Ambrose Burnside

Ambrose Burnside was a male American politician, military officer, businessperson, and inventor. He served as a brigadier general, major general, and general in the Union Army and United States Army. His military service included participation in the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War, specifically at the First Battle of Bull Run and the Battle of Roanoke Island. He commanded the IX Corps and the Army of the Potomac.

Politically, Burnside was a member of the Republican Party. He held the positions of United States senator and Governor of Rhode Island. He was educated at the United States Military Academy and worked in Washington, D.C. Born in Liberty on May 23, 1824, he died in Bristol on September 13, 1881, from angina pectoris. He is noted for his sideburns and authored works such as *Proclamation. To the citizens of North Carolina* and *The Burnside expedition*.