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Ambrose is born
Ambrose E. Burnside is born near Liberty, Indiana -
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Ambrose Burnside
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Graduates from West Point
Ambrose graduates from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point near the middle of his class and is commissioned a brevet second lieutenant in the 2nd Artilerary. -
Resigns
Ambrose resigns his commission in the U.S. Army and organizes Bristol Rifle Works in order to manufacture his invention, the Burnside Carbine. -
Commissioned Colonel
Burnside is commissioned Colonel of the 1st Rhode Island Volunteers. -
Manassas
Burnside and his 1st Rhode Island Volunteers participate in the First Battle of Manassas -
Appointed Brigadier
Burnside is appointed Brigadier general of U.S. Volunteers. -
Roanoke Island and North Carolina
Brigadier General Ambrose captures Roanoke Island and North Carolina. -
Newbern, North Carolina
Burnside captures Newbern, North Carolina. -
Promoted
Ambrose is promoted to Major General -
Commands Army
Ambrose commands Army of Potomac's Ninth Corps at the Battle of Antietam. He is criticized by his commander George B. McClellan, for being too slow to attack. -
Accepts Command
Ambrose accepts the command of the Army of the Potomac, after twice declining the promotion. -
Formed
Michigan Calvalry Brigade was formed in Washington D.C., made up of the 5th. Michigan, Colonel Freeman Norvell commanding, the 6th. Michigan, Colonel George Gray, commanding and the 7th. Michigan, Colonel William D. Mann, commanding. The Brigade was under the command of General Joseph T. Copeland. The 1st. Cavalry was added to the command at a later date. -
Fredericksburg
Robert E. Lee and the army of Northern Virginia crushes Burnside and The Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Fredericksburg in one of the most lopsided defeats of the war. -
Burnside replaced
Burnside replaced by Joseph Hooker as the commander of the Army of Potomac. -
Assigned command
Burnside is assigned command of the Department of the Ohio. -
Custer
Custer becomes General of Michigan Cavalry. -
Huntsmen
Battle of Huntsman takes place. -
Knoxville
Burnside liberates the city of Knoxville, Tennessee, from Confederate control. -
Judson Kilpatrick
5000 men calvalry raid confederacy capital -
Reorganized Ninth Corps
Burnside leads a reorganized and reinforced Ninth Corps from fighting in Tennessee back to the Army of the Potomac in Virginia. -
Philip H. Sheridon's Raid
The Michigan Cavalry took this as a major raid. -
Battle of Haws Shop
A battle that ended with the capture of 80 confederate soliders. -
Trevillian Station
Close call for the cavalry, were extremely engaged. -
Petersburg
Burnside leads the Ninth Corps to defeat at the Battle of the Crater outside Petersburg, Virginia. After the battle, Burnside is releaved of his command. -
Battle of Potomac
Mounted a series of powerful attacks againest Lee's forces on septermber 17th. Confederates get trapped in the sunken road, and lose alot of confederates. But reinforcements come to help and push back the Union army and the bloodiest day in war ends up being a draw. -
Battle of Sayler's Creek
Last major engagement between Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant. -
Resigns
Burnside, once commander of the Army of the Potomac, resigns his volunteer commission. -
Brigade returns to Washington D.C.
They return for Grand reviews of Armies. -
Return home
Troops return home. -
Elected
Burnside is elected governor of Rhode Island and serves three one-year terms. -
Senator
Burnside begins his first term in the U.S. Senate representing Rhode Island. -
reelected
Burnside is reelected to the U.S. Senate representing Rhode Island. -
Burnsides Death
Burnside dies of heart disease in Bristol, Rhode Island.