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Antietam National Battlefield , Fort Raleigh National Historic Site , Manassas National Battlefield Park. Ambrose Burnside Library of Congress. From the Peninsula to Maryland: Burnside's role in the summer of 1862. As a result of his success in North Carolina, Ambrose Burnside was promoted to Major General of volunteers on March 18, 1862.