Trivia 2-22-19 & Bonus

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Bonus: Major General Frederick C. Salomon, a Jewish officer in the Union Army.
source: https://www.buckeyemuse.com/faithful-to-our-god-and-our-cause-ohio-soldiers-celebrate-passover-1862/


Main: Col. John Hancock brother of Major General Winfield Scott Hancock. Col. Hancock named his son Winfield
source: http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/john-hancock.htm

 

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Answer: John Hancock
Source: Glen Tucker, Hancock the Superb, page 72 https://archive.org/stream/hancockthesuperb010775mbp#page/n77
and http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/john-hancock.htm

bonus Brig. Gen. Frederick Salomon (1826-1897). A Prussian Army officer who immigrated as a sympathizer of the 48ers. He commanded the 9th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment and received his star in 1862; serving as brigade and division commander in the Trans-Mississippi. After the war the brother of Governor Edward Salomon was brevetted Major General and became a surveyor. He probably was the highest-ranking Jewish officer in the Union Army.

25 1) Bernard J. D. Irwin
2) Major General William Nelson
3) The Irwin-Ainsa meteorite

Source: Bernard J.D. Irwin - wikipedia