The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-29

Con. AMEUosE E,EHfrr BuUSsipr. the sub
| Ject OF the above shoteh, MAS born IN Liberty
Union Co., Indiana, on tho 2id Of NAV, 1921
and is now in the vigor of nanhood IIo ia OF
Scotch doecont, hi, grandparents ha,i,. cui
grated to South Carolina whore lis father va.
born, and prastccd law with Prc Al succ,sa h,v
ing married South Carolina lsdy. In 1921 h,
disposed Of hs property in the Pilmotto state
and removed ~ southern Inciana, where he
III cd soytrai l.cl offices auI toyamo Ju.,, OF
tho Circuit Court
The for, wien IL years of age, WA alrnit.
Cd into the West Point Military ACADEMY. aud
Il 1917 graduated in the Artillery, nrtscnth in
class Of iOrty.soycn. Ills rank Of Broyot "a
Leutorant IL tie al Artillery waa exchange d
ho foil wing year for that ola full seco d
lgu cna. ~ in u.o Sd Artllery. At the time
n hb ~ luat on um Nos Point his rerI-
m'h r.a IN M'Sco. and, JONI ,,it At Vera
cruz, lc won't, with pattors1n's colutsn. Z, Tho
9Htoh SiSs,t,c s,t., which c'p tai ihoy roalhad af-
1910. when no won't ii diysa % W., P'V"'T,' ~
been totacuod to BrtPg's famous battery as
First Lieu onaut. For three or t.ur yours he
was Ia the exciting rcryeo OF tkirmi hing
u,ainst tho wafikc lndllG ttibos Of Now
a
od such dsuntlo,s courage as - ezra tho high
ost cncollium, f,om HIS superior oihc'rL
H. was itclmmsudcI 70 President Fillmore
for promotion, but rusi med from tho AatNIC5 be-
tore roosNl'R the lew tra to which hs was thir-
ly entitled. Ia tho wiutor oi 1850 4 he served
ns puartcrmastsr on tho boundary commission,
which ran the line hotwoon Mexico and tho
United States, and in Sep,' 81, came across
the Plains sa bolror Of uis patched from Colonel
Graham TO the President With an escort of
only three men hs started from the ella River
on his perilous rip through tho Indian country,
but fortunately passed through unmolo.ted,
travelling / 200 milo, in the incredib abort time
Of L. DAYS. This is tho fsStest muln travel on
record. While at Fort Adams, Newport, ho
resigned from tho service, having invented a
bIoech. loading carbine
with n Wow of manufacturing II, he sottlod
In Bristol, X. l., aud inYo3ted his pro perty ~
il on ths strength Of a verbal contract with the
traitor Floyd, who found II an easy matter to
ruin tho poor lieutenant. Lieut.. Burnside then
tried his fortune in Chicago ard entered tho
employment OF tho Illinois Central railroad,
whore he relieved his former friendshp with
the future Major General Mcclellan. Ganeral
| Burnside, on being appointed treasurer 10 tho
| the company removed 10 New York, whore he
resided for some time.
| Last Spring while sitting in hil Office in this
| city, he was surprised by the receipt OF telo-
gram from Governor Sprague asking him 70 ac.
cgpt the c 'lonency OF the fira, Rhode Island
| regiment. la half an hour hs was on his way
and arrived at Providence early the noxt mora
ing. Tho rost is easily ID. Oar readors Iocol-
lect how quickly his regiment WAS disciplined
| how his men fought like veterans At tho battle
ot Bull Run, and, when the day went against
them retired M cpolly as from parade. For
| his gallant conduct during the battle in which
| ho acted M brigadier general, commanding the
| ? br gade Of Ten. Hunters Division, he was
appointed lIrigIdisr General by the President.
| In politics, ten. burnside is DanOcra,, bat,
| to Butler and Dickinson now knows no party
hrt bis county. Daring his residence In Rhode
Island he was Maj jlr General Of Militia for three
! taIs, but with this exception has taken no pari
in military life since his resignation at For
hdams, until last Spring.