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Ambrose Burnside - after whom the word was coined.
One of the most pleasant of individuals, but eternally unlucky, even with the weather.
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What style of facial hair is named for a union general in the Civil War?
sideburns
What distinctive facial feture did Union General Ambrose Burnside have?
Side-whiskers. They became 'sideburns'.
What is the history behind sideburns?
Named for Union Civil War General Burnsides. He grew long bush hair on the sides of his face, and the soldiers declared them "Sideburns", by juxtaposition of his name.
What is a Us generals whiskers?
You are probably thinking of sideburns- named after General Burnside.
Who was the union commander from whose name sideburns became a term for long whiskers?
Ambrose Burnside
Who was the union leader at fredericksburg?
Burnsides....or Sideburns
What is a us general's whiskers called?
Sideburns
Why are sideburns called sideburns?
they call them sideburns becauseSideburnsGeneral Ambrose Everett Burnside from the Union Army wore side whiskers with a moustache, while shaving the hair on his chin. This style was known as Burnside's. The word then became burnsides, and then sideburns. Ambrose Burnside, a Union General during the civil war, sported a ustache and interesting sidebar whiskers (hair grown down in front of the ears). This style of hair was so distinctive that his name became attached to these whiskers. But there was a catch! The two syllables of his last name were reversed, and sideburn (not Burnside) became the name of these whiskers. Elvis Presley, the 1950s-1970s rock and roll legend, wore sideburns. Before long, many men were growing sideburns to look like Elvis. Too bad that even with (or without) sideburns, they could not perform as well as Elvis.
What civil war military leader ''sideburns'' named after?
I don't believe they were named after anyone, but there was a General Ambrose E. Burnside who had gnarly sideburns. I have heard that the facial hairstyle was named after him, but I have never seen it cited in any credible source
Which Civil War general were sideburns named for?
General Burnsides From Rhode Island
How were sideburns named?
General Ambrose Everett Burnside from the Union Army wore side whiskers with a moustache, while shaving the hair on his chin. This style was known as Burnside's. The word then became burnsides, and then sideburns.
Which civil war general were sideburns named after?
Ambrose Burnside
