[ Autographs ] AMBROSE E. BURNSIDE (1824 - 1881) Union major general who allowed Lee's escape at Antietam and as head of the Army of the Potomac, saw it crushed at Fredericksburg. A.N.S. "A. E. Burnside" as Senator 1p. 8vo., [Washington], Dec. 20, 1878, to David Creamer, Esq. responding to his request for an autograph. A slight tear at bottom margin, not affecting text, otherwise boldly written and signed.