Original: Ambrose Everett Burnside ( May 23 , 1824 September 13 , 1881 ) was an American soldier , railroad executive , inventor , industrialist , and politician from Rhode Island , serving as governor and a U.S. Senator .
Simplified: Ambrose Everett Burnside ( May 23 , 1824 -- September 13 , 1881 ) was an American soldier , railroad executive , inventor , businessman , and politician from Rhode Island .