Trivia 5-2-19 Poem

[Trivia Master]

This poem turns our attention to another interesting task,
I tell the characteristic of a general, his name is all I ask.
General Grant would never turn back, Hancock - clean white shirts,
so many generals in this war had very unique quirks.

1.
When his wife sent knitted socks, this southern general would count,
she claimed a "certain number of pairs", but he'd find a different amount.
In his letters, he'd let her know, that she had counted wrong,
while all around the Yankees gathered and were growing strong.

2.
A famous Yankee general when he went to fight and toil,
would douse his hair with perfume, smelling of cinnamon oil.
A red scarf around his neck, a wide hat to shade his face,
a velvet uniform to wear, with coils of golden lace.

3.
This West Point grad was ready, when in battle t'was assigned,
for he was fierce, he was tough, and always in front of his line.
Before a fight he would grab his "lucky" shirt of flannel,
and in bright red, off he'd go, as Yankees he'd dismantle.

4.
This Union Major General when fights were going great,
if you looked upon his whiskers - they'd be laying straight.
But if the tide was turning, and they're heading to a kerfuffle,
you'd never find a straight hair as his whiskers were all ruffled.


Who are these 4 Generals?

credit: @DBF

 

[gentlemanrob]

1. Robert E. Lee
   
2. George Custer
   
3. A. P. Hill
   
4. Ambrose Burnside

 

[FarawayFriend]

Hahahahaaaa!! Great questions! The first three I knew from my heart, but the fourth ...

1) Sounded like Robert E. Lee, and indeed it was him!

2) George Armstrong Custer of course!!

3) Ambrose Powell Hill

4) My guess is George Thomas


Sources:
1)

https://books.google.de/books?id=ap...-wKHW-AAfcQ6AEwCXoECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false

2)
"When Custer wasn't in the middle of a bloody war, his sense of style was tip-top. He was known for wearing elegant coats, spurs on his boots, a scarf around his neck, that usually matched the rest of his outfit, and his flowing golden locks. He often scented his hair with cinnamon oil, which kept it spicy "
http://www.custerbattle.com/general-custer-scented-hair-cinnamon-oils/

3)
"A man of slight build with a bright chestnut-red beard, Hill was affectionately known as "Little Powell" to the Confederate high command. At the time of the battle, he was the youngest major general in the Confederate Army. Having shed his jacket in the heat, Hill was easily identified by his troops on the march by his famous red "battle shirt," which he wore whenever the day promised to produce a good fight."
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/daily/civil-war/the-battle-of-antietam-a-p-hills-greatest-action/

4)
"Moreover, in the unexpected emergency, Thomas abandoned his accustomed role of Old Slow Trot. Urging his guns forward to "relieve the hitch," he used the point of his sword on the rumps of laggard battery horses, then crossed the stream to direct in person the close-up defense of the bridgehead. An Indiana officer judged the progress of the fighting by the way Old Tom fiddled with his short, thick, gray-shot whiskers. "When satisfied he smoothes them down; when troubled he works them all out of shape." They were badly tousled now, and presently, when he saw the attackers falling back from the blast of fire that met them, he moved even further out of character in the opposite direction. "Hurrah!" he shouted, and took off his hat and slammed it on the ground in pure exuberance. "His whiskers were soon in good shape again," the Hoosier captain noted. "
https://erenow.net/ww/the-civil-war-vol3-red-river-to-appomattox/4.php

 

[captaindrew]

1. R.E.Lee 2. Custer 3. A.P.Hill 4. Meade

 

[Big Sarge]

1. Robert E Lee
2. George Armstrong Custer
3. A P Hill
4. Ambrose Burnside

 

[Ole Miss]

1) Robert E. Lee
2) George Armstrong Custer
3) Ambrose Powell Hill, Jr.
4) Ambrose E. Burnside
Regards
David

 

[Brenal]

1. ?
2. Custer
3. A P Hill
4. ?

 

[Wallyfish]

1) Robert E Lee
2) George Custer
3) A.P. Hill
4) George Henry Thomas

Thought #4 would be Burnsides until I found the book link below on "Pap". Page 121 is the key.

https://books.google.com/books?id=D...=onepage&q=civil war ruffled whiskers&f=false

 

[ErnieMac]

This will have to do until I figure out No. 4.
1. Robert E. Lee.
2. George A. Custer.
3. A. P. Hill.

Edit - Answer completed in post # 27.

hoosier

 

[Deleted User CS]

My answers are represented as follows: Answer for Part 1- Robert E. Lee. Answer for Part 2- George Armstrong Custer. Answer for Part 3- Ambrose Powell Hill and Answer for Part 4- Ambrose Burnside. David.

