Title

Ambrose Burnside, Union general of the American Civil War, (c1880). Artist: Unknown

Caption

Ambrose Burnside, Union general of the American Civil War, (c1880). Burnside (1824-1881) commanded the Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Fredericksburg, suffering a heavy defeat at the hands of General Robert E Lee with over 12,000 casualties. His distinctive facial hair gave rise to the term 'sideburns'. A print from Cassell's History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume III, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1880

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C49_352

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (3,6Mb) / 12,5in x 15,5in / 3763 x 4647 (300dpi)

Keywords

people male face man men cap head country body guy beard headdress war union location century moustache general soldiers soldier bearded concept battle B&W head and shoulders headgear MONOCHROME United States of America United States commander military uniform 19th century black & white black and white B W sideburns American Civil War nineteenth century sideboards American America USA The Print Collector the body Battle of Fredericksburg Major-General Ambrose E Burnside engraving Unknown Edmund Burnside Major-General Ambrose E General Burnside Ambrose Everett Burnside Ambrose Burnside Ambrose E Ambrose E Burnside Edmund Ollier Ollier Edmund Ollier engraving