Great Names for Soldiers

[samgrant]

Pichegru Woolfolk - great name for a Reb.

He was Captain of the Ashland Artillery from it's organization in August 1861 through the end of the War.

[ole]

I'll bet he never got to keep his lunch money past 10 am.
Ole

[matthew mckeon]

Either that or he became the roughest, toughest kid in the schoolyard.

[ole]

The boy named Sue?

[samgrant]

Well, let's not us just pick on Pichegru.

You all read lots of stuff about the War, so whenever you come across a unique or highly peculiar name, please add it to this post with a little bit about that person if possible.

I considered adding Andrew Hickenlooper, but thought his first name so ordinary that he might not qualify. What do you think?

Andrew Hickenlooper was a brevet brigadier general in the Union Army. He began as a civil engineer. Because of his military engineering genius, Hickenlooper was a hero at Vicksburg (1862-63), where he earned a gold medal for constructing a bridge from cotton bales.

Knock yourselves out!

[blue_zouave]

Can't forget Galusha Pennypacker! His name sounds like something out of Dickens.

Zou

[OpnDownfall]

There was States Rights Gist a Gen. from S.C. and of course, Gen. Alex Schmmelfenning, in Howards Corps in the AoP.

[ole]

There is a humorous trivia-bit myth on Schimmelpfennig: when Lincoln was cleaning house, in General, (pun intended) he kept Schimmelpfinnig because he was amused by the name.

There was a James T. Kirk and a David Birney.
Ole

[samgrant]

Originally Posted by ole

There is a humorous trivia-bit myth on Schimmelpfennig: when Lincoln was cleaning house, in General, (pun intended) he kept Schimmelpfinnig because he was amused by the name.

There was a James T. Kirk and a David Birney.
Ole

What's interesting about "David Birney"?

(Pardon my ignorance of popular culture.)

[ole]

I'll let someone else answer that.
Ole