Trivia 9-30-19 nicknames

[Trivia Master]

When units from the army of the Potomac were redeployed to the western theater in autumn 1864 they were welcomed by their western comrades with friendly criticism of their neat, regulation appearance.
What was the nickname the westerners gave the new arrivals?

credit: @WJC

 

[Brenal]

Paper collar soldiers.

 

[Kurt G]

Paper collar soldiers

 

[111thNYSV]

bandstand soldiers?

Edit - I'm going to accept this answer, since it is close enough to "Band-box soldiers," which is supported by the source given in post # 19.

Welcome to the trivia game, 111thNYSV. Hope you'll come back and play again.

hoosier

 

[hughes]

feather bed soldiers

 

[Stone in the wall]

Fighting Joes

 

[Ole Miss]

Paper Collar soldiers
Regards
David

 

[FarawayFriend]

The only nicknames which referred to the "neat appearence" of the Easterners that I could find in several sources were "paper collars " and "white glove gents".

Source

Source

 

[FarawayFriend]

I hit the "post reply" button accidentally, but wanted to give that additional source by our own @donna:

Source

 

[uaskme]

Potomac Rats, are what they called Hooker's Troops as they were coming up from Bridgeport to the base of Lookout Mountain. This would be October of 63. Doubt if the AOC changed their opinion of them.

Edit - Good try, but I wouldn't think that maintaining a neat, orderly appearance would cause the Eastern troops to be nicknamed "Rats."

hoosier

 

[Wallyfish]

I found a book that had several nicknames. Question title is plural, question body is singular, so I am a bit confused on what to respond. I have found paper collars and white glove gents in numerous sources. Undependable holiday Soldiers is also mentioned in several sources.

If the question is looking only for one name, I will go with Paper Collars. You can also find that term here in CWT slang with a similar definition.

Paper collars white glove gents source

 

[sarladaise]

"Paper Collar Soldiers"
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/75...-men-will-remember.125514/page-3#post-1608243

 

[Stony]

"paper dollar", "holiday soldiers", "white glove gents"
source-https://books.google.com/books?id=aBZjDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT96&lpg=PT96&dq=Paper+collar:+Derisive+term+used+by+western+Federal+soldiers+to+refer+to+eastern
source-https://civilwartalk.com/threads/paper-collar.70037/

Edit - The sources you supplied support only your first answer (you corrected the spelling in a later post). You may thank Wallyfish for indicating that there are sources supporting your other two answers.

hoosier

 

[Mike Serpa]

"Amigos del Brooks Brothers"

Edit - Best wrong answer I've seen all week.

hoosier

 

[Wallyfish]

Paper collar: Derisive term used by western Federal soldiers to refer to eastern Federal soldiers, who they often thought looked like fancy dandies.


This is the CWT terms definition for Paper Collars that lead me to further search for Paper Collars. I have used this CWT board to find many sland and terms.

Paper collar | From Abatis to Zouave! (A to Z)

Paper collar: Derisive term used by western Federal soldiers to refer to eastern Federal soldiers, who they often thought looked like fancy dandies.

civilwartalk.com

 

[JOHN42768]

Spent to much time

 

[Stony]

edit-Make that "paper collar".

 

[SWMODave]

Yankees

 

[ErnieMac]

Band-Box Soldiers.

New Jersey and the Rebellion

This book examines the role of New Jersey's militias in the Civil War by regiment.

books.google.com

 

[kholland]

white gloves and paper collars