Trivia 2-26-19 Super Recruiter

[Trivia Master]

This Union officer is estimated to have recruited 10.000 young, unmarried men,
who became known as "babies" because of their age.
Name the officer.

credit: @sarladaise

 

[Brenal]

Brigadier General Alvin Peterson Hovey.

 

[GS]

Brigadier General Alvin P. Hovey

 

[DBF]

You Are: General Alvin P. Hovey, (1821-1891) the commander of "Hovey's Babies".

 

[SWMODave]

Hovey's Babies - courtesy Alvin Petersen Hovey

Source

 

[Wallyfish]

Alvin Peterson Hovey

Hovey's babies.

Tough question. Recruiting young men/babies searches results in some very dark results.

https://books.google.com/books?id=3...10,000 unmarried men nicknamed babies&f=false

 

[Schwallanscher]

alvin peterson hovey - source

 

[FarawayFriend]

That should be Alvin Peterson Hovey and the young recruits were nicknamed "Hovey's babies"

Source:
The Routledge Encyclopedia of Civil War Era Biographies
von John D. Wright
page 289

https://books.google.de/books?id=V_...med babies&hl=de&pg=PA289#v=onepage&q&f=false

 

[Stony]

Union Brigadier General Alvin P Hovey

 

[GELongstreet]

Alvin P. Hovey

 

[ErnieMac]

Alvin P. Hovey.

 

[WJC]

This Union officer is estimated to have recruited 10.000 young, unmarried men,
who became known as "babies" because of their age.
Name the officer.

credit: @sarladaise

Alvin P. Hovey (1821-1891). In the last months of the conflict, he Commanded the District of Indiana, where he enlisted about 10,000 soldiers, nicknamed "Hovey's Babies".

 

[Eleanor Rose]

Alvin Peterson Hovey
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[captaindrew]

Alvin Peterson Hovey

 

[Big Sarge]

Alvin Peterson Hovey. His recruits were called "Hovey Babies".

https://www.historycentral.com/Bio/UGENS/USAHovey.html

 

[Jimklag]

Alvin Peterson Hovey - Source

 

[luinrina]

That was Alvin Peterson Hovey (September 6, 1821 – November 23, 1891).

Sources: Wikipedia,

 

[Ole Miss]

James T. Ayers
Regards
David

 

[JOHN42768]

Gen. Alvin Peterson Hovey (September 6, 1821 – November 23, 1891) Organized "Hovey's Babies."
Source:

 

[sarladaise]

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