 

[Stony]

1. General Robert E Lee.
source-https://studycivilwar.wordpress.com/2014/02/15/so-you-think-you-could-command-a-civil-war-army/
2. General Custer
3. A. P. Hill
4. George Henry Thomas

 

[Mike Serpa]

2) George Custer

 

[Mike Serpa]

3) A.P. Hill

 

[sarladaise]

1. Robert E. Lee
2. George Armstrong Custer
3. Ambrose Powell Hill
4. Ambrose Burnside

 

[James N.]

2. George Custer
3. A. P. Hill (allegedly but questionably)

 

[luinrina]

First of all, congrats to another great poem, @DBF ! Looking forward to the poetic conclusion.

As for the solutions:
1. Robert E. Lee - that surprised me quite a bit; haven't heard that one before.
Sources: General Lee's Army: From Victory to Collapse, The Man Who Would Not Be Washington: Robert E. Lee's Civil War, https://studycivilwar.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/0209041337a.jpg

2. George Armstrong Custer
Sources: https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-george-armstrong-custer (#6), The Civil War Generals: Comrades, Peers, Rivals-In Their Own Words

3. Ambrose Powell (A.P.) Hill
Sources: https://www.thoughtco.com/lieutenant-general-ambrose-powell-hill-2360578, http://www.angelfire.com/pa4/gettysburg/antietam.html

4. George Henry Thomas - that one was the hardest to find; took me about two hours...
Sources: Shrouds of Glory: From Atlanta to Nashville: The Last Great Campaign of the Civil War, This Hallowed Ground: A History of the Civil War, and the below passage from https://erenow.net/ww/the-civil-war-vol3-red-river-to-appomattox/4.php:

George Thomas was there, in strength and largely braced. Though the attack achieved the desired surprise, those extra two hours had given him time, not only to get nearly all of his combat elements over the creek, but also to get started on the construction of intrenchments. Hardee struck them and rebounded as if from contact with a red-hot stove, followed by Stewart, who drove harder against the enemy right with no better luck. The Federals either stood firm or hurried reinforcements to shore up threatened portions of their line. Moreover, in the unexpected emergency, Thomas abandoned his accustomed role of Old Slow Trot. Urging his guns forward to "relieve the hitch," he used the point of his sword on the rumps of laggard battery horses, then crossed the stream to direct in person the close-up defense of the bridgehead. An Indiana officer judged the progress of the fighting by the way Old Tom fiddled with his short, thick, gray-shot whiskers. "When satisfied he smoothes them down; when troubled he works them all out of shape." They were badly tousled now, and presently, when he saw the attackers falling back from the blast of fire that met them, he moved even further out of character in the opposite direction. "Hurrah!" he shouted, and took off his hat and slammed it on the ground in pure exuberance. "His whiskers were soon in good shape again," the Hoosier captain noted.​

 

[JOHN42768]

1)to follow
2) General Custer
3)General A.P. Hill
4)General Ambrose Burnside

 

[JOHN42768]

1) General R.E. Lee

 

[WJC]

This poem turns our attention to another interesting task,
I tell the characteristic of a general, his name is all I ask.
General Grant would never turn back, Hancock - clean white shirts,
so many generals in this war had very unique quirks.

1.
When his wife sent knitted socks, this southern general would count,
she claimed a "certain number of pairs", but he'd find a different amount.
In his letters, he'd let her know, that she had counted wrong,
while all around the Yankees gathered and were growing strong.

2.
A famous Yankee general when he went to fight and toil,
would douse his hair with perfume, smelling of cinnamon oil.
A red scarf around his neck, a wide hat to shade his face,
a velvet uniform to wear, with coils of golden lace.

3.
This West Point grad was ready, when in battle t'was assigned,
for he was fierce, he was tough, and always in front of his line.
Before a fight he would grab his "lucky" shirt of flannel,
and in bright red, off he'd go, as Yankees he'd dismantle.

4.
This Union Major General when fights were going great,
if you looked upon his whiskers - they'd be laying straight.
But if the tide was turning, and they're heading to a kerfuffle,
you'd never find a straight hair as his whiskers were all ruffled.


Who are these 4 Generals?

credit: @DBF

1. Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) in his March 27, 1863 letter to his wife: "I must again ask you to have the socks Counted accurately, & the number Correctly stated, giving the whole contents of the bag."
2. George A. Custer (1839-1876).
3. Ambrose P. Hill (1825-1865), though some sources dispute that he habitually wore a red shirt.
4. Ambrose E. Burnside (1824-1881).

 

[sjw83071]

1.
2. George Custer
3. A.P. Hill
4.