Ambrose E Burnside Timeline

1862 Feb 7
to 1862 Feb 8
 Battle of Roanoke Island - Roanoke Island Captured by Union Forces
The opening phase of what came to be called the Burnside Expedition, the Battle of Roanoke Island was an amphibious operation of the American Civil War, fought on 7–8 February 1862 in the...
1862 Mar 14 Battle of New Bern - New Bern Falls under Federal Control
The Battle of New Bern (also known as the Battle of New Berne) was fought on 14 March 1862, near the city of New Bern, North Carolina, as part of the Burnside Expedition of the American C...
1862 Mar 23
to 1862 Mar 26
 Confederate Fort Surrenders After Union Artillery Bombardment
The Battle of Fort Macon or, better, the Siege of Fort Macon took place from 23 March to 26 April 1862, on the Outer Banks of Carteret County, North Carolina. It was part of Union Army Ge...
1862 Sep 14 Battle of South Mountain - McClellan Defeats Lee
Description: After invading Maryland in September 1862, Gen. Robert E. Lee divided his army to march on and invest Harpers Ferry. The Army of the Potomac under Maj. Gen. George B. McClell...
1862 Dec 11
to 1862 Dec 15
 First Battle of Fredericksburg
The Battle of Fredericksburg, fought in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, from December 11 to December 15, 1862, between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia a...
1863 Sep 7
to 1863 Sep 9
 Battle of Cumberland Gap
The old Wilderness Road cutting through the Gap was a natural invasion route. For the Confederacy, it led to the rich Kentucky bluegrass country to the north. For the Union, it led to the...
1863 Oct 10 Battle of Blue Springs
Description: Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside, commander of the Department of the Ohio, undertook an expedition into East Tennessee to clear the roads and passes to Virginia, and, if possibl...
1863 Nov 16 Battle of Campbell's Station
Description: In early November 1863, Lt. Gen. James Longstreet, with two divisions and about 5,000 cavalry, was detached from the Confederate Army of Tennessee near Chattanooga to attack ...
1863 Nov 29 Battle of Fort Sanders - Poor Gunpowder Quality Hinders Longstreet
Description: In attempting to take Knoxville, the Confederates decided that Fort Sanders was the only vulnerable place where they could penetrate Union Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside’s for...
1864 Jul 30 Battle of the Crater - Lee Defeats Burnside
Description: After weeks of preparation, on July 30 the Federals exploded a mine in Burnside’s IX Corps sector beneath Pegram’s Salient, blowing a gap in the Confederate defenses of Peter...