Talk:Ambrose Burnside

Ironic comment
General Burnside wins the prize for the most ironic man to ever exist.

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 * It's not irony, the term "sideburns" comes from his name.

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Sideburns
Burnside's facial hair is referred to as "unusual" in the article, but was it really? Following the citation (Goolrick, p. 29) from the article writes

"[Burnside] smiled frequently, remembered names, looked after the welfare Of his troops, won friends with ease, took orders well and conveyed to the world an air of sturdy competence. His extravagant cheek whiskers became known throughout the army by a play upon his name — sideburns."

The citation conveys their spectacle, sure, but was unusual at the time as the Wikipedia article directs? The German emperor William I had similar facial hair around Burnside's time, which suggests to me that it was not "unusual".

Goolrick, William K., and the Editors of Time-Life Books. Rebels Resurgent: Fredericksburg to Chancellorsville. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1985. ISBN 0-8094-4748-7. Slorps (talk) 20:25, 17 June 2024 (UTC)