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[Beardbrand Logo]( UNTOLD HISTORY: AMBROSE BURNSIDE Welcome to Beardbrandâs newest email series, Untold History, where we examine the untold stories behind some of history's most notable characters. This weekâs edition: Ambrose Burnside. Ambrose Burnside â former Governor of Rhode Island and Civil War general â is widely remembered for his facial hair. He wore a set of thick mutton chops that were connected by a mustache. Many claim that the word âsideburnsâ is directly derived from Burnside. But weâve always wondered â what made Ambrose Burnside decide to grow such outlandish facial hair? Well, we couldnât ask anyone who knew Burnside because theyâre all dead. But we did get a hold of William Reed, a 95-year-old Rhode Islander whose Great-grandfather served with Ambrose Burnside in the Grand Army of the Republic. We asked William if stories about Ambrose and his facial hair were ever relayed down to him⦠âOh yes, oh yes. My Grandfather told me that my Great-grandfather talked about Ambrose incessantly,â says Reed. âThey were good friends going back to their days at West Point. And that facial hair he wore? The father of sideburns? Ridiculous." Reed says the story behind Burnsideâs sideburns is far funnier than Ambrose wanted it to be. âAccording to my Grandfather, Ambrose was a degenerate gambler â and a pretty bad one,â Reed tells us. âSo, one night at West Point, Ambrose lost bad in a game of bridge and, as a consequence, the guys made him shave his beard to look like an actual bridge. To ward off embarrassment, he tried to play it cool, as if he intentionally made his beard look like a bridge and started calling it sideburns â a play on his own name.â Reed went on to tell us how Ambrose Burnside developed an unhealthy obsession with bridges. âThat whole Burnsideâs Bridge thing at the Battle of Antietam? Yeah, that was Ambrose and his bridge obsession in full force. He just had to get across that bridge at all costs. My Great-grandfather took a bullet in the knee during that whole ordeal. They didnât speak for years because of it.â We asked William Reed if he thought sideburns connected by a mustache was a cool facial hair style but he fell asleep before we had finished asking the question. SHOP BURNSIDE'S FAVORITES Grab Ambose Burnside's favorite Beardbrand products â or, what we assume would have been his favorites. [Image of Utility Beard Oil]( Utility Beard Oil [SHOP NOW]( [Image of Beard Comb]( Beard Comb [SHOP NOW]( [Image of Utility Beard Softener]( Utility Beard Softener [SHOP NOW]( KEEP ON GROWING KEEP ON GROWING [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Custom]( Change your [email preferences]( or [unsubscribe here]( hard feelings! You can also review our privacy policy [here](. Beardbrand PO Box 4777
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