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President Lincoln replaced this general with Ambrose Burnside after his failure to win at Antietam?
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What is the chronology of the generals of the Army of the Potomac?
George McClellan...replaced by... John Pope...after Second Manassas, replaced by.. George McClellan...after Antietam, replaced by... Ambrose Burnside..after Fredericksberg, replaced by... Joe Hooker..after Chancellorsville, replaced by... George Meade...Meade held the title through the war but Grant was really in charge during the Overland Campaign.
Who replaced McClellan from Supreme Command in 1862?
He was not replaced. Lincoln as Commander in Chief and his "war board" acted as the military's Supreme Command.That is wrongeHe did get replaced by PopeCorrect - He was replaced by Pope, who was not the first choice but the only available choice. Lincoln and his war cabinet retained control over the plans of Pope for a brief time since they were nervous about the general failure of any general they had available to prosecute the war effectively. They finally gave in to bringing McClellan back after Pope proved worse than useless at 2d Manassas. Pope was sent to Minnesota to fight the Souix.
What was ambrose burnside famous quote?
"It is not death therefore that is burdensome, but the fear of death." ~Ambrose Burnside
What are some character traits that ambrose burnside exhibited?
this has not yet been answered Ambrose Burnside was the man who made sideburns...
Who clashed with general ambrose?
That could mean Ambrose Burnside or Ambrose P. Hill.
What general replaced General George B McClellan after he delayed an attack on Robert E Lee after the Battle of Antietam?
After Antietam (Sept 17, 1862) when McClellan once again believed he needed time for his troops to rest. President Lincoln replaced him (on Nov 7) with General Ambrose Burnside. That was the end of McClellan's service as a Union military leader. As an aside, General Burnside felt uncomfortable replacing George B. McClellan. He had been loyal to him, also, he was not sure the command of the Army of the Potomac would be a fit for his abilities.
Who replaced general mcCLellan?
Ambrose Burnside
Who replaced general Ambrose in the civil war?
I think you mean Ambrose Burnside. He was replaced by Joe Hooker.
Who replaced Ambrose Burnside?
William Tecumseh Sherman
Did Ulysses S. Grant replace George McClellan?
McClellan was replaced by Major General Ambrose E. Burnside on November 7, 1862, shortly after the Battle of Antietam.
Who was replaced by general hooker in the civil war?
Ambrose Burnside
Who replaced mcCleallan under the union forces?
Gen.McClellan was removed from command twice. First after the Seven Days' Battles,his replacement then was Gen. John Pope.Secondly after the Battle of Sharpsburg(Antietam) he was then replaced by Gen. Ambrose Burnside.
Abraham Lincoln replaced George B Mclellan because of his performance with who?
Ambrose Burnside
What is Ambrose E Burnside's middle name?
Everett. Ambrose Everett Burnside
When was Ambrose Burnside born?
Ambrose Burnside was born on May 23, 1824.
What is Ambrose Burnside's birthday?
Ambrose Burnside was born on May 23, 1824.
What side did Ambrose Burnside fight for in the US Civil War?
General Ambrose E. Burnside had just been named by Lincoln as the general in charge of the Army of the Potomac. Burnside replaced the former head of this army, General George B. McClellan.
