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A. E. Burnside

noun

United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881). Synonyms: Ambrose Everett Burnside, Burnside.

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... Brigadier-General R. C. Schenck, and Colonels E. D. Keyes, W. T. Sherman, and I. B. Richardson; the Second Division, commanded by Colonel David Hunter, comprising two brigades, under Colonels Andrew Porter and A. E. Burnside respectively; the Third Division, commanded by Colonel S. P. Heintzelman, comprising three brigades, under Colonels W. B. Franklin, O. B. Wilcox, and O. O. Howard, respectively; and the Fifth Division, commanded by Colonel Dixon S. Miles, comprising two brigades, ...

— The Great Conspiracy, Complete • John Alexander Logan

... was now removed, and General A. E. Burnside put in command. The Confederates meantime had taken position on Marye's Heights on the south side of the Rappahannock, behind Fredericksburg. The position was impregnable; but in December Burnside attacked it and was repulsed with dreadful slaughter. ...

— A Brief History of the United States • John Bach McMaster

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