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[Trivia Master]

Their were a number of animal mascots in military units during the Civil War. One of the most famous belonged to a Midwestern State regiment that served in the Western theater. The Confederates knew about it and hated it. At the Battle of Corinth Rebel General Sterling Price ordered his men to capture it "as he would rather get that ? than capture a whole brigade of men". Later a rendering of this animal's head became one of the most well known division patches in World War II and beyond.
(1) Name the type of animal
(2) The regiment and State
(3)The World War II unit

credit: @kholland

 

[hughes]

(1) Bald Eagle
(2) 8th Wisconsin
(3) 101st Airborne

 

[ErnieMac]

(1) Name the type of animal? Bald Eagle (named Old Abe).
(2) The regiment and State? 8th Wisconsin Infantry.
(3)The World War II unit? 101st Airborne Division ("Screaming Eagles").

 

[bayouace]

1. Old Abe was an eagle.
2. The 8th Wisconsin bought it for $2.50, and named themselves The Eagles. Old Abe was with them in over 30 engagements. He died in a fire at age 44, long after the CW.
3. The 101st Airborne was originally part of the Wisconsin National Guard, and took the Eagle as its patch symbol and nickname "Screaming Eagles".

 

[streetwiseprof]

1. Bald Eagle
2. 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
3. 101st Airborne Division

 

[DBF]

1. "Old Abe" was an American Bald Eagle
2. 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment (aka the "Eagle Regiment")
3. 101st Airborne (aka the "Screaming Eagles"
https://www.army.mil/article/91178/the_story_of_old_abe_famous_wisconsin_war_eagle_on_101st_airborne_division_patch

 

[GwilymT]

Eagle, Wisconsin, 101st Airborne

 

[GwilymT]

Eagle, 8th Wisconsin, 101st Airborne (forgot to put regiment in previous answer)

Edit - Good correction, GwilymT. Now your answer is correct.

Welcome to the trivia game. Hope you'll come back and play again.

hoosier

 

[kholland]

my question

 

[Brenal]

1. Bald Eagle
2. 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
3. 101st Airborne Division (the Screaming Eagles)

 

[gentlemanrob]

1. Bald Eagle
2. Wisconsin
3. 101st Airborne Division

Edit - The second part of the question asked for the regiment, as well as the state.

hoosier

 

[WJC]

Their were a number of animal mascots in military units during the Civil War. One of the most famous belonged to a Midwestern State regiment that served in the Western theater. The Confederates knew about it and hated it. At the Battle of Corinth Rebel General Sterling Price ordered his men to capture it "as he would rather get that ? than capture a whole brigade of men". Later a rendering of this animal's head became one of the most well known division patches in World War II and beyond.
(1) Name the type of animal
(2) The regiment and State
(3)The World War II unit

credit: @kholland

1. Old Abe, a female bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus);
2. Eighth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry;
3. 101st Airborne Division, the "Screaming Eagles".
Source: "Old Abe", Military Wiki, https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Old_Abe#Corinth

 

[Reconstructed Rebel]

1. American Eagle
2. 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
3. 101st Airborne Division

 

[Dutch Waits]

1. eagle
2. 8th. Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
3. 101st. Airborne Division

 

[Jack7171]

8th Wisconsin with their eagle "old Abe"?

Edit - We normally ask that players put their answers to all parts of the question in their own words, rather than supplying links or pictures, but in this case your answer to the third part of the question is obviously right, so you get credit for a correct response.

Welcome to the trivia game. Hope you'll come back and play again.

hoosier

 

[Pollaco]

Eagle
8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
101st Airborne Division

 

[W Charles Young]

1. Eagle
2. 8th Wisconsin
3. 101st Airborne Division

 

[sarladaise]

1) Bald eagle "Old Abe"
2) 8th Wisconsin Vol. Inf. "Eagle" Regiment, Wisconsin
3) 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)

 

[TexBadger]

1) Eagle (name: Old Abe)
2) 8th Wisconsin
3) 101st Airborne

Edit - Correct, TexBadger. Welcome to the trivia game.

Hope you'll come back and play again.

hoosier

 

[Gibbon]

Eagle ( Old Abe )
8th Wisconsin Vol Infantry
101 st Airborne Division