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Who Had the Best Civil War Facial Hair?

Browse these portraits of officers with great facial hair courtesy of the Library of Congress and then vote for your favorite

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By Brian Wolly , Jeff Campagna

smithsonianmag.com
April 28, 2011

Alexander Shaler

Gen. Alexander Shaler — (Library of Congress)

Gen. Alexander Shaler was awarded the U.S. Army's highest honor for his valor in the Second Battle of Fredericksburg. He also fought at Gettysburg and Wilderness, where he was captured and later returned to the Union side in a prisoner exchange.

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