The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-26 00:00:00

THE CAREER OP GENERAL BURNSIDE.

An American paper gives the following sketch of
Geissral Bunaide's career :

' IliSioJamseniAmbreee Everitt Burnside is a native of
Indiana, from which State he was appointed a cadet to the
West Point Military Academy in 18a lie graduated on the
30th of June, 1847, standing number eighteen in • class of
thirty-eight members, among whom we find the manes of
Generals Willcox, Vide, others in the Union service,
besides several who have chosen the path of the rebels.
On the Ist of July, 1847, he was appointed a brevet
second lieutenant of the Second Artillery, and on the
Bth of September, 1847, was commissioned a full second
lieutenant of the Third Artillery. In December of 1861
he was promoted to • flint hentenaney, end resigned
on connexion with the regular service the 2nd of
1853. He then retired to civil life, and was mimed
as treasurer of the Illinois Central Railrosil,the same line of
travel of which General M'Clellan was president end engi-
neer-in-chief. This position he held at the brushing out of
the rebellion. The ' clarion call' of the President for
troops to defend the capital soon brought Burnside from his
private position, and at the head d the Ist Regiment of
Rhode Island, or Governor Sprague's Volunteers, be made
his way to the capital where be arrived on the 24th of April,
1861, within twelve days of the issuing of the proclamation,
and at the bead of one thousand three Isenthed men. When
the army of North-eastern Virginia was organised under
General I'Dowell, Colonel Burnside was appointericomman-
der of the 2nd Brigade of the 2nd Division under
Celonel (now General) Hunter. The regiment (three months
volunteers) returned home, and on the 6th of August, 1861,
Colonel Burnside was commissioned as brigadier-general of
volunteers, his apmintment being plead to the credit of
the State of Rhode Island. He nextlwas appointed to the
command of and organised the famous Burnside expo di-
tiou. The dangerous pumps of the troops and their enc-
MOM on the coast of North Carolina an still fresh in the
memory of all our readers. For his glorious victory at
heraisoke Island he was made • major-general of velum-
and in testimony of his services on that occasion
the State of Rhode Island presented him with •
very handsome and valuable sword. The captors
of Fort Macon and other point' along the coast
at North Carolina are also accredited to the skill
of General Burnside in carrying out General M'Clellan's
Having to • great extent restored that psi of the
tatted States to peace, General Burnside was transferred
to the army d the Potomac as commander of the Ninth
aria: Looms. With General M'Clellan's troops be was
tmederred to aid the forces in front of the capital,
and was engaged daring pert of the various contests in that
region. He next served in Maryland, and distinguished
himself at Antietam. When General Ill'aellan aria ad-
vanced into Virginia, via Berlin, General Btu node had
charge of half of his army. On the sth of November he
was appointed to atoned General M'Cle/but in command
af the army of the Potomac, and made a rapid and
brilliant march upon Fredericksburg, where he is now
operating with those troops.*