“I was not informed of any duty upon which I am to be placed.”
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Ambrose Burnside
Ambrose Everts Burnside was an American army officer and politician who became a senior Union general in the American Civil War and a three-time governor of Rhode Island, as well as being an inventor and industrialist.
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business · American general and politician (1824–1881) · politician · military officer · businessperson · inventor · writer · governor · also Ambrose Burnside, Ambrose E. Burnside, A. E. Burnside, Ambrose Everett Burnside, Burnside
Born 23 May 1824 · Died 13 September 1881 · Q355444
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1906· 1 entry
The statue was moved to City Hall Park, which was re-dedicated as Burnside Park
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1887· 1 entry
At Exchange Place in Providence, facing City Hall
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1881· 2 entries
Died 1881-09-13.
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Career landmark: United States senator (1881–1881).
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1879· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1879–1881).
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1877· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1877–1879).
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1876· 1 entry
Burnside was elected as commander of the New England Battalion of the Centennial Legion, the title of a collection of 13 militia units from the original 13 states, which participated in the parade in Philadelphia on July
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1875· 1 entry
Career landmark: United States senator (1875–1877).
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1874· 1 entry
Burnside was elected by the Rhode Island Senate as a U
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1871· 1 entry
The National Rifle Association of America chose him as its first president
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1870· 1 entry
Burnside attempted to mediate between the French and the Germans in the Franco-Prussian War
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1866· 2 entries
Allison Township in Lapeer County, Michigan, was renamed Burnside Township to honor Ambrose Burnside
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Career landmark: Governor of Rhode Island (1866–1869).
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1862· 3 entries
And selected Burnside to replace him on November 7, 1862
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In recognition of his successes at the battles of Roanoke Island and New Bern, the first significant Union victories in the Eastern Theater
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On the Pasquotank River near Elizabeth City, North Carolina
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1852· 1 entry
Was assigned to Fort Adams, Newport, Rhode Island, and he married Mary Richmond Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, on April 27 of that year
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1847· 1 entry
Ranking 18th in a class of 47, and was commissioned a brevet second lieutenant in the 2nd U
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1843· 1 entry
Through his father's political connections and his own interest in military affairs
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1824· 1 entry
Born 1824-05-23.
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