Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-13
who - Gen burnside, the New Com.
mander OF the Army OF the Poto.

General Ambrose Everett Burnside was born
in Liberty. Union county. Indiana. on the 23d of
May, 1924. and Is now in the vigor of manhood
he - of Scotch descent, his grandparents having
emigrated 20 South Carolina, where his father
was born and prictced law with great success
having married a South Carolina lady In 1872
he disposed OF his property in the Palmetto State
ami removed tn Southern Indiana, where he filed
several local offices and became Judge of the
Circuit Court.
The son, when eighteen years of age. was adj
mtted into West Point Military Academy. and in
le4I graduated IN the artillery. fifteenth ia a class
OF forty seven. His rank OF Brevet Second Lieu
tenant in the Second Artillery was exchanged the
following year for that OF full Second Lieuten
ancy IN the Third Artillery. &c the time OF his
graduation from West Point s regim ent was in
Mexico. and. joining it at Vera Cruz, he went,
with Patters0ns column, 10 the CITY OF Mexico
which city they reached after SCOTS triumphal
entry.
On the PRONUNCIATION of peace. he was ordered
to Newport, X L. and served at that post until
the spring of 1919, when he went 20 New Mexi-
co, having been attached TO Bragg famous bat
terry as First Lieutenant. For three or four wears
be was IN the exciting service Of skirmishing
against the warlike Indian tribes OF New Mexico.
and in several perious fights Displayed such
dauntless courage to earn the highest en- conf
ums from his superior officers
He was recommended to President Fillmore for
promotion. but resigned from the service before
receiving the reward he was fairly entitled to In
tie winter OF le5O-5l. he serve Ell as Quartermas-
ter on the Boundary Commission which ran the
line between Mexico and the United States and
In September 1881. came across the Mains a.
bearer OF dispatches from Colonel Graham u the
President. With an escort OF only three uen he
started from the CHA river on his uerilous tip
I'm fort a
through unmoIested. travelling twelve hundred
miles IN the Incredibly short time ct seventeen
DAYS. This y the fastest mule travel ON record
While At Fort Adams. Newpo he resigned from
the service, having invented breern loading
earbine
With view Of manufacturing il, he settled m
Bristol, Rhode Island, and invested his property
IN u on the strength Of verbal contract With
the traitor Fioyd Who found it an easy matter 10
uin The poor LeaGenant Lieutenant Burns IA
then tried his fortune IN Chicago aud entered the
employment OF the Illinois Central Riilroad.
where he renewed his former friendship with the
future Major General Mcclellan. Gen. Burn
side, Oh being appointed Treasurer TO the com.
pany. remov eli 10 New York where he resided
for some time
A year ago last spfing. while sitting in his
Office IN that eits. he surprised by tie recent
Of a telegram from Governor Spracue asking
him 20 accept The Colonelcs of the Isl Rhode
Island Regiment In half an hour he Wa on
his way. and arrived n Providence early next
morning. The rest - easily told Our readers
recolect how quickly his regiment Was discip-
lined: how his men fought like veterans at the
hattie of Bull Run. and when the day went
against them. retired coolly as from parade
For bis gallant conduct during the battle in
which he acted ~ Brigadier General. command
Ing the second brigade Of Gen. Hunters division.
he was appointed BrgAdier General by the Presi-
dent;