Why Ambrose Burnside Invented

It's tempting to look at Ambrose burnside and not see anything but the man's fantastic sideburns, which he invented. In reality Burnside goes deeper than his famous facial hair. From the beginning of the civiL war Ambrose was there. Initially he organized the 1st rhode island infantry which was one of the first to offer the whitehouse assistance as well as protection. At the battle of Manasses Burnside commanded a brigade. In 1861 Burnside was given the command of three brigades who were to attack the South Carolina coast. This mission was successful and resulted in him getting promoted to Major General of volunteers. At the battle of Antietam he was promoted yet again. In the battle his over specific directions caused confusion among his men. This also cause delay in capturing the bridge they now call
burnside bridge. That day Burnside contributed to what's now known as the bloodiest day in history. Despite the fact that he did terribly, McClellan had done worse. Therefor he was promoted yet again in McClellan's place. Burnside's plan was to now move on to rich urges but was ultimately at fault for the tragic Union defeat at Fredericksburg. The casualty count from this was about 13,000. This was mainly due to the fact that Burnside kept sending is men at the Confederate lin s which where obviously not giving way. This resulted in him being relieved of his military duties.
Joseph Hook ended up taking command of his troops. But then again in March of 1863 he was given yet another command. During this time he arrested Es-congressman Clement Vallandigham. This put Burnside under criticism. Burnside ended up going against Confederate General Longstreet. He had successfully held Knoxville until Union reinforcements arrived. Due to this he was commanded to take control of another group of men. During this time he greatly contributed to the overload campaign ran by Ulysses Grant where they fought and won the battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, North Anna, and Cold Harbor. After this string of successes during the siege of Petersburg, he they filled a union mine with explosives in an attempt to blow a gap in the Confederate lines. When this was executed Burnside was late on the detonation and lost Union lives because of it. After that Burnside resigned from his duties for the final time. After the war Ambrose became the senator of Rhode Island. Despite what might be considered a flop of a milItary career his flawless facial hair tends to overshadow all of the
negative.