Trivia 11-30-17

[Trivia Master]

Question: The famous West Point class of 1915 is known as "The class the stars fell on" for a great number of generals it gave to US Army.
In relation to the Civil War, there was a pre-war US Army regiment that we can similarly call "The regiment the stars fell on" for great number of generals, both Union and Confederate, that served in its ranks - no less than 16, among which were half of future Confederacy full generals.

credit: @István.AT

Edit - The question hasn't been stated as clearly as I might like it to be. My best guess is that the intent was to ask players to identify the pre-war US Army regiment that included 16 future Civil War generals.

If it turns out that the intent was to ask for something else, I may have to throw this question out.

hoosier

 

[SWMODave]

I am going to assume you want to know the name of the unit in question. It was the 2nd US Cavalry.

Source

This unit is still in service today and is a Stryker brigade combat team today - Video

 

[truthckr]

SECOND UNITED STATES CAVALRY

 

[gentlemanrob]

West Point Class of 1846

Edit - Although the question was not stated as clearly as it should have been, the West Point Class of 1846 does not fit the clue that said half of future Confederate full generals were included in its ranks.

hoosier

 

[Brenal]

2nd US Cavalry.

 

[hughes]

2nd Regiment of Dragoons

 

[captaindrew]

The 2nd US Cavalry, also known as " Jeff Davis's Own" as the officers were hand picked by Jefferson Davis. Among the 16 future generals in it's ranks, 11 of those became Confederate generals, there were 4 future full CS generals, R.E. Lee, A.S. Johnston, E.K. Smith and J.B. Hood.

 

[FarawayFriend]

That was the 2nd US Cavalry

"Sixteen Civil War generals came from the rolls of the Regiment, eleven fought with the Confederacy and five for the Union. The original 2nd cavalry provided Jefferson Davis with one-half or four of his full generals - A. J. Johnston, Lee, E.K. Smith and Hood"
http://generalthomas.com/2nd_cav.htm


With this reply I will take a break from Trivia.
November was an extremely tough month for me concerning Trivia questions and I have noticed that I have spent far too much time looking for answers - which was especially frustrating because later some questions were either thrown out or each and every answer was declared valid, no matter what.
This is absolutely not meant as criticism of you, @hoosier - you do a great job and I don't envy you and could not do it any better for sure!
It's just that I have noticed that lately Trivia gave me more frustration than fun - and I dearly hope a break will fix that.

I love Trivia, I learned a lot here and I think I will return some day.
Until then, have fun everybody and good luck!

Edit - Anybody's entitled to take a break when they feel like doing so.

Hope we'll see you back again in the future.

hoosier

 

[Wallyfish]

2nd US Cavalry.

For those that do not know the history of this famous US Army command, it has been called "The regiment that the stars fell upon," due to the huge number of generals (16), both United State of America and Confederate States of America (mostly CSA), that came from its ranks for service in the American Civil War.

These include (with their 2nd US Cavalry ranks in parentheses) Robert E. Lee CSA (Lt. Col.), Albert Sidney Johnston CSA (Col.), Edmund Kirby Smith CSA (Captain), John Bell Hood CSA (Lt.), William J. Hardee CSA (Major), Earl Van Dorn CSA (captain), Fitzhugh Lee CSA (Lt.), Charles Field CSA (Lt.), Nathan Evans CSA (captain), George Cosby CSA (Lt.), James Major CSA (Lt.), George Thomas USA (Major), George Stoneman USA (Captain), Kenner Garrard USA (Lt.), Richard Johnson USA (Captain), and Innis Palmer USA (captain)

Multiple sources.
http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/us^2cv.html

 

[jackt62]

2nd US Cavalry

 

[Jimklag]

Question: The famous West Point class of 1915 is known as "The class the stars fell on" for a great number of generals it gave to US Army.
In relation to the Civil War, there was a pre-war US Army regiment that we can similarly call "The regiment the stars fell on" for great number of generals, both Union and Confederate, that served in its ranks - no less than 16, among which were half of future Confederacy full generals.

credit: @István.AT

I think you are talking about the 2nd U. S. Cavalry at Fort Mason Texas which had future CSA full generals R.E. Lee, Albert Sydney Johnston and William J. Hardee as well as George H. Thomas and John Bell Hood among its roster of officers.

 

[sjw83071]

SECOND UNITED STATES CAVALRY

 

[chellers]

Not sure what is the question, so I'll just say Regiment of Mounted Riflemen.

https://history.army.mil/html/books/075/75-1/CMH_Pub_75-1.pdf

 

[TinCan]

2nd US Cavalry

 

[ErnieMac]

2nd US Dragoons which would become the 2nd US Cavalry.

 

[BlueNGrey]

2nd U.S. Cavalry Regiment, aka 2nd Dragoons
Sixteen Civil War generals came from the rolls of the Regiment, eleven fought with the Confederacy and five for the Union. The original 2nd cavalry provided Jefferson Davis with one-half or four of his full generals - A. J. Johnston, Lee, E.K. Smith and Hood."

http://generalthomas.com/2nd_cav.htm

 

[GELongstreet]

That was the 2nd U.S. Cavalry Regiment.

 

[WJC]

Question: The famous West Point class of 1915 is known as "The class the stars fell on" for a great number of generals it gave to US Army.
In relation to the Civil War, there was a pre-war US Army regiment that we can similarly call "The regiment the stars fell on" for great number of generals, both Union and Confederate, that served in its ranks - no less than 16, among which were half of future Confederacy full generals.

credit: @István.AT

The USMA Class of 1846.
Among its graduates were 19 future generals: eight U. S. and eight rebel. These (with class ranking) included United States Army generals Darius N. Couch (13), John G. Foster (4), George H. Gordon (43), George B. McClellan (2), James Oakes (34), Jesse L. Reno (8), George Stoneman (33), Samuel D. Sturgis (32). Though originally a member of the Class, John Gibbon graduated in 1847.
Future rebel Generals were John Adams (25), William M. Gardner (55), Thomas J. Jackson (17), David R. Jones (41), Dabney H. Maury (37), Samuel B. Maxey (58), George E. Pickett (59), Cadmus M. Wilcox (54). Ambrose P. Hill entered with the Class, but graduated in 1847.
In addition Birkett D. Fry, who entered with the Class, was dismissed from the Academy after failing mathematics and did not graduate.

Edit - Although the question was not stated as clearly as it should have been, the West Point Class of 1846 does not fit the clue that said half of future Confederate full generals were included in its ranks.

hoosier

 

[MaryDee]

After quite a bit of searching, I found this:
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/regiment-of-future-generals.52293/
The numbers don't quite match, unless I counted wrong (I may have!), but this source cites the 2nd Cavalry in Texas
The CWT source above cites as its source: http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/Lee_in_texas-.htm

 

[Stony]

United States 5th Regiment of Infantry
source-https://history.army.mil/books/R&H/R&H-5IN.htm