Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-08-24

holding him upright in the saddle,
That was Jeb Stuart's last battle and
Clusters most brilliant charge"
Ntcknames Won I'm Battle.
OF the numerous and amusing nick
names that have been used in refer
| ence TO noted Generals, there are per-
haps none more fitting than those that
were given TO the commanders during
thu Civil War
or these General Grant and General
Thomas were more favored than their
contemporaries. Uncle Sam UncoEdi
tional Surrender, United States, ald
United We Stand Grant have been the
many interpretations OF the Initials of
that General, and he was also called
old Three Stars, Indicating his rank as
Lieutenant General
Gen. George II. Thomas was called
Old Slow-Trot and Pap Thomas by the
army OF the Tennessee. Old Reliable,
on account of his sterling nature ami
his steadfast purpose. but the name
most familiar TO us is the one that was
Tricks Gap on the field Of Chicka-
manga, after the column OF both his
| TANKS had given way before the tor
rent of Rragg's onset, the hail Of fire
| that swept the Union ranks moved him
not jot from his Arm base. and the
blllow that swamped the rest of the
field rcc0' led from him. The rain
descended and the floods came and beat
| upon that house, and II fell not, for
it was founded upon a rock" There.
| Army were wont TO call him the Rock
Of Chckamauga.
odd" seems to have been rather q
| term of endearment than otherwise
with the soldiers General Rosecrans
was called Old Rosy; Stonewall Jack
son, Old jack General Halleck. Old
Brains, and Old Tommy and old War
horse were both given to Gen. Thomas
| 9. Devin, who commanded Devin's hri-
gade during the War of the Rebellion.
Gen. +. 7. Beauregard was called
Old Bory he superseded Bonham in
command OF the forces at Manassas,
about the first of June, 1861. and the
South Carolinians said one day, "Old
Bory's come" Soon the Virginia troops
had an opportunity of seeing this Old
Bory who seemed so popular with the
Palmettese Little Napoleon was a
name applied to him and Gen. George
r. Mcclellan. Uncle Robert was d
soubriquet bestowed upon General Lee
and in turn he gave the name The Gal
liant to Mai John Pelham, of the Con.
federate Army.
Gen. John A. Logan was named Black
Jack and Jack Of Spades because Of
his long black hair and drab complex.
Ion, General Early was called the Bad
Ola Man by the Confederate troops.
the German General, Franz Sigel. was
called Dutchy SykeSy was the name of
General Sykes: RhOdy was applied to
General Burnside he having been for
merly Colonel of the First Rhode is
land Regiment; Skin-and- Bone was con
! troops
Superb was nickname to General
| Hancock from a remark given by Gen
cral Meade at Gettysburg. when the
Second Corps repulsed Longstreet's
men. One Armed-Devil and One-Armed-
Phil was Phil Kearney called by the
! Confederates. =,
COckeye was name given to General
| Butler because one Of his eyes was
| afflicted with strabismus, and his cog
| uomen of Picayune Butler was given
| by the New Orleaualse, that being rho
weIl-known appellative OF the coIorel
| barber in the basement OF tho 81
| Charles
Stonewall Jackson was conferred on
Gen. Thomas Jonathan Jackson. and
the expression had It's origin in .he
appellation used by the rebel Con ,rqI
Bee on trying to rally his men at The
battle Of Bull Run There Is Jackson
stanCing like stonewall," and from
that day he was known as Stonewar
Jackson.
Louisa was a soubriquet given 10
Gen. Lew Wallace by his troops. He
was n great favorlte for his fghtlny
qualities, and the soldiers adopted rhet
lame for want Of better one-Ncw
Yofk Observer.
The Veterans Request.
Oh, sing TO me the old war songs.