Trivia 5-2-17 Long Tall Sol-ly

[Trivia Master]

"Long Sol" was the nickname of a Union Brigadier General. President Lincoln said of him that he was the only one of that distinction in his army.

What was the name of that Brigadier?
What made him so distinctive to President Lincoln?

credit: @FarawayFriend

 

[Copperhead-mi]

Solomon Meredith, who Lincoln said was the only Quaker general in the army.

Source: Lincoln's Lieutenants: The High Command of th Army of the Potomac

 

[kholland]

Solomon Meredith was 6`7" and one of the very few men taller then the 6`4" Lincoln.

Edit - While it is true that Meredith was one of a few men taller than Lincoln, the clue stated that Lincoln said he was "the only one" of the distinction he was making note of - which means he wasn't talking about the fact that Meredith was taller than he was.

Hoosier

 

[Reb]

Solomon Meredith, Camp scuttlebut was that he was either related to Lincoln, or had worked with him on a flatboat and that he owed his promotion to that reason.

Edit - Camp scuttlebutt isn't the same thing as what Lincoln said about him.

Hoosier

 

[Schwallanscher]

solomon meredith, who was even taller than old abe (3 inches)

Edit - See edit to post # 3.

Hoosier

 

[hughes]

Solomon Meredith

He was taller than President Lincoln.

Edit - See edit to post # 3.

Hoosier

 

[captaindrew]

Solomon Meredith, was 6'7 tall

Edit - Good try, captaindrew, but unfortunately that wasn't the distinction Lincoln remarked upon.

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

Hoosier

 

[Jimklag]

"Long Sol" was the nickname of a Union Brigadier General. President Lincoln said of him that he was the only one of that distinction in his army.

What was the name of that Brigadier?
What made him so distinctive to President Lincoln?

credit: @FarawayFriend

Solomon Meredith
Taller than Abe

Edit - See edit to post # 3.

Hoosier

 

[SD_CivilWarTvlr]

Solomon Meredith
He was 6'7" tall

Edit - See edit to post # 7.

Hoosier

 

[DBF]

The Brigadier General - Solomon Meredith
Distinctive - (Not Sure if this is Correct - but only thing I could find at this time) When General Meredith at 6'7" stood next to President Lincoln at 6'4", Pres. Lincoln found someone he could look up. I also found a site that declared General Meredith was the tallest Union General - and President Lincoln at that time (and still today) is our tallest president.
https://pspaugy.wordpress.com/tag/19th-indiana/
Wikipedia - heights of our Presidents

Edit - See edit to post # 3.

Hoosier

 

[nextcity]

Six foot seven inch tall Solomon Meredith.
He was the only Quaker General in the Union Army.

 

[15thAlabamaInfantryUnit]

Solomon Meredith and he was a republican, a friend of Lincoln, and had strong antislavery leanings.

Edit - Meredith may have been all of those things, but none of them was a unique distinction.

Hoosier

 

[Wallyfish]

Solomon Meredith commanded The Iron Brigade.

Meredith was a Quaker. Lincoln said that Meredith was the "only Quaker General I have in the Army".

https://books.google.com/books?id=S...=solomon meredith only quaker general&f=false

 

[adisciu9]

Solomon Meredith
Only Quaker General in Lincoln's army

 

[Brenal]

Solomon Meredith

At 6 feet 7 inches tall he was one of the few Union Generals that Lincoln had to look up to.
Source:https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=bODqBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT97&lpg=PT97&dq=Solomon+Meredith?Abraham+Lincoln&source=bl&ots=g4wcteJuY2&sig=vfvLGP3pYK0eWBpht3Juy6y_ApI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjm7-K5t9HTAhWmKsAKHRXiD6UQ6AEIVjAO#v=onepage&q=Solomon Meredith?Abraham Lincoln&f=false

Edit - See edit to post # 3.

Hoosier

 

[William G Hendry]

Soloman Meredith, Lincoln said he was the only Quaker General in his army

 

[JohnW.]

I love the easy ones

His name was Brigadier General Solomon Meredith (he commanded the Iron Brigade)
Mr. Lincoln said he was the only Quaker in "his" army.

Edit - You left out an important word.

Lincoln said that Meredith was the only Quaker general - not the only Quaker - in his army.

Hoosier

 

[MRB1863]

Solomon Meredith. He was nicknamed "Long Sol" for his towering 6' 7" body.
Mr. Lincoln liked to point out that Meredith was the only Quaker general he had in his Army.

 

[Nayinpa]

Solomon Meredith
Leading the Iron Brigade, General Meredith was commissioned by Abraham Lincoln

Edit - Meredith may have been commissioned by Lincoln, but he wouldn't have been the only one.

Hoosier

 

[MaryDee]

Solomon Meredith. Per wikipedia article of that name, he was 6' 7" tall, which explains his nickname. "Mr. Lincoln remarked Meredith as the only Quaker general in the army" per Stephen W. Sears, Lincoln's Lieutenants, p. 552. https://books.google.com/books?id=p...nepage&q=solomon meredith and lincoln&f=false