Trivia 11-9-2020 3 Parter

[ami]

On December 15, 1862, this midwestern state mustered in a three-year regiment that had a unique condition for enlistment. This condition earned the regiment a unique nickname. The regiment was basically a non-combat unit; it spent most of its service guarding prisoner of war camps and supply trains and mustered out May 24 1865.

What was the Regiment ?
What was the unique condition for enlistment ?
What was the unique nickname of this Regiment ?

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hoosier

 

[hughes]

37th Iowa
be at least 45 years of age
Graybeard Regiment

 

[stuart1861]

- 37th Iowa Infantry Regiment
- age of 45 and older, and not liable for military service
- "Graybeard Regiment"

 

[koabd1978]

37th Iowa
had to be 45+ yrs old
the greybeard regt

37th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment

The 37th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, nicknamed the "Graybeard Regiment," was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The 37th Iowa Infantry was organized at Muscatine, Iowa and mustered in for three years of Federal service on December 15, 1862...

civilwar.wikia.org

 

[warbird43]

On December 15, 1862, this midwestern state mustered in a three-year regiment that had a unique condition for enlistment. This condition earned the regiment a unique nickname. The regiment was basically a non-combat unit; it spent most of its service guarding prisoner of war camps and supply trains and mustered out May 24 1865.

What was the Regiment ?
What was the unique condition for enlistment ?
What was the unique nickname of this Regiment ?

Note to ami: this is my submission ....Warbird43

 

[ErnieMac]

What was the Regiment? 37th Iowa Infantry.
What was the unique condition for enlistment? All men enlisted had to be over 45 years of age.
What was the unique nickname of this Regiment? Graybeard Regiment.

37th Iowa Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Kurt G]

1. 37th Iowa
2.Enlistees had to be at least 45 years old
3.The Graybeard Regiment.

 

[warbird43]

Credit for submission

 

[Brenal]

1. 37th Iowa Volunteer Infantry
2. Over the age of 45 years and in good physical condition.
3. The Greybeards

The Governor's Own Iowa Rifles: Comments

www.iowavalor.com

 

[streetwiseprof]

37th Iowa Infantry.
Enlistees had to be 45 years or older (although some younger men, including some under 18, were enrolled).
"The Graybeard Regiment"

 

[Pollaco]

The 37th IOWA had this unique condition in that members had to be at least
45 YEARS OF AGE. The unique nickname that they were also known by is
THE GRAYBEARDS.

 

[kholland]

37th Iowa Regiment
Only accepted men 45 years of age or older
"The Graybeard Regiment"

 

[sarladaise]

1. 37th Iowa Infantry regiment
2. All men enlisted had to be at least 45 years old
3. "Graybeard Regiment"

 

[WJC]

On December 15, 1862, this midwestern state mustered in a three-year regiment that had a unique condition for enlistment. This condition earned the regiment a unique nickname. The regiment was basically a non-combat unit; it spent most of its service guarding prisoner of war camps and supply trains and mustered out May 24 1865.

What was the Regiment ?
What was the unique condition for enlistment ?
What was the unique nickname of this Regiment ?

What was the Regiment? 37th Iowa Volunteer Infantry.
What was the unique condition for enlistment? It was composed exclusively of men who were over forty-five years of age and not liable for military service.
What was the unique nickname of this Regiment? The "Graybeard Regiment" or simply "The Graybeards".
Source: Adjutant General Guy E. Logan, Roster and Record of Iowa Troops In the Rebellion. (Des Moines, IA: E.H. English, State Printer; E.D. Chassell, State Binder: 1911), Vol. V. p. 741.

 

[DBF]

1. 37th Iowa Infantry Regiment
2. All men enlisted had to be at least 45 years old, but in good physical condition
3. Nicknamed the "Graybeard Regiment"

Roster and Records of Iowa Soldiers, War of the Rebellion – Regiment History of Thirty-Seventh Iowa Volunteer Infantry

 

[JOHN42768]

1) 37th Iowa Vol. Infantry Regiment
2) Old men-none under forty-five, many over sixty years of age who who were exempt from the obligations of military duty, but their patriotism induced them to enlist themselves for garrison duty
3) Greybeard Regiment
source: http://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/index.php?title=GREYBEARD_REGIMENT

 

[RebelWeber]

You must be,of course sir, referring to the 37th Iowa known as
"The Graybeard Regiment"
no one under 45 accepted

 

[FarawayFriend]

1) 37th Iowa Infantry Regiment
2) It was composed entirely of men not liable for military service, as all enlisted members had to be at least 45 years old
3) Graybeard Regiment

Source:

37th Iowa Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[mrgrs27]

I don't know the regiment designation but I'm guessing maybe Ohio and probably the troops were members of the Society of Friends (Quakers)

Edit - Sorry, mrgrs27, this isn't the correct answer (although my first thought was also that it was likely to be a regiment of conscientious objectors).

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

hoosier

 

[Dave DuBrucq]

37th Iowa Infantry Regiment
All men enlisting had to be at least 45 years old
Their unique name was the Greybeards (also Silver Greys)