On this day in the Civil War, General Ambrose Burnside impacts his future command of the Federal Army of the Potomac by orders he issued on the previous day. The orders take Generals Hooker, Franklin, Newton, and Brooks out of command positions. The orders are never approved by President Lincoln.

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General Ambrose Burnside

(Photo Credit: Library of Congress)

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