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Ambrose was born on May 23, 1824
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Burnside went to school at a U.S. MIlitary Academy, West Point. He was nearly dismissed after several demerits because he struggled to adapt to military life in 1843.
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He fought in the Battle of Antietam in 1862 and the Battle of Fredericksburg in 1862 as well.
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It took place in Petersburg, VA. The leaders were Colonel Henry Pleasants, General Edward Ferrero, General James H. Leddie, and Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant. This was fought because the wanted to protect a crater which led to trench warfare. The confederacy side won which wasn't the side Burnside was on, he supported the union. 352 people died in that battle.
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After the war he served as a railroad director and as a U.S. senator and governor of Rhode Island and then was elected U.S. senator in 1874
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Ambrose died in his hometown of Bristol, Rhode Island at 57 on September 13, 1881
