Answer the following question: Facts: - death place: beaufort , south carolina - caption: william wallace burns - placeofburial label: place of burial - battles: mexican-american war american civil war - death date: 19 april 1892 - allegiance: united states of america 1847 union - commands: philadelphia philadelphia brigade - placeofburial: arlington national cemetery - birth date: 3 september 1825 - serviceyears: 1847-89 - name: william wallace burns - branch: usa union army - image: w w burns ua acw.jpg - birth place: coshocton , ohio - rank: 35px brigadier general Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of william wallace burns .
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william wallace burns -lrb- september 3 , 1825 -- april 19 , 1892 -rrb- was a career american soldier who served in the union army during the american civil war , reaching the rank of brigadier general in the volunteer army .he was among the commanders of the famed philadelphia brigade .