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The Union General s

GENERAL AMBROSE E. BURNSIDE
 * General Ambrose E. Burnside conducted many successful campaigns in North Carolina and in East Tennessee.
 * Unfortunatly he was defeated in the Battle of Fredericksburg.
 * This loss was due to the aggressive behavior in the capturing of the Confedorate capital.
 * His unique style of facial hair is known as sideburns, wich is derived from his last name.



Joseph Hooker   Hooker was nicknamed "Fighting Joe" due to a civilian clerical error, a nickname he regretted deeply.
 * Joseph Hooker was born November 13, 1814 in Hadley Massachussetts.
 * He was a major general on the Union side of the Civil War
 * He participated in many wars, including Seminole Wars, the Mexican- American War, and The Civil War.
 * Joe commanded the Army of the Tennessee, the Army of the Potamac XX Corps, The I corps, and worked his way up to a major general.
 * Joe died due to poor health when he was 64 years old in Garden City, New York.

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