults after the Fredericksburg experience.
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	Ambrose Everett Burnside - FREE Ambrose Everett Burnside Biography \| Encyclopedia.com: Facts, Pictures, Information!
		In the Civil War, Burnside commanded a brigade at the first battle of Bull Run and was made (Aug., 1861) a brigadier general of volunteers.
		Burnside was elected governor of Rhode Island in 1866 and was reelected in 1867 and 1868.
		Pioints: Riccarton Racecourse 1 36, Burnside 1 32, Belfast 1 27, Elmwood 24, Lincoln...
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	Ambrose Burnside
		Burnside took part in the battle at Antietam (September, 1862) and afterwards President Abraham Lincoln asked him to replace George McClellan as commander of the Army of the Potomac.
		Ambrose Burnside wanted to renew the attack the following morning but was talked out of it by his commanders.
		Burnside was put in charge of the Army of Ohio in March, 1863 and succeeded in capturing Morgan's Raiders and performed well at the siege of Knoxville.
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	General Ambrose Burnside
		Major-General Ambrose Everitt Burnside was born of Scotch parents, at Liberty, Union county, Indiana, on 23d May, 1821, and is consequently in his thirty-ninth year.
		General Burnside, as his portrait shows, is a very handsome man. Tall and stout, with a flashing eye and a sonorous voice, the looks the very beau-ideal of a soldier.
		Burnside, reluctant to part with him so soon, urged him to remain a little longer—the interest of the country demanded that he should.
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	Ambrose Burnside - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Burnside, Ambrose Everett (1824-81), American general and politician.
		Ambrose Everett Burnside was born in Liberty, Indiana, and educated at the...
		Ambrose, Saint (339?-397), one of the most celebrated Fathers of the Church and one of the four Doctors of the Church.
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	Famous Rhode Islanders - Senator Jack Reed
		Ambrose Everett Burnside (1824-1881), was governor of Rhode Island from 1866 to 1869, and a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island from 1875 to 1881.
		As a major general, Burnside commanded a corps in the Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Antietam.
		Burnside was born in Liberty, Ind., and graduated from the U.S. Military Academy.
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	Ambrose Burnside Biography - The Free Information Society
		Ambrose Burnside was born on May 23, 1824 in Liberty, Indiana.
		Burnside lost a tremendous amount of money from the withdrawal and he was financially ruined.
		Burnside was blamed fully for the failure and left the Army on leave.
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	Ambrose E. Burnside (1824-1881) - Abraham Lincoln's White House
		Ambrose E. Burnside, "Burn," was the General of Army of Potomac, who succeeded George McClellan in November 1862.
		Burnside's slow arrival at Antietam turned a potential Union victory into a draw; nevertheless, he was appointed to head the army after McClellan failed vigorously to pursue the Confederates.
		Burnside was Governor of Rhode Island (1866-68) and a Senator (1875-81).
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	GAR--Commander-in-Chief Ambrose Everett (Everts) Burnside
		Ambrose E. Burnside, the third Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was born May 23, 1824, the fourth child of 14 children parented by Edghill and Pamelia (Brown) Burnside in Liberty, Indiana.
		Burnside was appointed Colonel in command of the Rhode Island Brigade at the beginning of the Civil War and opened the 1st Battle of Bull Run.
		Burnside was a co-founder of the National Rifle Association (NRA) and served as the first President of the NRA, while serving as National GAR Commander-in-Chief in 1871.
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	The Battle of Fredericksburg
		Burnside split his Army into three Grand Divisions, or wings, believing that this would spread out his attack more.
		Burnside did not consider the hundreds of riflemen in the Sunken road a problem for the Union men.
		Burnside ordered his army to leave Fredericksburg, leaving all they had fought for on the bloody field.
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	General Ambrose E. Burnside biography (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Burnside’s pristine reputation as a military commander began to erode at the Battle of Antietam in September 1862.
		Burnside repeatedly threw his men against the narrow bridge in the face of deadly Confederate fire, in spite of the fact that Antietam Creek could have been forded nearby in any number of places.
		Burnside, always the innovator, liked the idea and promised to present it to his superior, General George Meade.
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	Ambrose Bunside, 1824-1881 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Burnside was assigned to the artillery branch and served in the Mexican War, although mostly on garrison duty in Mexico City.
		Burnside was replaced by Joseph Hooker and sent west to command the Army and Department of the Ohio.
		Perhaps his most enduring legacy is the "Burnside Bridge" on the battlefield at Antietam, Maryland, and his widely-imitated facial whiskers referred to as "sideburns." Ambrose Burnside died on September 13, 1881, at Bristol, Rhode Island, and was buried in Swan Point Cemetery in Providence.
	www.indianainthecivilwar.com /hoosier/burnside.htm (508 words)

	Burnside, Ambrose Everett. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		In the Civil War, Burnside commanded a brigade at the first battle of Bull Run and was made (Aug., 1861) a brigadier general of volunteers.
		After a costly defeat at the battle of Fredericksburg (see Fredericksburg, battle of) in Dec., 1862, Burnside asked President Lincoln either to sustain him in dismissing Joseph Hooker and several other generals who opposed his plans, or to remove Burnside himself.
		Burnside was elected governor of Rhode Island in 1866 and was reelected in 1867 and 1868.
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	Ambrose Burnside - Ohio History Central - A product of the Ohio Historical Society
		Burnside saw limited combat, as he was assigned to supply his artillery battery.
		Although the Union lost this battle, Burnside performed admirably and was promoted to major general, serving as commander of the Ninth Corps of the Army of the Potomac under George McClellan.
		Burnside performed admirably in all of the battles until the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia.
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	Ambrose Burnside
		General Ambrose Burnside and the Army of the Potomac is soundly beaten by Lee's Army of North Virginia.
		Ambrose Burnside issue General Order 38 in which he stated "anyone found guilty of committing acts for the benefit of the enemies of our country will be subject to execution."
		Ambrose Burnside is relieved of command (Department of the Ohio).
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	Ambrose Everett Burnside
		Ambrose Burnside generally knew his limits, but despite that was promoted beyond his capability.
		Burnside was in charge of the North Carolina expedition, and grabbed (against light opposition) bases on Roanoke Island, and the port of New Bern.
		Burnside, the professional soldier, saw a bridge and apparently assumed the creek was to deep to ford.
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	Ambrose Everett Burnside
		Burnside's generalship was poor at the September 1862 Battle of Sharpsburg, Md., where a bridge his men crossed now bears his name, but even still his ability was much superior to the generalship of McClellan, the army commander.
		This time Burnside reluctantly accepted, but told his fellow generals "that he knew he was not fit for so big a command." In the next month's Battle of Fredericksburg, where his men were slaughtered in the attacks on Marye's Heights, Burnside proved that he had been a competent judge of his own capabilities.
		After the disastrous, humiliating January 1863 "Mud March," the army was taken from Burnside and he was assigned to the command of the Department of the Ohio.
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