Ambrose Burnside Politician

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 United States Senator. As a Union Army general in the American Civil War, he conducted successful campaigns in North Carolina and East Tennessee, as well as countering the raids of Confederate General John Hunt Morgan, but suffered disastrous defeats at the terrible Battle of Fredericksburg and Battle of the Crater. His distinctive style of facial hair became known as sideburns, derived from his last name. He was also the first president of the National Rifle Association.

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Birth date	May 23, 1824
Birth place	Liberty Indiana
Date of death	September 13, 1881
Place of death	Bristol Rhode Island
Resting place	Swan Point Cemetery , Providence Rhode Island
Education	United States Military Academy
Profession	Business magnate , Invention , Soldier

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military operations	American Civil War Battle of South Mountain Battle of Cold Harbor Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Battle of the Crater Battle of the Wilderness Battle of New Bern Battle of Antietam Siege of Petersburg First Battle of Bull Run Mexican–American War Burnside's North Carolina Expedition Battle of Roanoke Island Overland Campaign Battle of North Anna Maryland Campaign Knoxville Campaign
military branch	Union Army
military command	Army of the Ohio Army of the Potomac
military rank	Major general (United States)
office	Governor of Rhode Island
party	Republican Party (United States)
service start	1847
service end	1865
successor	Nelson W. Aldrich Seth Padelford