Person:Ambrose Burnside (1)

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Gen. Ambrose Everett Burnside
b.23 May 1824 Liberty, Delaware, Indiana, United States
d.3 Sep 1881 Bristol, Rhode Island, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 14 Jul 1814
  1. Cynthia Ann Burnside1815 - 1879
  2. Henrietta Burnside1817 - 1847
  3. Henry Middleton Burnside1819 - 1847
  4. Gen. Ambrose Everett Burnside1824 - 1881
  5. Benjamin Franklin Burnside1826 - 1881
  6. Ellen W Burnside1829 -
  7. Thomas Brown Burnside1832 - 1833
  8. Harrison E Burnside1834 - 1835
  9. William Brown Burnside1838 - 1838
Spouse and Children
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m. 27 Apr 1852
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Gen. Ambrose Everett Burnside
Alt Name Gov. Ambrose E. Burnside, of Rhode Island
Alt Name Sen. Ambrose E. Burnside, of Rhode Island
Baptismal Name[2] Ambrose Everts Burnside
Gender Male
Birth[1] 23 May 1824 Liberty, Delaware, Indiana, United States
Other[2] 1 Jul 1847 West Point, Orange, New York, United Stateswhile as a cadet at West Point, his middle name was changed permanently to "Everett" by an administrative error
Marriage 27 Apr 1852 Rhode Island, United Statesto Mary Richmond Bishop
Death[1] 3 Sep 1881 Bristol, Rhode Island, United States
Reference Number? Q355444

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 U.S. Senator. As a Union Army general in the American Civil War, he conducted successful campaigns in North Carolina and East Tennessee but was defeated in the disastrous Battle of Fredericksburg and Battle of the Crater. His distinctive style of facial hair became known as sideburns, derived from his last name.

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Governors of Rhode Island
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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ambrose E Burnside, in Biographical and genealogical history of Wayne, Fayette, Union and Franklin Counties, Indiana. (Chicago, Illinois: Chicago : Lewis, 1899)
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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Burnside, in Union-county.lib.in.us.

    [last accessed 20130918]
    ... Ambrose Burnside was born in the log home on his father's farm. A Dr. Sylvanus Everts was called to deliver the child. It was decided that the Burnside baby would be named after the Doctor's young son who had recently died. ... On 1 July 1847 his middle name was changed permanently by an administrative error. Thus he became Ambrose Everett Burnside. ...
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