Regimental Nicknames

[ole]

"Bama:

An eloquent and most welcome post. Thank you.

Ole

[18TH TEXAS VOL INFANTRY]

18th Texas Inf. part of Walkers Greyhounds, also called Texas Foot Cav.

[samgrant]

Rather than starting a new thread, this Sucker will append to the Regimental Nicknames thread the following link:

http://www.iltrails.org/cw_slang_states.html

[ole]

Thanks, Sam. Have seen the list before, but this time I remembered to download it so I can print it out and file it.
Ole

[30th_il]

33rd IL Inf was called the "Normal Regiment"
45th IL "Lead Mine Regt"
15th Cav Co. K were "Hooker's Escort" (I assume it refers to the General and not the profession!)
41st Inf Co. A were the "Decatur Grays"

These are just a few of scores of Illinois nicknames

[blue_zouave]

Originally Posted by JohnW in E.TN

My gr-gr-gr-Uncle's regiment: the 50th Virginia Infantry. They called themselves: "The Bloody Half-Hundred".

Considering the engagements they were in, it's an appropriate moniker.


John W.

John, missed this post way back when it was first posted. I think the "Bloody Half-Hundred" was an allusion to the poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade" except it was 600 in the poem!

The companies had nicknames as well. Co. D, of which my gggrandfather was a member, was the "Wilson Rifles."

Zou