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General Ambrose Everett Burnside was a Union general in the American Civil War most famous for being literally inconceivably incompetent, appearing in the novel "Book of Heroic Failures" in which he describes the many, many occasions in his military career in which he failed miserably in an epic way. He once had an over 9000% chance of success and stunningly managed to fail. Burnside also appeared in the "Book of Famous Celebrities 1800's" in which he discusses what he plans to do with his new invention: Sideburns. The style soon caught on, and quickly died shortly after.

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  • Ambrose Burnside
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  • General Ambrose Everett Burnside was a Union general in the American Civil War most famous for being literally inconceivably incompetent, appearing in the novel "Book of Heroic Failures" in which he describes the many, many occasions in his military career in which he failed miserably in an epic way. He once had an over 9000% chance of success and stunningly managed to fail. Burnside also appeared in the "Book of Famous Celebrities 1800's" in which he discusses what he plans to do with his new invention: Sideburns. The style soon caught on, and quickly died shortly after.
  • 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 U.S. Senator. As a Union Army general in the American Civil War, he conducted successful campaigns in North Carolina and East Tennessee but was defeated in the disastrous Battle of Fredericksburg and Battle of the Crater. His distinctive style of facial hair became known as sideburns, derived from his last name.
  • Ambrose Everett Burnside (May 23, 1824 – September 13, 1881) was an American railroad executive, inventor, industrialist, and politician from Rhode Island, serving as governor (1866-1869) and a U.S. Senator (1875-1881). As a United States Army general in the American Civil War, he conducted successful campaigns in North Carolina and East Tennessee, but was defeated in the disastrous Battle of Fredericksburg. Later he was in charge of planning the unsuccessful and publicly embarrassing Battle of the Crater on July 30, 1864, the latter battle effectively forcing the end of his command career.
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  • United States Senator
  • Governor of Rhode Island
  • from Rhode Island
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  • Direct
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  • 1847(xsd:integer)
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  • 1866-05-29(xsd:date)
  • 1875-03-04(xsd:date)
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  • 1824-05-23(xsd:date)
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  • Bristol, Rhode Island
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  • Burn
Name
  • Ambrose Burnside
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  • Ambrose Burnside, circa 1880
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  • Republican
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