Help ID Confederate General?

[Barrycdog]

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/534661786989842619/

 

[rbasin]

How do you mean?

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Does the rank on his collar match McCulloch. Looks like 2 stars and something else. Maybe a third star?

 

[GELongstreet]

Does the rank on his collar match McCulloch. Looks like 2 stars and something else. Maybe a third star?

Definitly a third star ... all inside a wreath and the center star is enlarged - so it would match for a Brigadier.

 

[AUG]

He definitely bears a resemblance to Brig. Gen. Henry W. Allen.

 

[rpkennedy]

It is 3 stars. Confederate generals wore 3 stars surrounded by a wreath, regardless of particular general rank.

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[lelliott19]

If the original ID of McCullough is incorrect, then perhaps we are looking at someone else?

I see a resemblance to George P Doles as well. Anyone else?

 

[AndyHall]

The picture is also credited to be Robert A. McCulloch of the 2nd Missouri Cavalry (hence the confusion with Ben McCulloch).

EDIT:

Family ties to Ben? Don´t know. But the Colonel was called Black Bob, and his Lieutenant Colonel was his cousin, who was also named Robert McCulloch and was called Red Bob.

That same image is on Find-a-Grave.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=46824450

Definitely not Ben McCulloch:
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[lelliott19]

@AndyHall would a Colonel have worn three stars on his collar? Do you see the resemblance between the unknown CDV and Dole above?

 

[AndyHall]

Lieutenant Colonel was two stars, Colonel was three. The original illustration appears to show a wreath around them, which would indicate a General (of whatever type).

 

[Barrycdog]

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/f...yrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=11032&df=all&

This says Benjamin McColluch too but there are several sites that say its him. Lots of mistakes I guess.
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[Barrycdog]

http://civilwartalk.com/threads/whos-this-guy.78956/page-2

 

[Barrycdog]

http://armyhistoryjournal.com/?p=843

After the initial Union attack on the morning of 10 August, Confederate Brigadier General Benjamin McCulloch rallied Rebel troops and defeated the Union forces at Wilson's Creek. McCulloch was killed less than a year later at the Battle of Pea Ridge in Arkansas. (Library of Congress)

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[Barrycdog]

If its not Benjamin McCulloch someone needs to contact the Library of Congress and tell them.
http://www.loc.gov/item/cwp2003004424/PP/

 

[MRB1863]

Google thinks it is Ben McCulloch. So does Wikipedia. I guess we will never know if this is an absolute fact without travelling back in time to find out first hand from Ben.

 

[Nathanb1]

He looks familiar, but the picture I am thinking of is a picture of him in old age. Its not Van Dorn, as Van Dorn has a "high forehead". And I think this guy is too young to be McCulloch, but didn't McCulloch have a little brother?

Yes, but I don't think it's Henry, either.

 

[Nathanb1]

The picture is also credited to be Robert A. McCulloch of the 2nd Missouri Cavalry (hence the confusion with Ben McCulloch).

EDIT:

Family ties to Ben? Don´t know. But the Colonel was called Black Bob, and his Lieutenant Colonel was his cousin, who was also named Robert McCulloch and was called Red Bob.

Confusion with Black Bob would make sense. All I know is that it ain't Henry or Ben...LOC or not.

 

[Nathanb1]

Google thinks it is Ben McCulloch. So does Wikipedia. I guess we will never know if this is an absolute fact without travelling back in time to find out first hand from Ben.

Well, yes we will. It isn't them. This is a really good example of a mistake being endlessly repeated...especially on the Internet, and is an excellent example of why many of us are so nitpicky ... if we leave something unchallenged , it will just be repeated ad infinitum.

 

[MRB1863]

Well, yes we will. It isn't them. This is a really good example of a mistake being endlessly repeated...especially on the Internet, and is an excellent example of why many of us are so nitpicky ... if we leave something unchallenged , it will just be repeated ad infinitum.

Another great example of something not being so just because it's on the internet. Last post was "tongue-in-cheek".

 

[Nathanb1]

Another great example of something not being so just because it's on the internet. Last post was "tongue-in-cheek".

Figured that. I forgot the smiley. It's been a long week!

 

[lelliott19]

What about Doles?