25 Awesome Civil War Facial Hair Styles

In honor of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, here’s a collection of soldiers with really unique facial hair styles. posted on April 12, 2011 at 4:13pm EDT

Matt Stopera BuzzFeed Staff posted about 2 years ago

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25 Awesome Civil War Facial Hair Styles

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1. Ambrose Burnside

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5. Colonel William Winer Cooke

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6. Gen. R. Lindsay Walker

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7. General Joshua L. Chamberlain

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8. Colonel Basil W. Duke

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9. Samuel Barker Jr.
10. William Nisbet Olmsted

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12. Lieut. Gen. Richard S. Ewell

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13. Major General William Mahone

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15. Daniel S. Lamb

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16. Pvt. C. B. Horton

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AKA - Beard Bucket List.
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1. Ambrose Burnside

2.

3.

4.

5. Colonel William Winer Cooke

6. Gen. R. Lindsay Walker

7. General Joshua L. Chamberlain

8. Colonel Basil W. Duke

9. Samuel Barker Jr.

10. William Nisbet Olmsted

11.

12. Lieut. Gen. Richard S. Ewell

13. Major General William Mahone

14.

15. Daniel S. Lamb

16. Pvt. C. B. Horton

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