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Burnside was thrust into high command against his..

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Will. Burnside was catapulted into high command despite a distinct lack of enthusiasm for the role, due to his friendship with Ambrose Burnside, who held the position of supreme commander of the Federal Army at the start of the war, having been West Point classmates and close friends.
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