This general resigned after his namesake "mine," (*) a disastrous attempt to explode a hole under the Confederate lines during the Siege of Petersburg, an incident also known as the Battle of the Crater.
This man was commander of the Department of Ohio, and he defeated Longstreet at Campbell's Station and ordered the arrest of Clement Vallandigham. Early in the Civil War, he won amphibious victories at Roanoke Island and New Bern that helped close off North Carolina shipping for the rest of the war. This general resigned after his namesake "mine," (*) a disastrous attempt to explode a hole under the Confederate lines during the Siege of Petersburg, an incident also known as the Battle of the Crater. At Antietam, he unsuccessfully threw his whole corps at a bridge held by 400 Georgia infantry under Robert Toombs; that bridge has since been named for him. He was replaced by Joseph Hooker after crossing the Rappahannock and ordering disastrous frontal assaults on Marye's heights in the Battle of Fredericksburg. For 10 points, name this Union Civil War general known for lending his name to a facial hair style.
This man was commander of the Department of Ohio, and he defeated Longstreet at Campbell's Station and ordered the arrest of Clement Vallandigham.
Ambrose Burnside