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1. This Confederate Brigadier General was nicknamed "Old Clubby".
2. This General from what is now West Virginia was nicknamed "Stonewall".
3. This Kentucky Brigadier General was nicknamed "Bench-leg".
4. This Virginia Cavalry General was nicknamed "Grumble".
5. This hard drinking General was nicknamed "Shanks".
6. This Confederate Lieutenant General was nicknamed "The Wizard of the Saddle".
7. This Confederate General was nicknamed "Shot Pouch".
8. This Confederate Lieutenant General was called "My bad old man" by General Lee.
9. This Confederate General from Ireland was called "The Stonewall Jackson of the West."
10. This Confederate General's nickname was "Rum".
11. This Confederate General's nickname was "Cerro Gordo".
12. This Confederate General was nicknamed "Rooney".
13. This Confederate General was called "Maryland".
14. This Confederate General was called "Rock" by his troops.
15. This Confederate Brigade Commander was nicknamed "The Fighting Preacher".
16. This Confederate General was nicknamed "Mudwall" which fit his less than impressive military record.
17. This General earned his rank because of his friendship with Robert E. Lee. His men called him "Parson".
18. "Stonewall" Jackson wasnt the only Confederate General killed at Chancellorsville, the other was nicknamed "Bull".
19. This General earned the nickname "Ramrod" by the sailors who helped garrison the fort he commanded near Mobile, Alabama.
20. This General's men respected him so much they nicknamed him "Little Dab".
21. This Confederate General's men affectionately called him "Old Pap".
22. This Texas General was nicknamed "Aunt Polly".
23. This Confederate General earned the nickname "Beauty" at West Point, supposedly because of his weak chin.
24. This Confederate corps commander was nicknamed "Old Straight".
25. This ex-governor of Virginia was a Confederate Brigadier until elected governor again during the war. His nickname was "Extra Billy".
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