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Nicknames galore
Which Brigadier General of the Union Army, later in the war becoming a Major General, was nicknamed Old Hell Smell; and how (or why) did he receive this monicker?
credit: @GELongstreet
bonus:
Hoosier born, raised and educated, I left home to study Law at Harvard, then practiced law in Ohio. At the outbreak of the war, I volunteered and was commissioned a Major; later I was promoted to Colonel. I was among the first U. S. troops to enter Knoxville, Tennessee in September 1863. After the war, I returned home; practiced law and entered politics. I was rewarded with a long career as a diplomat.I'm not that well known today, but my two better-known grandsons also reached high levels in government service.
Who am I?
Who were my grandsons?
credit: @WJC
Which Brigadier General of the Union Army, later in the war becoming a Major General, was nicknamed Old Hell Smell; and how (or why) did he receive this monicker?
credit: @GELongstreet
bonus:
Hoosier born, raised and educated, I left home to study Law at Harvard, then practiced law in Ohio. At the outbreak of the war, I volunteered and was commissioned a Major; later I was promoted to Colonel. I was among the first U. S. troops to enter Knoxville, Tennessee in September 1863. After the war, I returned home; practiced law and entered politics. I was rewarded with a long career as a diplomat.I'm not that well known today, but my two better-known grandsons also reached high levels in government service.
Who am I?
Who were my grandsons?
credit: @WJC