Union Major General Ambrose E. Burnside c
Union Major General Ambrose E. Burnside c. 1862. His distinctive facial hair is the source of the word, sideburns. In 1862 he led a successful amphibious campaign that closed most of the North Carolina sea coast to Confederate shipping during the US Civil War. Mathew Brady photo
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13123460
Media ID
45384152
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2137px x 3000px
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Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
