Ambrose Burnside

Ambrose Everett Burnside (May 23,1824 – September 13, 1881) was a railroad executive, an industrialist, and a politician from Rhode Island, serving as governor and a U.S. Senator. As a Union Army general in the American Civil War, he was defeated in the disastrous Battle of Fredericksburg,

Post-bellum career

After his resignation, Burnside was employed in numerous railroad and industrial directorships, including the presidencies of the Cincinnati and Martinsville Railroad, the Indianapolis and Vincennes Railroad, and the Rhode Locomotive Works. He was elected to three one-year terms as governor of Rhode Island (1866–1868). He was president of the veterans' association, the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). And at its inception in 1871, the National Rifle Association chose him as their first president.

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Governor - 1866 - 1868 - Grand Army of the Republic - 1871 - National Rifle Association

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During a visit to Europe in 1870, Burnside attempted to mediate between the French and the Germans in the Franco-Prussian War, 1870–71. In 1874 he was elected a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island and served until his death at Bristol, Rhode Island. He is buried in Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island.

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Europe - 1870 - Franco-Prussian War - 71 - 1874 - U.S. Senator - Bristol, Rhode Island - Providence, Rhode Island

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