The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-05-08
Names Given War Generals.

Names Given War Generals.
The nomenclature of the army was
particularly rich in descriptive titles,
and study Of the men upon whom
these names were bestowed viii dis-
cover the fact that very few of them
were ill-adviscd or misplaced
Gen. Ulysses Simson Grant was n
first called cold United States, " from
the initials Of his name After the lii
tie episode At Fort Doaclson, when lie
issued the edict which stamped him a.
equal TO tlie emergency, his men enjhu-
siasticaIly declared that those initials
stood for Unconditional Surrender"
I Ia fact, those Initials caused him not
little perturbation Of mind, and in
I the end he actually had 10 abandon Li-
! baptismal name 10 save tha dignity OF
/ West Point, which unwittinely gave
him "a name that didn't belong % him;
/ bat since it was writ down" the red
tape complications involved iG rc-tor-
ing his right name presented formidl-
blc obstacles which he hesitated to
tackle. Many Of his men called him
"Old Three Stars that indicated his
rank as Lieutenant general. Later.
when fighting the battle with the con-
qlcror who soon or late subdues ali
flesh, be became known the world over
a. the ''Silent sufferer
Gen. William T. Sherman was flmil-
iarly called "Uncle Billy" by his men,
and also called "0ld Tecumseh."
Gen. George B. Mcclellan, who wa.
a prime E4vorite with his men, becdme
endcarcd to them as Little Mae"
Gen. George e. Meade wore glasses
and was speedily dubbed "Foar-Eyed
George" from that and from the fact
that he was keen and quics. and very
little escaped his observation. The
title was one Of which he was proud,
for he knew it was no, designed 70 cut
two ways.
Gen. Ambrose +. Bgrnsiie who re-
lieved Mcclellan a. commander nf the
Army OF the Po.oml-, wa. at .irs- coll
onel Of the First Rh5Ie Island. LI.
when lac came to the di-i,y Of general
he was titled 'Rhojy." incidentally
it may De- stated that G.a. BJrnsiIe
also gave name 70 the piriicIiar car 81
..>ide b1ru-" - much in vogue a few
years sine. "The general with III.
whi>iers" was considered very hand
some figure.
Gen. Joseph T.. Ho1Scr g,t the spI-
briquct Fighting joe" which he hated
heartily, and the man who was spoil
ing for a scrap" c1ald earn It easily
by a!Iuding to the doughty generals
title in his presence.
The MccoDk family was we'll repre-
sented in the war os the rebellion, and
hememb-rs were generally ''bauched'
a. the "fightin. McCool,s." Gen. Alex
ander McCOo.l had - one Of his officers
Adjt. Gen. Dan. MeCook, of Illinois.
Other members Of the family were
Capt Eiwia M.CooS, who belonged 90
/ Logau's regiment; Lieut.. Elwin Me
COX, who wa. in tn regular army;
Mai. An5on g. M.co,.l, Of the S.eoai
| Ohio; Capt. Henry McCpoS, lieutenant
/ in the navy. They bore them selves
5ravely ami won the title lighting
McCook7" where the battle ragged fierc-
cst.
Gen. John Pope was called saddle
bas John When he first took c1m-
maal Of the army Of VirgiaiS he found
everything in confusion, which he st
to work {, s.rlighten OK. C,l-,-
qnen,.y whel asSei wher, his head
quarter, were IA replied In the sad-
die" His men said thlt headquarters
were "in the saddle On the move and
their location liable to he in dangerous
proximity % the enemy's fare during
az engagement.
Gen. Irwin Mcdowell was dcrisively
denominated pope" by his irreverent
men, because, - they said, he Issued
more "bull-" than the Pope % Rome.
They said OF the two generals that
| P0pa'S "heaIdunrters" were i'm the sad
die and McDowelrs .'head'' in basket.
because the latter general was - ex-
tremely cautious.
Franz SigcI, the jolly German gener-
al, was fim.liarly known as "Dutchy."
Gen. Winfield Hanc1cS was known
as Hancock the superb ~ a name Civ
en- him by Gen. Meade after the mag
niiic,nt manner in which me repulse,l
Longstreet AZ Gettysburs.
Gen. Andrew \. Humphrey, whc
was distinguished engineer, was
styled sold Mathematics-"
Gen. ;. W. Crawford was called ''Old
PHYSICS" because IN the beginning OF
his military career ne was Il surgeon.
He was with Maj. Anderson during the
bombardment of Fort Sumter, and
saved the life Of Roger y. Pryor, Ot
Virginia, vino while under flag oi
truce inside the fort uneeremoniOusly )
picked up glass Of liquid from ta5l,
and drank it for ''whiskey straight
Ii proved to be iodide o. potassium, but
cold Physics" pumped him out anc
saved his life.
Gen. John \. Logan had severa
titles. one was 'Blaek Jack, becau-s
Of his tawny complexion and long black
hair. lie was also called ''Oid Wal
I Eagle and ''Black Eagle Of Illinois.
Gen. Philip Sheridan, whose statur'
was far from commensurate with M
ability aud hraia. Mas .LslI.l hsloIss