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Ambrose Everts Burnside (May 23, 1824 – September 13, 1881) was an American army officer and politician who became a senior Union general in the Civil War and three-time Governor of Rhode Island, as well as being a successful inventor and industrialist.
Irvin-Patchin House is a historic home located in Burnside, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story brick dwelling, with 3-story brick addition, constructed initially in 1850. It was constructed by William Irvin, an early settler in western Clearfield County. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]
In the Indonesian language, mandi is the verb for this process; bak mandi is the large container, and kamar mandi is the place in which this is done. [66] [67] Travel guides often use the word mandi on its own or in various ways such as for the large container and for the process of bathing. [68] [69]
The Mud March was an abortive offensive by Union Major General Ambrose Burnside and his Army of the Potomac in January 20-22, 1863, during the American Civil War.Burnside had been repulsed by the Army of Northern Virginia under Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Burnside's first attempt to cross the Rappahannock River during the Battle of Fredericksburg in December 1862.
The carbine was designed and patented by Ambrose Burnside, who resigned his commission in the U.S. Army to devote himself full-time to working on the weapon. The carbine used a special brass cartridge which was also invented by Burnside. This cartridge contained a bullet and powder, but no primer; Burnside considered primed cartridges a safety ...
In response, construction was halted and the province announced in October 1999 that the new site in Burnside had been chosen. [4] It was designed by the Halifax architectural firms of John K. Dobbs and Associates and William Nycum and Associates Ltd. Construction took approximately two years and was carried out by Tidewater Construction Ltd. [4]
USAT Burnside was the first American cable ship in the Pacific. Between 1900 and 1905 she laid 3,000 miles of submarine cable which connected many parts of the Philippines and Alaska to the rest of the world for the first time in history. She was responsible for maintenance of the Army cables on the Pacific coast of the United States for two ...
Burnside, Nova Scotia, an urban neighbourhood in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia; Burnside Drive, a road in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia; Burnside, Colchester County, an unincorporated rural community in Nova Scotia; Burnside Hall, a building on the downtown campus of McGill University, Montreal, Quebec; Burnside, Newfoundland and Labrador, a seaside town in ...