Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-11-26
Gen. Burnside. the new Conn
Tnander ofthe army oFthc Pc
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nnander OF the Army oftbc Pc
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Major General Ambrose Everett Burn
side Is a native of Indiana, and now in
The Soih year Of his age. He graduated
- West Point, IN class thiTtv-Ci.Lt. II
1917, taking brgyct rank and pay of a
second lleuteu; 1T in the Second L. States
Artillery. September, 1917, Lieutenant
Burnside was promoted 10 = tun second
.leutenancy in company c. Third Artillery,
since rendered famous "a s-Br-lcg's la.-
terry Bragg himself beiTg captain Of II.
With this battery 'Li-uienart BuI.ls:d,,
marched. IL General Pi,st. Tsu.'s division,
30 the CITY 81 fiexico. an remained there
until the close OF tie Mexican war. After
This he served with his company IL New
Mexico, where he was distinguished In
encounters with ;lse Apache Indians. L.
+ ing comp .imented In the senarssi orders.
On the l2,lI o. Dec mber. 1871. le vas
promoted to ;he frs. heutenancy II fhs
room Of IN officer who was cashierld.-
i hen tile present Lieu.enant Ioicncl
jams D. Graham, Of lie ccr7,s OF topo-
graphical cngfnecrs, WAS appointed J,l:ied
States astyUnomeT IL the Joint commission
10 settle the irCnrie! iincs cf the United
. States and Mexico, Lieutenant Burnside
was chosen Ia III The Office Of qua.iG.-lilas-
ter, and u this capacity he conveyed dis
patches from Col. Graham 10 President
Fillmore. travelling ;wclvc hundred miles
+ across tle plains Ia seventeen davs. with
f aH escort OF only iirlc :nen. A(;er Ser
,iug "a snort time a. Fort Adams, New
pogt Harbor, Lieut.. Burnside resigned, n
1889. -Ai:sr his resignation iac tur1.cl
his attention 20 tbs manufacture O.
bro.c; heading Title Of his own Invention,
known as ti.e burnside rife" p.,,iect
which resulted IN considerable p-cu-;sry
loss, on his para.
General Burnside then sod his es...b-
Ii-imcnt 70 his brothcr-in-law. who Las
supplied quite a number OF the burnside
rifles 10 the present Administration. Sub
segUcniiy 10 this he was, with Gen. Nc
CiyllaIr. connected with the Illinois Cen
{ iral railrcad, ho'din- the rositicn of Pres
ilent Of Tire Land 0ifice Department.
/ While residing al Bristol. Rhode Island,
. he married Miss Bishop, OF Providence,
and removed with her 20 Chiya.o, Cu
b iug appointed To tie Illinois C.a.ral
/ II tic outbreak &c Il rebellion. III the
request OF Governor Srraoue, he assumed
tire coluneicv CT the lst Rhode Island
/ Volunteers This rc-imcnt did good ser
N.cc Il the first battle OF Bull Run. its
colonel acting as b.igad:er general Of the
. seconi brigade, the second division
After This he was appointed bricasiier gen
oral OF volunteers. his commission being
dated 9th August, 1861. Of the cclc-
hrated = Burnside expedition 10 North
Carolina nothing need be said Al tho
battle Of Antietam, in Scptembcr last.
Gen- BurnsIac's oo5pS do57noe performed
Il Iiohiy important part. 1t toCk the
main road to Sharpsbur-, on ihe left, anl
encountered the most determined opposi-
.i,a IN successfully executing its part oi the
-enc plan OF the battle. General Burn
side iad 70 cross tie bridge over The An
tietam creek, and dislCdge the enemy,
vino were il strong force and POSITION on
the opposite side. Twice his army made
an attempt 70 cross. and twice was IL re-
pulsed with great loss. bu; The third at
tack. lei by the General in person, was
successful, and lie position was wen,
though a; = great sacrifice o! lie.
TlIE N:-XT PEEsIDE-yC- he great
meeting Ia N,w York. on the 10Th, John
Yam Buren, made q speech II the close Of
which he nominated Gen. Geo. 5. HTC.el-
Ian for tiia next Prc=iden; Of The United
Sia.e>- anI called for three cheers, which
were given wiki q VIII. This noniiia-
ton Is, perhaps, premature, little IN
advance OF public ovp.nion, bUt II viii do
TO start viii. Geo. Il. M'Ciellan Is al
ready gr-a; rnan-Le may be greater
VINO AnDwss
- Il l. = trn;h not often realised. that
mon lr.us; Ia, alr1ady wise IL o-ylor 70 love
wisdom.