Trivia 5-30-18 Russian

[WJC]

Which Civil War general was a native of the Russian empire?

credit: @MaryDee

Ivan Vasyliovych Turchyn (aka Ivan Vasilyevich Turchaninov, John Basil Turchin) (1822-1901).

 

[FarawayFriend]

That would probably be "The Russian Thunderbolt" Union Brigadier General John Basil Turchin aka Ivan Vasyliovych Turchaninov or Turchininoff or Ivan Vasiliyevich Turchenoff aka Ivan Turchyn ...

"Ivan Vasyliovych Turchyn; December 24, 1822 – June 18, 1901) [1][2] [3] better known by his Anglicised name of John Basil Turchin, was a Union army brigadier general in the American Civil War. He led two critical charges that saved the day at Chickamauga and was among the first to lead soldiers up Missionary Ridge."

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ivan_Turchin&oldid=836869895

"Born Ivan Vasilovitch Turchininoff near the Don River in Russia on January 30, 1822, Turchin followed in his father's footsteps and embarked on a military career. He attended the Nicholas Academy of the General Staff, Russia's preeminent military school, and after graduation in 1852, was ordered to the staff of the Imperial Guards in St. Petersburg. By the age of 33, he had achieved the rank of colonel. In May 1856, Turchin wed Nadexhda Lvova in Krakow, Poland. A few months later, they immigrated to the United States and Americanized their names to John Basil and Nadine Turchin."
http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1652

https://thelateunpleasantness.wordpress.com/2014/04/04/john-basil-turchin-the-ukrainian-thunderbolt/

 

[MaryDee]

I guess I get credit for the question here, even though I'm not competing this month.

Edit - Yep. You get 10 points, whether you want them or not.

hoosier

 

[Eleanor Rose]

George Pomutz was appointed a brevet brigadier general on March 13, 1865.

Source: Wikipedia

 

[Eleanor Rose]

Oops! I want to change my answer. Ivan Vasyliovych Turchyn, better known by his Anglicised name of John Basil Turchin, was a Union army brigadier general in the American Civil War. Hope this one is right!!!

Source: Wikipedia

 

[nextcity]

Ivan Turchin

 

[Don Dixon]

Ivan Vasyliovych Turchyn (AKA: John Basil Turchin)

Regards,
Don Dixon

 

[MC44]

Ivan Vasyliovych Turchyn; December 24, 1822 – June 18, 1901) [1][2] [3] better known by his Anglicised name of John Basil Turchin, was a Union army brigadier general in the American Civil War. He led two critical charges that saved the day at Chickamauga and was among the first to lead soldiers up Missionary Ridge.

(Wikipedia)

 

[Olustee1863]

That Man is Is Ivan Vasyliovych Turchyn

Source
Source #2

Ivan Vasyliovych Turchyn; (December 24, 1822 – June 18, 1901) better known by his Anglicized name of John Basil Turchin, was a Union army brigadier general in the American Civil War. He led two critical charges that saved the day at Chickamauga and was among the first to lead soldiers up Missionary Ridge.

 

[Olustee1863]

Also to add from Source #2:

Turchin, John B., brigadier-general, was born in Russia,
but in early life migrated to America and at the time of the
outbreak of the Civil war was living in the state of Illinois.
On June 17, 1861, he was commissioned colonel of the 19th Ill.
infantry, and having been a colonel of staff in the Russian
Guards he paid particular attention at the start to the drill
and discipline of his regiment, utilizing the first two weeks
in camp to the utmost to make the regiment as efficient as
possible for the service before it. He pursued his endeavors
in that respect every time the regiment was not on the march
and finally succeeded in making the 19th Ill. infantry one of
the best drilled regiments in the western armies. On the
evening of July 13 he arrived at Quincy with his regiment, and
on the 14th received orders from Gen. Hurlbut to relieve the
21st Ill. infantry, on the Hannibal & St. Joseph railroad from
Quincy to Palmyra, and between the latter place and Hannibal,
Mo. During their two weeks, stay in that locality the men of
his command, besides guarding several important bridges on the
railroad, made several expeditions to different points in the
neighborhood, chased newly organized Confederate companies out
of various plantations, destroyed their barracks and
provisions, obliged the citizens to give pledges not to
support any more such companies, encouraged formations of
home-guard companies at Palmyra and Newark, suppressed the
secessionists and encouraged the Unionists. So well did Col.
Turchin perform the work assigned him that, on July 17, 1862,
he was commissioned brigadier-general of volunteers, in which
capacity he served until Oct. 4, 1864, when he resigned from
the army and resumed the peaceful pursuits of civil life.
Gen. Turchin died June 19, 1901.

 

[hoosier]

Union General Ivan (John) Turchin

 

[lelliott19]

Ivan Vasyliovych Turchyn (1822 – 18 June 1901)
aka John Basil Turchin was a native of the Russian Empire and a Brigadier General in the US Army during the American Civil War. wiki/Ivan_Turchin

 

[connecticut yankee]

John Basil Turchin

 

[Henry Brown]

Ivan Turchin

 

[Mark F. Jenkins]

Turchin

 

[ami]

Answer: John B. Turchin, born Ivan Vasiliovych Turchyn.
https://www.revolvy.com/topic/John B. Turchin&item_type=topic
Wikipedia, "Ivan Turchin"