Ambrose E. Burnside was born in liberty, Indiana on may 23 1824 the son of a court clerk and farmer. Burnside spent his youth working as a tailor before his father helped secure him an appointment to the united states military academy at west point in 1843. Burnside was successful in his studies but struggled to adjust to the strict nature of military life and was nearly dismissed after accumulating several demerits demerits. Burnside was commissioned as an artillery officer and his unit server on garrison duty during the Mexican - American war. Burnside resigned from the army in 1853 and began designing a new kind of breech- loading carbine rifle and idea he had developed during his time on the frontier.
During the civil war
In 1824-1881 Ambrose Burnside was a U.S. military officer, railroad executive and politician. Ambrose Burnside is best know for union general during the civil war in 1862-1865. Burnside first battle in the civil war was in the first battle of bull run or Mananas. Burnside led an expeditionary force in the north Carolina. . In 1864 broadside was placed in charge of the union army of the Potomac. Burnside was removed from command in January 1863 after the union defeat at the battle of Fredericksburg. Burnside helped organize a regiment of Rhode Island militiamen at the start of the civil war in 1861. Burnside was one of the first unit to arrive in Washington,D.C. Burnside served in the early union defeat at the first battle of Bull run or Mananas as a colonel and was promoted to brigadier general of volunteers shortly thereafter. Burnside served during the Maryland campaign at the battle of Antietam. Burnside major combat operation came as a corps commander during the
Maryland campaign in September 1862. In November 1862 Burnside was ordered to take charge of the army of the Potomac after McClellan was relieved a bold advance toward the Confederate capital of Richmond. Burnside attempted to rally his demoralized army for a second offensive but the plan later know as the mud march was thwarted by heavy rains and failed to materialize. Burnside asked Lincoln to either relieve several generals from duty or accept his resignation. Lincoln chose to remove Burnside from command replacing Burnside with general Joseph Hooker i January 1863
Resources
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/ambrose-everett-burnside
http://www.history.com/interactives/civil-war-150#/wiki?topic=104
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