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Major General Ambrose Burnside made significant contributions to the Union's war efforts. Among other accomplishments, he led a successful amphibious landing on Roanoke Island early in the war. He joined with Major General George B. McClellan and fought as a corps commander at the Battle of Antietam. When McClellan lost his position, President Lincoln asked him three times to head the Army of the Potomac. On the third request, Burnside accepted.
Unfortunately, Burnside made a major blunder at the 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg.
He was relieved of his command with that army and was transferred to the Western Theater. He made major contributions there including keeping most of Tennessee in Union hands. He was also with General in Chief US Grant in the 1864 Overland campaign, however, he made a huge error trying to capture Petersburg. His tunnel underneath the Rebel fortifications backfired badly.
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Was Burnside part of the union or confederates?
Ambrose Burnside was a Major General of the Union Army.
Who was the union general at fredricksburg?
Ambrose Burnside
What year did Union General Ambrose E Burnside graduate from West Point?
Major General Ambrose Everett Burnside was part of the West Point class of 1847. He was ranked 18th in his class of 38 graduates.
Who was the union commander from whose name sideburns became a term for long whiskers?
Ambrose Burnside
Who was the union general at the first battle in fredricksburg?
Ambrose Burnside
Who was the union troop general during the battle of fredericksburg?
Ambrose Burnside
What union commander in December of 1863 was able to fend off Confederate assaults in Knoxville?
Major General Ambrose Burnside
Who was the general who lost at the Battle of Fredericksburg?
It was General Ambrose Everett Burnside (Union Army).
What civil war general popularized side burns?
The Union General Ambrose Burnside.
How were sideburns named?
General Ambrose Everett Burnside from the Union Army wore side whiskers with a moustache, while shaving the hair on his chin. This style was known as Burnside's. The word then became burnsides, and then sideburns.
Who was general at the battle of fredericksburg?
Union - Ambrose Burnside Confederate - Robert E. Lee
What general of the union had the name after a facial hairstyle?
General Ambrose Burnside gave his name to the side burns.
