Portrait of US Civil War General Ambrose Burnside (1824 - 1881) - his distinctive facial hair gave rise to the term "sideburns".
Portrait photo circa 1870s of American soldier, railroad executive, industrialist and politician Ambrose Everett Burnside (1824 - 1881). Burnside served as a Union Army General in the American Civil War, conducting successful campaigns in North Carolina and East Tennessee but suffering a disastrous defeat commanding the Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Fredericksburg (December 11 - 15 1862). He was also the Governor of Rhode Island (1866 - 1869) and US Senator for Rhode Island (1875 - 1881). Burnside has another, unusual, claim to fame - his distinctive facial hair gave rise to the term "sideburns". Burnside sported strips of hair in front of his ears which joined his moustache at either side but his chin remained clean shaven - the term "burnsides", derived from his surname, was coined to describe this and over time the syllables were reversed and the term became "sideburns". Photo by Mathew B Brady / Levin C Handy.
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Photo credit: © Archive Pics / Alamy / Afripics
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