He tried a namesake "bridge" formation at the Battle of Antietam and, after George B. McClellan didn't pursue Robert E. Lee, this man was put in control of the Army of the Potomac.
This man sold his namesake carbine rifle to the Buchanan administration, and deferred to George C. Meade at the Battle of North Anna. This victor of the Battle of Campbell's Station also issued General Order Number 38. He tried a namesake "bridge" formation at the Battle of Antietam and, after George B. McClellan didn't pursue Robert E. Lee, this man was put in control of the Army of the Potomac. After his defeat at Fredericksburg, he was replaced in that position by Joseph Hooker, and, after the Civil War, he served as governor of Rhode Island. Name this Union general who lends his name to a style of facial hair.
This man sold his namesake carbine rifle to the Buchanan administration, and deferred to George C. Meade at the Battle of North Anna.
Ambrose Everett {Burnside}