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What year was Ambrose Burnside born?

  • 1832

  • 1820

  • 1824

  • 1844

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Ambrose Burnside was born in 1824. He was an American soldier, businessman, and politician who served as the 23rd governor of Rhode Island and as a Union general during the American Civil War. He is best known for his leadership of the Army of the Potomac during the Battle of Fredericksburg in December 1862, which was a disastrous defeat for the Union forces.
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