11-24-21

[Trivia Master]

During the war, General George Thomas rode a horse named after a good friend. Who was that friend and what was his horse's name?

credit: @Reconstructed Rebel

Thanksgiving Bonus:
Before the Civil War, one man resigned from the Army to manufacture his own guns only to have his company fail. This same man is then given a railroad job by a friend who was a railroad executive. These men both ended up as Generals together during the Civil War.
Who are these Generals?

credit: @JFW22

 

[hughes]

William Sherman "Billy"

 

[Brenal]

Friend: William T Sherman
Horse: Billy

Bonus:
Ambrose Burnside
George B McClellan

 

[hughes]

Thanksgiving Bonus:

Burnside failed gun manufacturer
McClellan RR friend

 

[bayouace]

1. William T. Sherman and "Billy".
2. Ambrose Burnside and George McClellan.

 

[DBF]

Question
General George Thomas named his horse "Billy" after General William T. Sherman his one time West Point roommate.

Bonus
The two generals were: George B McClellan and Ambrose E Burnside

 

[streetwiseprof]

Billy. William T. Sherman.

Ambrose Burnside and George McClellan.

 

[Ole Miss]

1) William T. Sherman
2) Billy
Bonus
1) Ambrose Burnside
2) George McClellan
Regards
David

 

[JOHN42768]

Main: Gen. George Thomas friend Gen. William T. Sherman. Billy Sherman the name of the horse.
source: https://buffalonews.com/news/local/...cle_2c237a5d-bdfd-59f2-9314-fda86799660d.html

Bonus: to follow

Edit - The source presented indicates that "Billy Sherman," the horse buried in Wilson, NY, is not the horse that George Thomas rode. "Billy Sherman" belonged to an unnamed Confederate officer. Thomas' horse was simply named "Billy."

hoosier

 

[JOHN42768]

Bonus: Gen. Ambrose Burnside the Burnside carbine inventor and Gen. George McClellan the Illinois Central railroad executive
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose_Burnside

 

[WJC]

During the war, General George Thomas rode a horse named after a good friend. Who was that friend and what was his horse's name?

credit: @Reconstructed Rebel

George Thomas named his horse "Billy", after his good friend William Tecumseh Sherman.

Thanksgiving Bonus:
Before the Civil War, one man resigned from the Army to manufacture his own guns only to have his company fail. This same man is then given a railroad job by a friend who was a railroad executive. These men both ended up as Generals together during the Civil War.
Who are these Generals?

credit: @JFW22

Ambrose E. Burnside was the failed gunmaker; George B. McClellan was the railroad executive.

 

[Kyle Kalasnik]

The horse was named "Billy" after William Sherman.

 

[kholland]

"Billy" was named for William Tecumseh Sherman

Bonus: Ambrose Burnside worked for George McClellan at the Illinois Central Road.

 

[rbasin]

During the war, General George Thomas rode a horse named after a good friend. Who was that friend and what was his horse's name?

credit: @Reconstructed Rebel

Thanksgiving Bonus:
Before the Civil War, one man resigned from the Army to manufacture his own guns only to have his company fail. This same man is then given a railroad job by a friend who was a railroad executive. These men both ended up as Generals together during the Civil War.
Who are these Generals?

credit: @JFW22

First is named after Sherman and named Billy.

Second was Burnside.

Edit - Your first answer is correct, so you get 10 points credit. The bonus question asked for two names, so I can't give credit for your answer to that one.

hoosier

 

[Pollaco]

The friend was William T. Sherman and the horse was Billy.
Bonus: George McClellan and Ambrose Burnside were the 2 "railroad generals".

 

[neyankee61]

Burnsides and McClellan

Edit - That's a correct answer to the bonus question, so 10 points credit for you, neyankee61.

A belated welcome to the trivia game. I see you also answered the November 22 question, but I failed at the time to recognize you were a new player.

Hope you'll come back and play again. Note that occasionally we have both a main question and one or more bonus questions on the same date. On such occasions, players get 10 points credit for each question they answer correctly.

hoosier

 

[ErnieMac]

Who was that friend and what was his horse's name? Friend - William Tecumseh Sherman. Horse - Billie.

Thanksgiving Bonus: Who are these Generals? Ambrose Burnside and George McClellan.

 

[Gibbon]

His horse Billy, was named for William Sherman
Ambrose Burnside and George McClellan

 

[sarladaise]

The friend was William T. Sherman
The horse's name was "Billy"

Thanksgiving Bonus:

Ambrose E. Burnside
George B. McClellan

 

[hoosier]

Main question: The good friend was William Tecumseh Sherman and the horse's name was Billy.

Bonus: Ambrose Burnside and George McClellan