Ambrose E. Burnside

Events

1

Episodes

2

Years

1864

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Ambrose E. Burnside, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Battle of the Crater at Petersburg, 30 July 1864

   1864

   Role: Commander of IX Corps, whose sector included the mine

   1. 1July 30, 1864 · Elliot's SalientMine Detonation

      Union forces detonated a mine beneath Confederate lines, creating a gap in defenses near Petersburg, Virginia.

   2. 2July 30, 1864 · PetersburgReputational and Command Consequences

      The Crater became one of Burnside's two remembered disastrous defeats; inquiries later examined Ledlie's conduct and the changed plan of attack.

Sources

1. Battle of the Crater Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-31
2. Ambrose Burnside Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29